# Kratos Group PLC

## Details

- **Company number:** [02071700](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02071700)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Public limited company
- **Incorporated:** 6 Nov 1986
- **Registered office:** WHARFSIDE, TRAFFORD WHARF ROAD, MANCHESTER, M17 1GP
- **Nature of business:** [70100](/sic/70100) Activities of head offices


## Previous names

- Ballotgain Public Limited Company (until 19 Feb 1987)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWAMOTO, Shinichi | director | 1 Oct 2025 |  |
| HIRAO, Yoshiaki | director | 1 Apr 2023 |  |
| SANADA, Tetsuaki | secretary | 22 Mar 2023 |  |
| MUKAI, Norio | director | 1 Apr 2021 | 1 Oct 2025 |
| SHIMAZU, Kozo | director | 29 Jun 2004 | 27 Jun 2023 |
| TAKASHIMA, Jiro | director | 25 Jan 2019 | 1 Apr 2023 |
| BROOKS, Tony | secretary | 12 Apr 2010 | 22 Mar 2023 |
| WAKI, Hiroaki | director | 29 Jun 2016 | 1 Apr 2021 |
| SURMAN, David John | director | 29 Jun 2005 | 31 Mar 2019 |
| KOSUKE, Nakao | director | 5 Feb 2018 | 25 Jan 2019 |
| YAMSMOTO, Yasunori | director | 27 Jun 2013 | 25 Jan 2019 |
| MURAKITA, Hiroyuki | director | 29 Jun 2011 | 29 Jun 2016 |
| MIURA, Yasuo | director | 26 Jun 2009 | 27 Jun 2013 |
| BIRTWISTLE, John | director | 18 Dec 1995 | 31 Aug 2011 |
| UEDA, Teruhisa | director | 29 Jun 2010 | 29 Jun 2011 |
| HOWARD, Ronald John Frederick | director | - | 31 Mar 2011 |
| MURAKITA, Hiroyuki | director | 27 Jun 2003 | 23 Jul 2010 |
| ADAMSON, Brenda May | secretary | 16 Apr 1993 | 12 Apr 2010 |
| TOKUMASU, Yasunori | director | 29 Jun 2001 | 26 Jun 2009 |
| ANDO, Osamu | director | 1 Oct 2000 | 29 Jun 2005 |
| NAKAMOTO, Akira | director | 29 Jun 2000 | 29 Jun 2004 |
| KADOTA, Toshimi | director | 1 Apr 2003 | 27 Jun 2003 |
| ICHIMURA, Katsuhiko | director | 1 Apr 1998 | 27 Jun 2003 |
| IMAMURA, Naoki | director | 27 Jun 1998 | 1 Apr 2002 |
| TAKAGI, Yasum Itsu | director | 21 Jan 1997 | 29 Jun 2001 |
| HARA, Tasuku | director | 28 Jun 1996 | 29 Jun 2001 |
| ARAI, Sadao | director | 30 Jun 1995 | 29 Jun 2001 |
| TAKIMOTO, Shingo | director | 30 Jun 1995 | 1 Oct 2000 |
| HATTORI, Shigehiko | director | 27 Jun 1998 | 29 Jun 2000 |
| ISHIDA, Yasuo | director | 1 Oct 1994 | 27 Jun 1998 |
| YAMAMOTO, Hiroshi, Dr | director | 12 May 1993 | 27 Jun 1998 |
| SOEJIMA, Hiroyoshi | director | - | 27 Jun 1998 |
| MATSUMOTO, Shingo | director | 28 Jun 1996 | 28 Jun 1997 |
| KAKINUMA, Shigemasa | director | 28 Jun 1996 | 21 Jan 1997 |
| ONOSE, Soju | director | 30 Jun 1994 | 21 Jul 1996 |
| KOYA, Takayoshi | director | 30 Jun 1995 | 28 Jun 1996 |
| BIRTWISTLE, John | director | 11 Oct 1995 | 13 Oct 1995 |
| KAWABE, Yasutsugu | director | 30 Jun 1994 | 30 Jun 1995 |
| HATTORI, Shigehiko | director | 30 Jun 1994 | 30 Jun 1995 |
| WALDRON, John Desmond | director | - | 30 Jun 1995 |
| SOMEYAMA, Takao | director | 29 Jun 1993 | 30 May 1995 |
| KAWASHIMA, Fumio | director | - | 1 Feb 1995 |
| HIRAI, Hisaharu | director | 30 Jun 1994 | 30 Nov 1994 |
| ARAI, Sadao | director | 29 Jun 1993 | 30 Jun 1994 |
| HARA, Toshio | director | - | 30 Jun 1994 |
| INCLEDON, John David | director | - | 31 Dec 1993 |
| KURITA, Tahashi | director | - | 29 Jun 1993 |
| UDAGAWA, Toshaki | director | - | 29 Jun 1993 |
| BROWN, Micahel Stewart | secretary | - | 16 Apr 1993 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimadzu Corporation Japan | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 25 Apr 2022 |  |







## Companies at the same address

- [Kratos Analytical Limited](/company/00563161) (00563161)