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    <CompanyName>AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED</CompanyName>
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    <IncorporationDate>1989-12-05</IncorporationDate>
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      <CONDate>2014-07-01</CONDate>
      <CompanyName>ASTRIUM LIMITED</CompanyName>
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      <CONDate>2006-06-30</CONDate>
      <CompanyName>EADS ASTRIUM LIMITED</CompanyName>
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      <CONDate>2003-06-20</CONDate>
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      <CONDate>1999-07-01</CONDate>
      <CompanyName>MATRA MARCONI SPACE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED</CompanyName>
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      <CONDate>1991-06-10</CONDate>
      <CompanyName>MARCONI SPACE SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED</CompanyName>
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      <CONDate>1990-09-03</CONDate>
      <CompanyName>GIFTQUICK LIMITED</CompanyName>
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      <AccountRefMonth>12</AccountRefMonth>
      <NextDueDate>2027-09-30</NextDueDate>
      <LastMadeUpDate>2025-12-31</LastMadeUpDate>
      <AccountCategory>FULL</AccountCategory>
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      <NextDueDate>2027-02-12</NextDueDate>
      <LastMadeUpDate>2026-01-29</LastMadeUpDate>
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      <SicText>30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery</SicText>
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