Kratos Group PLC

Active02071700 Public limited company
Incorporated
6 November 1986 (40 years)
Previously known as
Ballotgain Public Limited Company (until 19 February 1987)
Industry
Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors
Shinichi Iwamoto
Yoshiaki Hirao
Owned by
Shimadzu Corporation Japan
Accounts type
Group
Region
North West
Address
Wharfside
Trafford Wharf Road
Manchester
M17 1GP

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
14 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
31 December 2025

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Iwamoto, Shinichi
Director · Appointed 1 October 2025
Japanese
Born September 1965 (61)
Hirao, Yoshiaki
Director · Appointed 1 April 2023
Japanese
Born January 1968 (58)
Sanada, Tetsuaki
Secretary · Appointed 22 March 2023
Officer history (46 former)
1 October 2025
Resigned Mukai, Norio as Director
1 October 2025
Appointed Iwamoto, Shinichi as Director
27 June 2023
Resigned Shimazu, Kozo as Director
1 April 2023
Appointed Hirao, Yoshiaki as Director
1 April 2023
Resigned Takashima, Jiro as Director
22 March 2023
Appointed Sanada, Tetsuaki as Secretary
22 March 2023
Resigned Brooks, Tony as Secretary
1 April 2021
Resigned Waki, Hiroaki as Director
1 April 2021
Appointed Mukai, Norio as Director
31 March 2019
Resigned Surman, David John as Director
25 January 2019
Resigned Kosuke, Nakao as Director
25 January 2019
Resigned Yamsmoto, Yasunori as Director
25 January 2019
Appointed Takashima, Jiro as Director
5 February 2018
Appointed Kosuke, Nakao as Director
29 June 2016
Resigned Murakita, Hiroyuki as Director
29 June 2016
Appointed Waki, Hiroaki as Director
27 June 2013
Appointed Yamsmoto, Yasunori as Director
27 June 2013
Resigned Miura, Yasuo as Director
31 August 2011
Resigned Birtwistle, John as Director
29 June 2011
Appointed Murakita, Hiroyuki as Director
29 June 2011
Resigned Ueda, Teruhisa as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Howard, Ronald John Frederick as Director
23 July 2010
Resigned Murakita, Hiroyuki as Director
29 June 2010
Appointed Ueda, Teruhisa as Director
12 April 2010
Resigned Adamson, Brenda May as Secretary
12 April 2010
Appointed Brooks, Tony as Secretary
26 June 2009
Appointed Miura, Yasuo as Director
26 June 2009
Resigned Tokumasu, Yasunori as Director
29 June 2005
Resigned Ando, Osamu as Director
29 June 2005
Appointed Surman, David John as Director
29 June 2004
Appointed Shimazu, Kozo as Director
29 June 2004
Resigned Nakamoto, Akira as Director
27 June 2003
Appointed Murakita, Hiroyuki as Director
27 June 2003
Resigned Kadota, Toshimi as Director
27 June 2003
Resigned Ichimura, Katsuhiko as Director
1 April 2003
Appointed Kadota, Toshimi as Director
1 April 2002
Resigned Imamura, Naoki as Director
29 June 2001
Appointed Tokumasu, Yasunori as Director
29 June 2001
Resigned Arai, Sadao as Director
29 June 2001
Resigned Takagi, Yasum Itsu as Director
29 June 2001
Resigned Hara, Tasuku as Director
1 October 2000
Appointed Ando, Osamu as Director
1 October 2000
Resigned Takimoto, Shingo as Director
29 June 2000
Resigned Hattori, Shigehiko as Director
29 June 2000
Appointed Nakamoto, Akira as Director
27 June 1998
Resigned Soejima, Hiroyoshi as Director
27 June 1998
Resigned Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Dr as Director
27 June 1998
Appointed Imamura, Naoki as Director
27 June 1998
Resigned Ishida, Yasuo as Director
27 June 1998
Appointed Hattori, Shigehiko as Director
1 April 1998
Appointed Ichimura, Katsuhiko as Director
28 June 1997
Resigned Matsumoto, Shingo as Director
21 January 1997
Appointed Takagi, Yasum Itsu as Director
21 January 1997
Resigned Kakinuma, Shigemasa as Director
21 July 1996
Resigned Onose, Soju as Director
28 June 1996
Appointed Hara, Tasuku as Director
28 June 1996
Resigned Koya, Takayoshi as Director
28 June 1996
Appointed Kakinuma, Shigemasa as Director
28 June 1996
Appointed Matsumoto, Shingo as Director
18 December 1995
Appointed Birtwistle, John as Director
13 October 1995
Resigned Birtwistle, John as Director
11 October 1995
Appointed Birtwistle, John as Director
30 June 1995
Appointed Koya, Takayoshi as Director
30 June 1995
Resigned Waldron, John Desmond as Director
30 June 1995
Resigned Hattori, Shigehiko as Director
30 June 1995
Resigned Kawabe, Yasutsugu as Director
30 June 1995
Appointed Takimoto, Shingo as Director
30 June 1995
Appointed Arai, Sadao as Director
30 May 1995
Resigned Someyama, Takao as Director
1 February 1995
Resigned Kawashima, Fumio as Director
30 November 1994
Resigned Hirai, Hisaharu as Director
1 October 1994
Appointed Ishida, Yasuo as Director
30 June 1994
Resigned Arai, Sadao as Director
30 June 1994
Appointed Onose, Soju as Director
30 June 1994
Appointed Kawabe, Yasutsugu as Director
30 June 1994
Appointed Hattori, Shigehiko as Director
30 June 1994
Appointed Hirai, Hisaharu as Director
30 June 1994
Resigned Hara, Toshio as Director
31 December 1993
Resigned Incledon, John David as Director
29 June 1993
Appointed Arai, Sadao as Director
29 June 1993
Resigned Udagawa, Toshaki as Director
29 June 1993
Resigned Kurita, Tahashi as Director
29 June 1993
Appointed Someyama, Takao as Director
12 May 1993
Appointed Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Dr as Director
16 April 1993
Resigned Brown, Micahel Stewart as Secretary
16 April 1993
Appointed Adamson, Brenda May as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Shimadzu Corporation Japan
Corporate entity · Notified 25 April 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Public Limited Company

Filings 262

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
8 October 2026Group of companies' accounts31 March 2026
28 September 2026Previous accounting period extended
8 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates31 December 2025
5 November 2025Director's details changed
3 October 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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