Tods Defence Limited

Active01929464 Private limited company
Incorporated
10 July 1985 (41 years)
Previously known as
W & J Tod Limited (until 31 May 2007)
Cray Technology Limited (until 2 February 1990)
W. & J. Tod Limited (until 28 February 1989)
Earlier: Tod Limited, Walkdart Limited
Industry
Manufacture of other plastic products (22290)
Directors
Nigel John Pitman
Marco Villa
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
C/o Vistra Limited Suite 1
7th Floor
50 Broadway
London
SW1H 0DB

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
28 November 2025

Charges

Total
26
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
26

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 21 October 2025
Pitman, Nigel John
Director · Appointed 21 October 2025
British
Born May 1965 (61)
Villa, Marco
Director · Appointed 21 October 2025
American
Born March 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 9 July 2025
British
Born December 1977 (48)
Officer history (25 former)
26 June 2026
Resigned Kranzow, Keith as Director
21 October 2025
Appointed Vistra Cosec Limited as Corporate Secretary
21 October 2025
Appointed Pitman, Nigel John as Director
21 October 2025
Appointed Villa, Marco as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Eckersall, Peter Anthony as Director
21 October 2025
Appointed Kranzow, Keith as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Buck, Jeff Lloyd as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Saltarelli, Gerald Bredeson as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Nagel, Rick Ronald as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Edgley, Andrew David as Director
21 October 2025
Resigned Vp Secretarial Limited as Corporate Secretary
9 July 2025
Appointed Swindell, Jacqueline Louise as Director
9 July 2025
Appointed Saltarelli, Gerald Bredeson as Director
21 August 2020
Appointed Edgley, Andrew David as Director
21 August 2020
Resigned Louch, Philip George as Director
21 May 2020
Appointed Buck, Jeff Lloyd as Director
21 May 2020
Resigned Dombrowik, Anthony as Director
21 May 2020
Resigned Paige, Steven Allen as Director
21 May 2020
Appointed Paige, Steven Allen as Director
1 January 2018
Resigned Sanderson, Peter Charles as Director
1 June 2016
Appointed Sanderson, Peter Charles as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Finch, Simon Timothy as Director
7 October 2015
Appointed Dombrowik, Anthony as Director
7 October 2015
Appointed Louch, Philip George as Director
19 January 2015
Appointed Eckersall, Peter Anthony as Director
19 January 2015
Resigned Smith, Stephen James as Director
27 November 2013
Appointed Smith, Stephen James as Director
10 July 2013
Appointed Vp Secretarial Limited as Corporate Secretary
10 July 2013
Resigned Ripper, Richard Antony as Director
10 July 2013
Resigned Louch, Philip George as Director
10 July 2013
Appointed Nagel, Rick Ronald as Director
10 July 2013
10 July 2013
Resigned Burton, Steven Arnold as Director
10 July 2013
Resigned Bowley, Shirley as Secretary
10 July 2013
Resigned Conway, David as Director
1 August 2011
Appointed Louch, Philip George as Director
4 April 2011
Resigned Bowley, Shirley as Director
23 March 2011
Resigned Hitchings, Thomas Paul as Director
31 October 2005
Resigned Gould, Geoffrey Vivian as Director
18 July 2005
24 September 2002
Appointed Hitchings, Thomas Paul as Director
1 July 2001
Resigned Cox, Andrew John as Director
1 September 1998
Appointed Conway, David as Director
1 September 1998
Appointed Cox, Andrew John as Director
8 June 1998
Resigned Stokes, Peter David as Director
31 March 1998
Resigned Rudall, Ernest John as Director
6 June 1997
Appointed Ripper, Richard Antony as Director
1 October 1994
Appointed Stokes, Peter David as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 21 October 2025
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 16766082
Former controllers (2)
21 October 2025
Ceased Agc Acquisitions 1 Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
27 July 2022
Ceased W&J Tod Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 3 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Tods Defence Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Tods Technology Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£13,976,000
Cash
£1,271,000
Turnover
£15,541,000
Profit Before Tax
£4,331,000
Debt Ratio
28%
Current Ratio
2.8x
Profit Margin
28%
Return on Equity
23%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M £20.0M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £8,790,000 £12,511,000 £13,002,000 £11,715,000 £15,541,000
Balance sheet detail
20242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£5,986,000£4,000,000£3,400,000£2,192,000£1,613,000
Current Assets£13,454,000£10,745,000£9,603,000£10,973,000£6,302,000
Debtors£7,735,000£8,397,000£8,110,000£4,456,000
Cash£1,271,000£2,512,000£772,000£2,509,000£1,231,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£4,826,000£3,496,000£2,880,000£5,756,000£3,268,000
Net Current Assets£8,628,000£7,249,000£6,723,000£5,217,000£3,034,000
Net Assets£13,976,000£10,759,000£9,810,000£7,271,000£4,647,000
Shareholder Funds£13,976,000£10,759,000£9,810,000£7,271,000£4,647,000

Turnover£15,541,000£11,715,000£13,002,000£12,511,000£8,790,000
Cost of Sales£6,837,000£6,298,000£6,516,000£5,915,000£5,114,000
Gross Profit£8,704,000£5,417,000£6,486,000£6,596,000£3,676,000
Admin Expenses£4,361,000£4,354,000£3,594,000£3,274,000£1,538,000
Staff Costs£5,097,000£4,421,000£4,170,000£3,357,000£2,933,000
Operating Profit£1,039,000£3,129,000£3,310,000£2,205,000
Profit Before Tax£4,331,000£1,064,000£3,128,000£3,308,000£2,185,000
Tax£1,114,000£115,000£589,000£684,000£359,000
Profit for Period£3,217,000£949,000£2,539,000£2,624,000£1,826,000

Filings 277

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
8 October 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
9 July 2026Termination of appointment of a director
28 April 2026Secretary's details changed
7 January 2026Confirmation statement with updates28 November 2025
19 November 2025Statement of capital following an allotment of shares
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