# Babcock Critical Services Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [SC046710](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC046710)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 25 Jun 1969
- **Registered office:** C/O DWF LLP SENTINEL, 103 WATERLOO STREET, GLASGOW, G2 7BW
- **Nature of business:** [77110](/sic/77110) Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
- **Corporate group:** [GMV Nominees Ltd](/group/4) (48580 companies)


## Previous names

- LEX Transfleet Limited (until 5 May 2006)
- Transfleet Services Limited (until 31 Mar 1995)
- VT Critical Services Limited (until 9 Jul 2010)
- VT Vehicle Solutions Limited (until 2 Apr 2007)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, Catherine Helena | director | 1 Jun 2026 |  |
| ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas | director | 19 Nov 2024 |  |
| ROBINSON, Katie Ann | director | 26 Mar 2024 |  |
| BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 25 Feb 2013 |  |
| PHILLIPS, Andrew Marcus | director | 22 May 2023 | 1 Jun 2026 |
| SPICER, Christopher John Leo | director | 8 Dec 2021 | 1 Jun 2026 |
| ATKINSON, Louise Catherine | director | 12 Jul 2023 | 26 Mar 2024 |
| PARKER, James Richard | director | 20 Dec 2016 | 22 May 2023 |
| HAYWARD, Matthew | director | 17 Jan 2019 | 8 Dec 2021 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Hewitt | director | 1 Jul 2016 | 31 Oct 2021 |
| WHITE, Samuel Michael | director | 1 Jul 2016 | 20 Apr 2020 |
| WEST, Steven | director | 30 Apr 2018 | 8 Nov 2019 |
| NEWMAN, Tom | director | 30 Apr 2018 | 17 Jan 2019 |
| URQUHART, Iain Stuart | director | 20 Dec 2016 | 15 Jan 2018 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | director | 1 Dec 2015 | 9 Jan 2018 |
| STANCLIFFE, Benjamin Michael | director | 5 Sep 2014 | 20 Dec 2016 |
| MISELL, Neal Gregory | director | 8 Jun 2012 | 1 Jul 2016 |
| LEEMING, Graham David | director | 2 Sep 2010 | 1 Jul 2016 |
| THOMAS, Kevin Richard | director | 2 Sep 2010 | 2 Nov 2015 |
| DUNGATE, Albert Norman | director | 1 Jun 2011 | 23 Jul 2015 |
| MARTINELLI, Franco | director | 9 Jul 2010 | 23 Jul 2015 |
| LEWIS, Austin Spencer | director | 2 Sep 2010 | 3 Feb 2015 |
| LAWTON, David John | director | 28 Aug 2013 | 5 Sep 2014 |
| MCGRATH, John | director | 1 Jun 2011 | 28 Aug 2013 |
| GILLESPIE, Roger Keith | director | 1 Jun 2011 | 28 Aug 2013 |
| BORRETT, Nicholas James William | secretary | 27 Jul 2012 | 25 Feb 2013 |
| TELLER, Valerie Francine Anne | secretary | 9 Jul 2010 | 27 Jul 2012 |
| DAVIES, John Richard | director | 31 Mar 2007 | 2 Sep 2010 |
| HARRISON, Philip James | director | 13 Dec 2007 | 9 Jul 2010 |
| JOWETT, Matthew Paul | secretary | 27 Apr 2006 | 9 Jul 2010 |
| CUNDY, Christopher John | director | 27 Apr 2006 | 13 Dec 2007 |
| TARRANT, Simon Edward | director | 27 Apr 2006 | 31 Mar 2007 |
| MACHELL, Simon Christopher | director | 30 Jun 2005 | 27 Apr 2006 |
| AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 30 Jun 2005 | 27 Apr 2006 |
| HARRIS, Peter Robert | director | 13 Sep 2004 | 27 Apr 2006 |
| LEWIS, Mark Jonathan | director | 17 Nov 2005 | 3 Feb 2006 |
| CAREY, Frances | director | 24 Nov 2005 | 6 Dec 2005 |
| PRIESTMAN, Richard Mark | director | 4 Jan 2005 | 24 Nov 2005 |
| CLIBBENS, Nigel Timothy John | director | 5 May 2004 | 24 Nov 2005 |
| LORD, Peter Edmund | director | 28 May 1999 | 24 Nov 2005 |
| HOBART, Andrew Hampden | director | 1 Jan 2002 | 17 Nov 2005 |
| BOWLES, Simon Alan | director | 7 May 2003 | 30 Jun 2005 |
| TAYLOR, Alec | secretary | 17 Jul 2002 | 30 Jun 2005 |
| FLINT, Eion Arthur Mcmorran | director | 30 Jun 2001 | 4 Jan 2005 |
| SMITH, David Michael | director | 30 Jul 1996 | 13 Sep 2004 |
| BRODIE, Robert Duncan | director | 30 Mar 2000 | 5 May 2004 |
| HEWITT, Paul William | director | 14 Jul 1999 | 28 Mar 2003 |
| COLES, Pamela Mary | secretary | 1 Mar 2002 | 17 Jul 2002 |
| JONSSON, Elizabeth Irvine Reid | secretary | 21 Jul 2000 | 1 Mar 2002 |
| HARRIS, Peter Robert | director | 26 Apr 1994 | 31 Dec 2001 |
| SULLIVAN, Christopher Paul | director | 25 Oct 1996 | 30 Jun 2001 |
| COLES, Pamela Mary | secretary | 22 May 2000 | 21 Jul 2000 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | secretary | 20 Dec 1999 | 22 May 2000 |
| HIGGINS, Peter | director | 9 Dec 1998 | 30 Mar 2000 |
| IVES, Deborah Ann | secretary | 18 Feb 1999 | 20 Dec 1999 |
| JOHNSON, Jeffrey | director | 27 Jul 1992 | 8 Nov 1999 |
| COSGROVE, Peter | director | 31 Dec 1998 | 14 Jul 1999 |
| POWELL, Martin Edward | director | 30 Sep 1998 | 28 May 1999 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | secretary | 26 Jun 1998 | 18 Feb 1999 |
| SIMPSON, Alan Keith | director | 18 Feb 1997 | 31 Dec 1998 |
| FITCH, John Derek | director | 5 Feb 1997 | 9 Dec 1998 |
| BEESTON, Alistair John | director | 5 Feb 1997 | 30 Sep 1998 |
| RICHARDSON, Elaine | secretary | 28 Apr 1997 | 26 Jun 1998 |
| YOUNG, Mark Lees | secretary | 30 Oct 1992 | 28 Apr 1997 |
| COSGROVE, Peter | director | 19 Dec 1994 | 18 Feb 1997 |
| MABERLY, Michael Alan | director | 12 Nov 1990 | 31 Dec 1996 |
| PURDY, John Douglas | director | - | 31 Dec 1996 |
| TEMPLAR, Brian Stephen | director | 4 Feb 1994 | 31 Dec 1995 |
| YOUNG, Ronald James | director | - | 1 Aug 1995 |
| GALLOWAY, David Allistair | director | - | 19 Dec 1994 |
| ROBERTSON, Malcolm Murray | director | 5 May 1992 | 8 Apr 1994 |
| WALDEN, Jonathan Kim | director | 27 Jul 1992 | 4 Feb 1994 |
| CORMICK, Charles Bruce Arthur | secretary | - | 30 Oct 1992 |
| COSTIN, Ronald Alan Stuart | director | 16 Nov 1989 | 5 May 1992 |
| ROBINSON, Terrence | director | - | 14 May 1991 |
| OGLE, Malcolm Hugh Melvin | director | - | 30 Mar 1990 |
| FRENCH, Neil Peter Donaldson, Dr | director | - | 13 Oct 1989 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Critical Assets Holdings Llp | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |




