Meggitt

Aerospace and defence company
Organization business Q3304413
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Meggitt

Summary

Meggitt is a business[1]. Meggitt ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meggitt is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Meggitt's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Meggitt's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Meggitt's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Meggitt's headquarters location is recorded as Christchurch[7].
  • Meggitt's chief executive officer is recorded as Tony Wood[8].
  • Meggitt's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[9].
  • Meggitt's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[10].
  • Meggitt's chairperson is recorded as Sir Nigel Rudd[11].
  • January 1, 1947 marks the founding of Meggitt[12].
  • Meggitt's official website is recorded as http://www.meggitt.com[13].
  • Meggitt's legal form is recorded as public limited company[14].
  • Meggitt's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+970000000'}[15].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1947 marks the founding of Meggitt[12].

Leadership

Meggitt's chief executive officer is recorded as Tony Wood[8]. Meggitt's chairperson is recorded as Sir Nigel Rudd[11].

Operations

Meggitt's headquarters location is recorded as Christchurch[7].

Industry

Meggitt's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[10].

Ownership

Meggitt's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[9].

Why It Matters

Meggitt ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (431 views/month).[2] Meggitt has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Meggitt is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . meggitt.com. meggitt.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . meggitt.com. meggitt.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIPRI Arms Industry Database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 9695-C4BA-7094-8F5E-ED35
    Bbc things id a479e875-d175-4bd0-a9d1-28ae57304818
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 9695-C4BA-7094-8F5E-ED35, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269256|batch #269256]]"
  2. 19w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of FTSE 100 Index
    Companies house company id 00432989
    Headquarters location Christchurch
    Instance of business, enterprise, public company
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30163|batch #30163]]: OpenCorporates company ID to Companies House company ID"
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