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Packaging Automation Limited

Packaging Automation Limited is an active UK company (number 00761199), incorporated 1963, with 5 current directors including David Schumacker and Francis Joseph Cooke. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Paul Nicholas Hague 1997-2004 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas John Penn 1995 Director View profile
  3. Andrew John Murray 2014 Director View profile
  4. Anthony Arthur Penn 2023 Director View profile
  5. John Bannister Jones 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  6. Arthur Penn 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/05/1963

Ownership

Owned by (5) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Carol Ann Penn
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors · notified 2024-01-04
  • Samantha Ashton
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2025-11-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Neil Ashton
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2025-11-19 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • David Schumacker
    75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2025-11-19
  • Anthony Arthur Penn ceased 2024-01-04
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Packaging Automation Limited is controlled by Carol Ann Penn
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (trust), appoints directors · notified 2024-01-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Carol Ann Penn.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£2,189,295
Total assets
£3,870,818
Cash
£861,203
Employees
96
Turnover
£11,846,588
Profit/loss
£161,433

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £63,093 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £63,093 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £29,8182022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £33,2752020-09-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

5 directors on the board

15.7y median 14.5y
average tenure
29.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00761199
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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