RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00406809Private limited companyIncorporated 1946

Key figures

£304,040,000-33.3%
Net assets 2025
-33.3%
Average annual change 2024–2025
0200 m400 m600 m20242025

† RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 84220

Where the company stands among the 419 active companies whose first SIC code is 84220 (Defence activities).

Net assets£304,040,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,698
Total assets£553,695,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,012
Cash£1,207,000
Higher than 83% · median £49,778
Company age80.6 years
Older than 99% · median 4.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. GENERAL DYNAMICS UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED£432.1m
  2. RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED£304m
  3. BAE SYSTEMS (DEFENCE SYSTEMS) LIMITED£150.3m
  4. TKMS ATLAS UK LIMITED£80.3m
  5. BABCOCK LAND LIMITED£66.2m
  6. BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED£61.4m
  7. BAE SYSTEMS (LAND AND SEA SYSTEMS) LIMITED£21.4m
  8. INZPIRE LIMITED£17.4m
  9. BAE SYSTEMS (OMAN) LIMITED£11.2m
  10. ADVANCED JET TRAINING LIMITED£8.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 419. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00406809. It was incorporated on 23 Mar 1946. Its status is active. The registered office is in Harlow (CM17). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is defence activities (84220).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £517,651,000. Profit for the year was £142,590,000. Net assets were £304,040,000, down 33.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,207,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 419 active companies whose first SIC code is 84220: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,698). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,012). By cash it ranks higher than 83% of them (median £49,778). It is older than 99% of them (median age 4.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 39 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £300.8m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Defence (16 contracts). 11 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £1.2m, mainly from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 27 days to pay suppliers, and 5% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 18.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover728,963,000517,651,000
Profit for the year221,628,000142,590,000
Cash at bank and in hand1,684,0001,207,000
Total assets—553,695,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity456,140,000304,040,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

