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ZERO USV

Plymouth
SME

ZeroUSV specializes in autonomous uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) designed for various applications in defense and commercial sectors. They focus on delivering high operational availability and innovative maritime solutions.

zerousv.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£32.6m
Live
4
Buyers
2
12m
£6.7m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts4 / 5
  • Top buyers2
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers3
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — ZERO USVUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

ZERO USV has won £32.6m across 2 public-sector buyers, with 4 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Submarine Delivery Agency at 53% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
4 of 5Live contracts
53%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

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Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
Autonomous Uncrewed Surface VesselsDesign, build, and operation of USVs for defense and commercial marine operations.
Oceanus12A highly transportable platform designed for rapid deployment with modular payload integration. ↗Oceanus17A larger platform engineered for longer endurance missions and heavier payload integration. ↗

Extracted automatically from zerousv.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

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84

No verified KPI scores yet

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Contracts · 4 live · 1 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
CETUS Trials and Evaluation
Submarine Delivery Agency—25 Jun 2026£6.7m1.8 yrsLive
CETUS 702282450
Ministry of Defence, DIO,3551240011 Nov 2022£15.4m5 yrsLive
CETUS Trials and Evaluation
Submarine Delivery Agency————Live
CETUS Trials and Evaluation
Submarine Delivery Agency—30 Jun 2025£10.5m11 mopending
MBP Op Ex Support for REPMUS 25 - UK7
Ministry of Defence, DIO,————Live
Total live value £22.1m · mean award £6.5m

Top buyers · 2 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Submarine Delivery Agency
3 contracts
53%
since 2026
2
Ministry of Defence, DIO,
2 contracts
47%
since 2022

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
South West3 contracts
100%
Region resolved for 53% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). ZERO USV highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
QI
QinetiQ Limited
No£12.3m1
ZU
ZERO USV
Yes£6.7m—
AB
a Business Unit of Teledyne Instruments
No£555k1
TW
Teledyne Webb Research
No£555k1
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in -14d
Next due 26 Jun 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

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No modifications recorded

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News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

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Registered details

Company no.
05874602
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
12 Jul 2006
Reg. office
42 Sisna Park Road, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7FH
SIC codes
32990
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • TROUGHTON, Matthew — director
    Appointed 24 Jun 2025
  • DOWSETT, Patrick Giles — director
    Appointed 01 Feb 2024
  • WYATT, Laura Samantha — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2020
  • BARRETTO, Paul Douglas — director
    Appointed 19 May 2016
  • SHAW, Robert John — director
    Appointed 07 Mar 2014
  • Mr Gregory Miner Cook — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
M SUBS LIMITED
05874602 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.