QINETIQ LIMITED
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Executive summary
QinetiQ Limited is an established UK defence and security technology company operating in engineering consultancy, technical testing and scientific R&D, with heritage in the former Defence Evaluation and Research Agency. Its substantial share capital, full accounts status and majority ownership by Qinetiq Holdings Limited position it as a significant incumbent within the Farnborough defence cluster rather than a small niche consultancy. The company benefits from defence sector tailwinds around sovereign capability and digital systems, though its financial performance relative to sector peers cannot be fully assessed from the data provided.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1999-06-25
- Registered office
- Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX
- Postcode
- GU14 0LX
- Capital
- 100,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-07
- Next due by
- 2027-09-21
Nature of business (SIC)
- 71122 Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- 71200 Technical testing and analysis
- 72190 Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Officers 9 current · 33 resigned
Group structure 7 subsidiaries
Controlled by QINETIQ HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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GRAPHICS RESEARCH CORPORATION LIMITED Dissolved
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GYLDAN 6 LIMITED Dissolved
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GYLDAN 7 LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 115
£296,821,189 total awarded value where published.
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Patents 1,108
Patent publications naming QINETIQ LIMITED as applicant.
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Patent data from the European Patent Office (Open Patent Services).
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2020 (period to 2020-03-31) as part of the QINETIQ GROUP PLC group statement.
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 — Z5579367 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
8.5%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- qinetiq.com
- Phone
- 03713842021, 03713842255
QinetiQ is a global defence and security company delivering mission-critical solutions that protect lives and enable operational advantage. We combine deep technical expertise with bold innovation to solve complex challenges across land, sea, air, space and cyber.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| DEFENCE EVALUATION AND RESEARCH AGENCY LIMITED | 2001-04-04 |
| CLAUSEDIRECT LIMITED | 1999-09-21 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 85 BUCKINGHAM GATE, LONDON, SW1E 6PD | 2011-04-04 |
| METROPOLE BUILDING (ROOM 4.31), NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, LONDON WC2N 5BL | 2001-06-12 |
| 21 WILSON STREET, LONDON, EC2M 2TX | 2001-01-20 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, AVON, BS1 6BU | 1999-09-15 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 330 similar companies in GU, trading since 1999
The class of 1999
42%
of the 64,736 companies incorporated in 1999 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 27 titles
- Freehold
- 16
- Leasehold
- 11
- Most recent registration
- 2025-02-20
- Price paid, where recorded
- £350,000
- Where
- Hampshire (9), Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole (3), West Sussex (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT486359 | Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole | Leasehold | 2025-02-20 | — |
| WSX450960 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2024-12-17 | — |
| BB29297 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-10-09 | — |
| TT154244 | Kent | Leasehold | 2023-05-02 | — |
| HP627155 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2023-02-22 | — |
| CYM488511 | Carmarthenshire | Freehold | 2020-12-03 | £280,000 |
| CYM552858 | Carmarthenshire | Freehold | 2017-10-09 | £70,000 |
| TT66516 | Kent | Leasehold | 2017-06-16 | — |
| HP788407 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2015-11-24 | — |
| WR140488 | Worcestershire | Leasehold | 2012-04-13 | — |
| HP730945 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2010-09-24 | — |
| DT381459 | Dorset | Leasehold | 2010-09-14 | — |
| GR292171 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2006-03-31 | — |
| SY733800 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2004-11-23 | — |
| HP644340 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2004-06-14 | — |
| HP602038 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2003-03-25 | — |
| HP626639 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2003-03-10 | — |
| SY705333 | Surrey | Freehold | 2002-10-30 | — |
| BD257230 | Bedford | Freehold | 2002-10-24 | — |
| HP604206 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2002-10-18 | — |
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