GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, GL52 8SF : Companies House Number 00745917

Executive summary

GE Aviation Systems Limited presents a low overall risk profile, underpinned by over 60 years of operational history, a substantial share capital of £121M, and total ownership by a major global parent entity. While the company exhibits strong governance and perfect regulatory compliance, investors must rely on full financial statements to assess standalone liquidity, as the current data lacks detailed working capital figures. The primary structural risk lies in its subsidiary status, where strategic direction is entirely dictated by the parent company.

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1963-01-03
Registered office: Cheltenham Road, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 8SF
Postcode: GL52 8SF
Capital: 121,171,000 USD
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 0 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: 2026-05-09
Next due by: 2027-05-23

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Nature of business (SIC)

26110 Manufacture of electronic components
84110 General public administration activities
84220 Defence activities
96090 Other service activities not elsewhere classified

Officers 9 current · 43 resigned

Liam Martin SLATE Director

Appointed 2026-05-22

Garima BASU Director

Appointed 2025-01-08

Alex THATCHER Secretary

Appointed 2024-09-26

Gaizka BILBAO LAREDO Director

Appointed 2023-09-27

Jonathan Andrew CHESTNEY Director

Appointed 2023-09-27

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

Controlled by GE INFRASTRUCTURE AVIATION — since 2016-04-06

GE AVIATION SYSTEMS TALERIS LTD Dissolved

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Public contracts won 1

£5,441,211 total awarded value where published.

FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - CONTRACT AWARD. It is not an expression of interest for a future opportunity. The requirement is for support to the Health Usage & Monitoring System (HUMS) of Wildcat and Chinook Aircraft

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 2025-03-11 £5,441,211

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Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the General Electric Company group statement — 7 years on the registry.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gender pay gap

15.8%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Previous company names

Name	Date changed
SMITHS AEROSPACE LIMITED	2007-10-29
SMITHS INDUSTRIES AEROSPACE & DEFENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED	2001-06-15
SPECTO AVIONICS LIMITED	1983-11-18

Previous registered addresses 1

Address	Changed on
765 FINCHLEY ROAD, LONDON NW11 8DS	2007-06-01

Among its peers

The oldest

of 13 similar companies in GL, trading since 1963

Property in England & Wales 13 titles

Freehold: 9
Leasehold: 4
Most recent registration: 2022-05-30
Where: Gloucestershire (11), Hampshire (2)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
HP867787	Hampshire	Leasehold	2022-05-30	—
GR445416	Gloucestershire	Leasehold	2020-03-03	—
GR433845	Gloucestershire	Leasehold	2019-02-21	—
GR148259	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-06-13	—
GR163189	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-06-13	—
GR232227	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-06-13	—
GR301852	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-06-13	—
GR183993	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-04-30	—
GR251364	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-04-30	—
GR256060	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2007-04-30	—
HP543607	Hampshire	Leasehold	2007-04-11	—
GR237514	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2005-12-20	—
GR148046	Gloucestershire	Freehold	2005-03-14	—

For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).