39 contracts

RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 39 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2016. The 28 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £300.8m. 11 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers13
Ministry of Defence
16 contracts · £262.7m
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Pro…
3 contracts · £27.1m
Department for Education
3 contracts · £1.3m
UK Space Agency
3 contracts · £840.7k
Crown Commercial Service
3 contracts
Contracts
  1. Space Technology Solutions‡Crown Commercial Service · shared by 106 suppliers · 80 lots
  2. Surveillance Systems DSACity of Doncaster Council · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £7,726,000 in total · runs until Dec 2027
  3. NSpOC Orbital Analyst Laptop SupportUK Space Agency · £20,068
  4. Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7Crown Commercial Service · shared by 1,624 suppliers, up to £11,940,000,000 in total · 3 lots · runs until Jul 2027
  5. NORSSTrack Cloud LicenceUK Space Agency · £143,106
Show 34 more
  1. ACTS Early Works and Risk Reduction (EWRR)Ministry of Defence · £4,910,000
  2. PS25275 - Radar Feasibility Study (Southern Hemisphere Radar for UK SST/SDA) UKSAC25_0096‡UK SBS · £462,584
  3. Delivery Team Security Leads (DTSL)‡Ministry of Defence · £32,000,000
  4. Technology Services 4Crown Commercial Service · shared by 263 suppliers, up to £13,440,000,000 in total · 6 lots · runs until Jun 2028
  5. PS25031 - UKSAC25_0003 NSpOC: Operations, Analysis and Response CapabilityUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £342,014
  6. Army Collective Training Service (ACTS)‡Ministry of Defence · £12,000,000
  7. Orbital Analyst Technical Advice and Support Services including Laptop Management Service‡UK SPACE AGENCY · £677,510
  8. Modern Apprenticeship Services - Learning Provider and Employer 2024-2025‡The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited · shared by 86 suppliers, up to £277,790,000 in total
  9. PS23291 - The Provision of Space Surveillance and Tracking Services Data - LEO and HO - MCUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £393,600 · 2 lots
  10. RM6249 Digital and IT Professional Services (DIPS) Framework - CANMinistry of Defence · shared by 17 suppliers, up to £17 in total · runs until Nov 2027
  11. PS23209 - UKSA Space Surveillance and Tracking‡UK SBS · £210,869
  12. GB-Cambridge: UKRI-3319 BAS Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) System design‡UK Research & Innovation · £68,496
  13. BEROE Framework‡Ministry of Defence · £50,000
  14. BASE062 - Contract Award NoticeMinistry of Defence · £513,449
  15. Project - 5910 - DfE - Wave 3 Skills Bootcamps Lot 1 - Digital Core - ITT_1141 (con_15377)‡Department for Education · £1,280,000
  16. Project - 5910 - DfE - Wave 3 Skills Bootcamps Lot 7 - Green Skills - ITT_1147 (Multiple Contracts)‡Department For Education · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £4,294,306 in total
  17. Project - 5910 - DfE - Wave 3 Skills Bootcamps Lot 1 - Digital Core - ITT_1141 (Multiple Contracts)‡Department For Education · shared by 31 suppliers, up to £40,574,613 in total
  18. AWE Urban: Sustain and Protect F03 CAN‡Ministry of Defence · shared by 27 suppliers, up to £1 in total
  19. Paveway In service Support Contract Award NoticeMinistry of Defence · £13,638,785 · runs until May 2027
  20. 704229450 - Paveway IV In Service Support II (700512370)‡Ministry of Defence · £13,638,785
  21. AAM/002 - AMRAAM Systems In Service Support‡Ministry of Defence · £9,913,859
  22. Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM) Systems In-Service Support‡Ministry of Defence · £10,200,000
  23. Modern Apprenticeships 2021-22 - Training Provider and Employer‡Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited · shared by 69 suppliers, up to £65,400,000 in total
  24. Modern Apprenticeships 2021-22 - Training Provider and Employer‡Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited · shared by 84 suppliers, up to £8,200,000 in total
  25. Defence Targeting Toolset (DTT) Support ContractMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £20,000,000
  26. Post Design Services, Repair and Disposal For Navigational Aids‡Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) · £410,000
  27. Command and Staff Trainer (CAST)MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £7,255,512
  28. Defence Targeting Toolset (DTT) Support Contract‡Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Pro… · £20,000,000
  29. Sentinel: Extension of support services to Dual Mode Radar and Satellite Communications‡Ministry of Defence, Air Support, Air ISTAR · £7,000,000
  30. DEFENCE TARGETING TOOLSET (DTT)SOFTWARE UPKEEP/RELEASE & SUPPORT‡Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Pro… · £5,396,565
  31. DEFENCE TARGETING TOOLSET (DTT) SOFTWARE UPKEEP/RELEASE & SUPPORTMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £5,396,565
  32. TRANCHE 3 OF THE DEFENCE TARGETING TOOLSET (DTT)‡MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £1,649,451
  33. Tranche 3 of the Defence Targeting Toolset.‡Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Pro… · £1,700,000
  34. AIRISTAR/CB/6 Contract Award‡MINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £131,549,377

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

4 grants

RAYTHEON SYSTEMS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2020, together worth £1.2m.

Funders
Department for Education
3 grants · £1.2m
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant
Grants
  1. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £277,794
  2. SMPP (Scaleable Multi-Platorm Power Systems)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · −£1,784 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  3. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £587,698
  4. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £370,720

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
5%
Standard payment terms
7–60 days
  • Within 30 days 70%
  • 31 to 60 days 29%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
27
71%
4%
30 Jun 2025
27
73%
6%
31 Dec 2024
26
72%
5%
30 Jun 2024
29
67%
8%
31 Dec 2023
29
71%
8%
30 Jun 2023
29
72%
12%
31 Dec 2022
26
77%
7%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 18.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 14% lower
Median bonus pay
women 21.4% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter41.8% womenLower middle31.4% womenUpper middle24.4% womenUpper pay quarter21% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 22.6% lower
women 16.4% lower
2023/24
women 21.1% lower
women 17.9% lower
2022/23
women 24.8% lower
women 20.3% lower
2021/22
women 27.8% lower
women 23.3% lower
2020/21
women 32% lower
women 27.6% lower
2019/20
women 32.9% lower
women 26.8% lower
2018/19
women 35.9% lower
women 33.3% lower
2017/18
women 39.1% lower
women 32.7% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements4
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (1)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment, plastics, iron and steel articles and aluminium.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, machinery, iron and steel articles and aluminium.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £517.7m, net assets £304m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £729m, net assets £456.1m
  3. Raytheon United Kingdom Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.