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<p>To maximise its commercial opportunities and provide it with services in support
of effective delivery of its core business, the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) established
some subsidiary companies that operated at arm's length from UKHO on behalf of the
Secretary of State for Defence. Any such companies were wholly-owned by the Defence
Secretary and came under the umbrella of Admiralty Holdings Limited (AHL). Their scope
and number varied from time to time according to the opportunities that presented
themselves and any changes requiring approval from the owner. AHL was operated on
the owner's behalf by UKHO. All companies are currently dormant are therefore no longer
active.</p>
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