FOSTER & FREEMAN LIMITED
Company number 01403147 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Foster & Freeman has cultivated a defensible market position through 45+ years of specialized forensic equipment manufacturing, creating deep institutional trust with law enforcement and border control agencies that represents significant competitive advantage and high client switching costs. The company's growth trajectory now hinges on its ability to transition from hardware-centric legacy systems toward AI-enhanced digital forensic platforms while navigating the strategic complexities of private equity ownership under Galton Bidco and managing the inevitable founder succession that will test the resilience of its institutional knowledge base.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-12-01
- Registered office
- Foster & Freeman Limited, Vale Park, Evesham, Worcestershire, England, WR11 1TD
- Postcode
- WR11 1TD
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-03
- Next due by
- 2026-11-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 28990 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by GALTON BIDCO LIMITED — since 2019-08-09
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Public contracts won 6
£1,431,629 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA534619 (Tier 2), registered since 2019.
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Contact details
- Website
- fosterfreeman.com
- Phone
- 01625545745, 03031231113
foster+freeman design and manufacture market-leading systems for forensic examination, crime-scene examination, identity verification and border control.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 25 SWAN LANE, EVESHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE, WR11 4PE | 2008-12-17 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 38 similar companies in WR, trading since 1978
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
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