Corporate / Investor
Overview
Welcome to the Corporate and Investor pages of the DRS Data & Research Services plc website. Established in 1969, DRS Data & Research Services plc is based in Milton Keynes, England. It is the holding company of DRS Data Services Limited and of the Peladon Group, comprising Peladon Software Incorporated, of San Diego, USA and its UK subsidiary, Peladon Software Limited.
DRS Data & Research Services plc has a unique combination of skills and people and has world-wide experience of providing data capture solutions and products together with specialised printing and scanning services for education, governmental and commercial organisations.
Here in the Corporate and Investor pages you will find information regarding the structure of DRS Data & Research Services plc, its governance and its financial affairs. The Company has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1994.
WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations 2006
Any business, such as DRS which manufactures or re-brands electrical and electronic equipment ("EEE") for sale in the EC is responsible under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/3289) ("the Regulations") for financing the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal of WEEE in an environmentally safe manner. In accordance with the Regulations DRS labels EEE for appropriate disposal and has joined a producer-compliance scheme operated by DHL.
Corporate governance
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Press enquiries
Please contact Sally Hopwood, Company Secretary.
Company numbers and registered offices
| DRS Data & Research Services plc 1 Danbury Court, Linford Wood Milton Keynes, MK14 6LR |
Company Number: 959401 |
| DRS Data Services Limited 1 Danbury Court, Linford Wood Milton Keynes, MK14 6LR www.drs.co.uk |
Company Number: 5568337 |
| Peladon Software Limited 1 Danbury Court, Linford Wood Milton Keynes, MK14 6LR |
Company Number: 3502349 |
| Peladon Software Inc. 9444 Balboa Ave, Suite 215 San Diego, CA 92123, USA www.peladonsoftware.com |
California Registration No: C2716588 |
Company Advisers
Stockbrokers:
KBC Peel Hunt Ltd
3 Brindley Place, Birmingham
West Midlands, B1 2JB
Auditor
Grant Thorton UK LLP
Registered Auditor and Chartered Accountants
Grant Thornton House, 202 Silbury Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK8 1LW
Registrars
Capita Registrars
The Registry, 35 Beckenham Road
Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU
Financial Calendar
The 2008 calendar dates are as follows:
12th May 2008 - annual general meeting
23rd May 2008 – final dividend payment for period to 31st December 2007
31st Oct 2008 – interim dividend payment for period to 30th June 2008
Board Member Shareholdings
the following board members hold more than 5% of the company’s share value - figures taken from the 2007 annual report
| Name | Title | No or ordinary shares | % holding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Brighton | Chairman | 7,079,679 | 20.45 |
Board of Directors and Officers
Malcolm Brighton, OBE, DL, Chairman
Malcolm Brighton was Managing Director from the company’s establishment in 1969 until 2001. An Economics graduate, he previously worked in market research and served as Vice Chairman of the British Market Research Society. He is currently Chairman of Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust, and a member of Milton Keynes Economic and Learning Partnership, and Milton Keynes Partnership (the SPV for expanding Milton Keynes). He is also a Director of two small private companies; Daybright Limited and Hintlesham Hall Limited.
Tony Lee, BSc, MPhil, Managing Director
Tony Lee joined the company in March 1997 as Technical Director, having previously been European Technical Director for Dolch Computer Systems. He has worked in the electronics and computer industry for more than twenty five years. In the late 1980s he was Head of Research and Development for Epson and was involved in a number of international projects developing printing, communications, image scanning and recognition technologies. He was appointed to the Board in September 1997 and appointed Managing Director in March 2001.
Mark Tebbutt, ACMA, Finance Director
Mark Tebbutt qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 1984. He gained a broad operational knowledge of financial management with Bass and Grand Met before joining Misys as the Financial Director for two of the subsidiaries. Thereafter, he held an operational role for six years in Stanley Works and joined DRS in 2001 as head of finance. Mark was appointed Finance Director in March 2002 and Company Secretary in March 2003.
Chris Batterham, FCA, MA, Senior Independent non-Executive Director
Chris Batterham was appointed as a non-Executive Director in September 2005. Chris qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen. He was Finance Director of Unipalm plc, the first internet company to IPO and stayed with the company for five years following its takeover by UUnet. More recently, he was CFO of Searchspace Group until 2005 and is currently a Non-Executive Director of SDL plc, The Risk Advisory Group Ltd, Iomart plc and The Sporting Exchange Group Limited (Betfair). He has also served on the Boards of Staffware plc, DBS Management plc and The Invesco Techmark Enterprise Trust plc. Chris brings a wealth of experience in the strategic development of companies within the IT sector.
Ann Limb, PhD, MA, non-Executive Director
Ann Limb was appointed to the Board of DRS as a non-Executive Director in March 2003. A modern linguist and teacher by profession, she worked extensively in further education for 25 years spending over half her career as Principal and Chief Executive, firstly at Milton Keynes College and then Cambridge Regional College. Between 2001 and 2004, Ann was Group Chief Executive of the University for Industry, the government’s national e-learning and e-services flagship responsible for the operation of Learndirect and UK On-line. Ann currently works as an educational advisor to government and serves on boards of a number of other companies, charities and public bodies. She is founder and Chair of the Helena Kennedy Foundation for social justice.
Rt. Hon. Lord Kinnock of Bedwellty, non-Executive Director
Neil Kinnock was appointed as a non-Executive Director of DRS in March 2005. An Industrial Relations and History Graduate, he taught industrial and trade union studies before being elected Member of Parliament for Bedwellty and Islwyn in 1970. In 1979 he was appointed Labour’s Chief Opposition Spokesperson on Education and was elected Leader of the Labour Party in 1983, a position he held until 1992. He was appointed to the European Commission in 1995, with the Transport portfolio to 1999 and then as Vice President 1999-2004. He was appointed to the Peerage in January 2005 and has been Chairman of the British Council since 2004.
Sally Hopwood, BSc, Company Secretary
After studying economics and history at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sally retrained as a solicitor qualifying in 1990. She joined Argos as Company Solicitor in 1992 and since leaving Argos in 1998, has held various corporate and commercial legal roles, working both in private practice and in-house in the banking and retailing sectors. She joined DRS in 2005 as Legal and Contracts Manager and was appointed Company Secretary of the UK subsidiary companies in 2006 and Company Secretary for DRS Group in December 2007.