## Owned by

Babcock Critical Services Limited → [Babcock Critical Assets Holdings LLP](/company/OC376675) → [Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited](/company/00070274) → [Babcock Defence Systems Limited](/company/02999029) → [Babcock Southern Holdings Limited](/company/01915771) → [Babcock Overseas Investments Limited](/company/02669327)



## Controls

- [Babcock Vehicle Engineering Limited](/company/00434529) (00434529)



## Directors' other companies

- [ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas](/person/6655527) - director at [Babcock Education Holdings Limited](/company/08132276)
- [ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas](/person/6655527) - director at [Babcock Land Defence Limited](/company/09329025)
- [ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas](/person/6655527) - director at [Babcock Mission Critical Services Design And Completions Limited](/company/05035651)
- [ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas](/person/6655527) - director at [Babcock Rail Limited](/company/02999826)
- [ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas](/person/6655527) - director at [Babcock Marine Shipbuilding Limited](/company/14302509)
- [ABBOTT, Matthew Thomas](/person/6655527) - director at [Babcock Defence And Security Investments Limited](/company/08132272)
- [BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/6655538) - corporate-secretary at [Babcock Mission Critical Services Design And Completions Limited](/company/05035651)
- [BABCOCK CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED](/person/6655538) - corporate-secretary at [Babcock Land Defence Limited](/company/09329025)
- [ROBINSON, Katie Ann](/person/6655526) - director at [Babcock Land Defence Limited](/company/09329025)



## Companies at the same address

- [Babcock Support Services Limited](/company/SC099884) (SC099884)



