KNDS DEFENCE UK LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1936-02-11
- Registered office
- Knds Sir Richard Fairey Road, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, England, SK4 5DY
- Postcode
- SK4 5DY
- Capital
- 18,819,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-27
- Next due by
- 2027-05-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 25990 Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified
- 28990 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 35 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by KNDS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£150,000,000 total awarded value where published.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: 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.
Gender pay gap
3.02%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- knds.co.uk
KNDS UK
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| WFEL LIMITED | 2024-03-28 |
| WILLIAMS FAIREY ENGINEERING LTD. | 2001-08-31 |
| FAIREY ENGINEERING LIMITED | 1986-11-13 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CROSSLEY ROAD, HEATON CHAPEL, STOCKPORT, GREATER MANCHESTER, SK4 5BD | 2011-07-04 |
| MATHISEN WAY, COLNBROOK, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE SL3 0HB | 2007-01-02 |
| PENTAGON HOUSE, SIR FRANK WHITTLE ROAD, DERBY, DE21 4XA | 2000-11-22 |
| PENTAGON HOUSE, SIR FRANK WHITTLE ROAD, DERBY, DE2 4EE | 1995-03-27 |
| CROSSLEY ROAD, HEATON CHAPEL, STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE | 1986-07-05 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 78 similar companies in SK, trading since 1936
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2023-06-29
- Where
- Greater Manchester (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN423346 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2023-06-29 | — |
| GM541507 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2001-12-10 | — |
| GM721386 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | — | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
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