GLOBAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1979-11-05
- Registered office
- 52c Borough High Street, London, England, SE1 1XN
- Postcode
- SE1 1XN
- Capital
- 11,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 5 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
- 2026-07-05
- Next due by
- 2027-07-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 28990 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
Officers 10 current · 12 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC — since 2016-07-05
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: 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 JUDGES SCIENTIFIC PLC group statement — 4 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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB063002 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- globaldigitalsystems.uk
GDS Instruments designs, develops and manufactures soil & rock test apparatus, and software used for evaluating the mechanical properties that are key in geotechnical and earthquake engineering design.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GDS INSTRUMENTS LIMITED | 2005-01-24 |
| GEOTECHNICAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS LIMITED | 1985-07-18 |
| LARACAST LIMITED | 1980-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| UNIT 19 CHARLWOODS ROAD, EAST GRINSTEAD, WEST SUSSEX, RH19 2HL | 2015-11-02 |
| 11-13 FIRST FLOOR, THE MEADS BUSINESS CENTRE 19 KINGSMEAD, FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE, GU14 7SR, ENGLAND | 2012-03-12 |
| 11-14 FIRST FLOOR, RUSHMOOR BUSINESS CENTRE, 19 KINGSMEAD FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE, GU14 7SR | 2011-07-14 |
| 2 CLOCKHOUSE ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE, GU14 7QY | 2006-04-26 |
| 244/246 FARNBOROUGH ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, HANTS, GU14 7JW | 1994-09-26 |
| PANNELL HOUSE, PARK STREET, GUILDFORD, SURREY GU1 4XB | 1991-07-15 |
| 74/76 HIGH STREET, ESHER, SURREY KT10 9RB | 1988-02-22 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 31 similar companies in SE, trading since 1979
The class of 1979
49%
of the 8,388 companies incorporated in 1979 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2020-06-02
- Where
- Hampshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP846480 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2020-06-02 | — |
| HP841545 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2019-12-19 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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