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Company description
BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 13 December 1976; registered for 49 years; registered office reported in LONDON. Its primary declared activity is 84220 · Defence activities.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 7 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Company number
- 01290439
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 3 total · 2 outstanding · 1 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
18 March 2026Next statement due
1 April 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 10.3%
- Mean bonus gap
- 8.1%
- Women receiving bonus
- 97.4%
- Men receiving bonus
- 97.8%
- Women in top quartile
- 16.7%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 16.4%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 19.8%
- Women in lower quartile
- 30.5%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 1000 to 499912.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499912.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499913.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499914.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499915.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499914.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499914.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 30 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- Prompt payment code
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £89,935,702
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £9,572,848
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £2,791,712
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £16,960,128
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 10.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Standard terms are NET30 with the suppliers
- Dispute resolution process
Under Boeing UK’s General Provisions, where the necessary supporting information reasonably required by Boeing to substantiate invoices and to clarify charges are not provided, Boeing is entitled to withhold payment in respect of the part not substantiated or clarified until such information is provided by the supplier.
Where Boeing has disputed a payment, the Boeing Authorized Procurement Representative under the contract will contact their counterpart at the supplier. Where the dispute is not resolved by the authorised representatives, the Boeing UK General Provisions allow for disputes to be escalated, as appropriate, up to Boeing’s Vice President for Supplier Management and the supplier’s equivalent for resolution.
Once mutual resolution has been reached, Boeing ensures timely payment to suppliers
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 25.0 average days to pay0.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay12.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay0.0% outside terms
- 31.0 average days to pay17.0% outside terms
- 29.0 average days to pay30.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay13.0% outside terms
- 21.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 23.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
LEI 549300PONUJL0PENB005 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 13 December 1976
- Initial LEI registration
- 11 January 2019
- LEI last updated
- 3 February 2026
- Next renewal
- 3 February 2027
- Managing LOU
- 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12
- Legal address
- 25 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EX, GB
- Headquarters address
- 25 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0EX, GB
GLEIF Level 2 relationships
IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300PONUJL0PENB005 to LEI RVHJWBXLJ1RFUBSY1F30
- Initial registration
- 3 February 2026
- Last updated
- 3 February 2026
- Next renewal
- 3 February 2027
- Validation sources
- ENTITY_SUPPLIED_ONLY
- Validation documents
- OTHER_OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTS
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z; End: 2021-12-31T00:00:00.000Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY
From LEI 549300PONUJL0PENB005 to LEI RVHJWBXLJ1RFUBSY1F30
- Initial registration
- 3 February 2026
- Last updated
- 3 February 2026
- Next renewal
- 3 February 2027
- Validation sources
- ENTITY_SUPPLIED_ONLY
- Validation documents
- OTHER_OFFICIAL_DOCUMENTS
- Relationship periods
- Start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z; End: 2021-12-31T00:00:00.000Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2019-01-10T00:00:00.000Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD; Type: DOCUMENT_FILING_PERIOD
- Validation reference
- Not supplied
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06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- BOEING UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
- Statement period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Approved
- 30 April 2026
- Sectors
- Defence and aerospace
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 17 June 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents
Training described
Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Workers within your organisation
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Other monitoring
Providing progress toward goals for embedding and refining modern slavery risk management controls, assessing modern slavery compliance risk via annual internal compliance risk management process
Demonstrated progress
Progress: Supplier code of conduct digital acknowledgement capability launched at the enterprise level; assessments continued for future regional rollout . Select entities began readiness for supplier due diligence process implementation. BDUK integration team completed training on risk management tool, and leadership support gained for supply chain due diligence implementation. Enterprise supplier residual risk assessment completions increased through shared IAEG industry pool initiative.
Earlier linked statements (2)
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED31 December 2022
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED31 December 2019
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Boeing Defence UK Limited
Registration Z1893534
- Registered from
- 1 September 2009
- Current end date
- 31 August 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
08 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
C17 Synthetic Training Service
Defence Equipment and Support · ocds-b5fd17-568dde12-82b6-4e69-b87e-bb1f95886bac
- Supplier named in award
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Award value
- £274,369,364.09
- Contract period
- 30 April 2021 – 31 March 2040
- Published
- 28 June 2021
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 80650000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-568dde12-82b6-4e69-b87e-bb1f95886bac-2021-06-28T14:28:19+01:00
Provision Interim Facilities Management for P-8A Strategic Facility
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · ocds-b5fd17-f23fd756-14e7-4757-b4f5-5bb195fd420c
- Supplier named in award
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Award value
- £1,420,505
- Contract period
- 17 September 2020 – 30 June 2021
- Published
- 23 November 2020
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 79993100
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f23fd756-14e7-4757-b4f5-5bb195fd420c-2020-11-23T14:40:42Z
Contract for the provision of Future Through Life Customer Support (FTLCS)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · ocds-b5fd17-10ad2bcf-80a5-4629-8aa4-be15f09fbe06
- Supplier named in award
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Award value
- £590,447,958
- Contract period
- 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2040
- Published
- 16 April 2020
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 34711500
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-10ad2bcf-80a5-4629-8aa4-be15f09fbe06-2020-04-16T15:58:20+01:00
Transparency Contract Award
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · ocds-b5fd17-71ff01ec-8c6f-4fca-a57e-7866a6c03f84
- Supplier named in award
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Award value
- £5,000,000
- Contract period
- 12 December 2019 – 31 December 2020
- Published
- 28 January 2020
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Main CPV
- 50200000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-71ff01ec-8c6f-4fca-a57e-7866a6c03f84-2020-01-28T17:28:21Z
AWARDED CONTRACT - FsASTC/00107 - Defence Operational Training (Air) Core Systems & Services
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · ocds-b5fd17-7035fd76-d551-41d4-8b45-e87f0b617568
- Supplier named in award
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
- Award value
- £35,686,449
- Contract period
- 31 March 2019 – 1 January 2026
- Published
- 10 July 2019
- Procedure
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 35700000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-7035fd76-d551-41d4-8b45-e87f0b617568-2019-07-10T14:00:58+01:00
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09 Ownership and control
People with significant control
The Boeing Company
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United States
- Legal authority
- Delaware
- Legal form
- Corporation
- Place registered
- United States
- Registration number
- 0334807
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
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10 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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11 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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12 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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13 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
Technology Services 4
Crown Commercial Service · updated 9 September 2026
- Tender value
- £16,000,000,000
- Awards
- 9
701760450 (PP2) - Rotary Wing Enterprise Transition Phase
Defence Equipment and Support · updated 26 June 2026
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
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14 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
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15 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
16 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
2 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
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17 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-09-30 → 2027-09-30
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
18 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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