# Defence Holdings PLC

## Details

- **Company number:** [12187837](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12187837)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Public Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 3 Sep 2019
- **Registered office:** 21 ARLINGTON STREET, LONDON, SW1A 1RN
- **Nature of business:** [84220](/sic/84220) Defence activities


## Previous names

- Cassel Capital PLC (until 19 May 2025)
- Guild Esports PLC (until 28 Jan 2025)
- The Lords Esports PLC (until 17 Apr 2020)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUGHTON, John Nicholas Reynolds, General | director | 1 Oct 2025 |  |
| YARWOOD-LOVETT, Ian James | director | 28 Jul 2025 |  |
| MCCARTNEY, Andrew David | director | 28 Jul 2025 |  |
| STAZICKER, Anthony James | director | 28 Jul 2025 |  |
| NORWOOD, James Kenneth | director | 28 Jul 2025 |  |
| STOCKBRIDGE, Brian | director | 31 Mar 2022 |  |
| LEW, Franklin Derek | director | 3 Dec 2019 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toro Consulting Ltd | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 13 Sep 2019 | 12 Jun 2020 |
| Mr Timothy Vincent Le Druillenec | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 3 Sep 2019 | 13 Sep 2019 |






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