GLOBAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 01459108
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 5 November 197946 years
Registered office: 52c Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Confirmation statement due: 19 July 2027
Active officers: 9
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
52c Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
Nature of business
Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Previous company names
GDS INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
GEOTECHNICAL DIGITAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
LARACAST LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
REECE, Glynn Carl ACTIVE	Secretary	01 Oct 2018				52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
AYLING, Ian ACTIVE	Director	21 Jul 2025		England	February 1970	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
DODD, Clayton Hunter George ACTIVE	Director	01 Jan 2014		England	December 1972	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
DUNNE, John ACTIVE	Director	01 Apr 2026		England	June 1967	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
LAVELLE, Mark Stephen ACTIVE	Director	15 Nov 2017		England	September 1958	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
ORMSBY, Bradley Leonard ACTIVE	Director	04 Mar 2015		England	February 1976	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
PRESTIDGE, Tim, Dr ACTIVE	Director	01 Feb 2024		England	May 1971	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
TAYLOR, Benjamin James, Dr ACTIVE	Director	18 Aug 2025		England	April 1976	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
WHEELER, Liam David ACTIVE	Director	24 Jun 2024		England	September 1983	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
COHEN, Ralph Leslie RESIGNED	Secretary	06 Mar 2012	30 Apr 2015			Unit 19, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2HL
MENZIES, Bruce Keith, Dr RESIGNED	Secretary		06 Mar 2012			11-13, First Floor, The Meads Business Centre 19 Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SR, England
TALBOT, Christopher RESIGNED	Secretary	30 Apr 2015	01 Oct 2018			52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
BARNBROOK, David RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 2012	31 Dec 2017	United Kingdom	November 1952	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
CICUREL, David Elie RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 2012	08 Feb 2026	England	May 1949	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
COHEN, Ralph Leslie RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 2012	30 Apr 2015	England	April 1948	Unit 19, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2HL
HOOKER, Patrick RESIGNED	Director		06 Mar 2012	United Kingdom	March 1947	11-13, First Floor, The Meads Business Centre 19 Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SR, England
MENZIES, Bruce Keith, Dr RESIGNED	Director		06 Mar 2012	United Kingdom	May 1940	11-13, First Floor, The Meads Business Centre 19 Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SR, England
SNELLING, Karl RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 2012	01 Aug 2026	United Kingdom	July 1972	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
SUTTON, Jeremy Andrew RESIGNED	Director	06 Mar 2012	30 Nov 2022	England	June 1973	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England
WARD, Danela RESIGNED	Director	01 Jan 2023	09 Jul 2026	England	July 1967	52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

REECE, Glynn Carl ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Oct 2018
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

AYLING, Ian ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jul 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1970
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

DODD, Clayton Hunter George ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2014
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1972
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

DUNNE, John ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1967
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

LAVELLE, Mark Stephen ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 Nov 2017
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1958
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

ORMSBY, Bradley Leonard ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Mar 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1976
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

PRESTIDGE, Tim, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1971
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

TAYLOR, Benjamin James, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 18 Aug 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1976
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

WHEELER, Liam David ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 24 Jun 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1983
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

COHEN, Ralph Leslie RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2015
Address: Unit 19, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2HL

MENZIES, Bruce Keith, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 Mar 2012
Address: 11-13, First Floor, The Meads Business Centre 19 Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SR, England

TALBOT, Christopher RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 30 Apr 2015
Resigned on: 01 Oct 2018
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

BARNBROOK, David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2017
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1952
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

CICUREL, David Elie RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 08 Feb 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1949
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

COHEN, Ralph Leslie RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1948
Address: Unit 19, Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2HL

HOOKER, Patrick RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 Mar 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1947
Address: 11-13, First Floor, The Meads Business Centre 19 Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SR, England

MENZIES, Bruce Keith, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 06 Mar 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1940
Address: 11-13, First Floor, The Meads Business Centre 19 Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 7SR, England

SNELLING, Karl RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 01 Aug 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1972
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

SUTTON, Jeremy Andrew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Mar 2012
Resigned on: 30 Nov 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1973
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

WARD, Danela RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2023
Resigned on: 09 Jul 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1967
Address: 52c, Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, England

Filing history

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
01 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
20 May 2022	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
04 Dec 2019	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
14 Jun 2012	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
14 Jun 2012	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
06 Mar 2012	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
04 Aug 2009	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
04 Aug 2009	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
01 Feb 2002	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
22 Oct 1985	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
19 Feb 1981	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)

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