Company
L.C. Automation Limited
L.C. Automation Limited is an active UK company (number 01166468), incorporated 1974, with 2 current directors, David Harry Rowe and Philip Dowell. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Paul Catherall 2010-2026 View profile
- Peter Stuart Stott 2010-2026 View profile
- Malcolm David Chadwick 1996-2021 View profile
- Raymond Joseph Newton 1996 View profile
- Kenneth Davies 2010 View profile
- John Harrison Hutchinson 1996 View profile
- David Musgrave 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/04/1974
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Malcolm David Chadwick ceased 2021-02-26
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - LC Automation Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-02-26
Group
- L.C. Automation Limited
is controlled by Malcolm David Chadwick
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-02-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Malcolm David Chadwick.
3 other companies in this group
- 05002335 (no longer on the register)
- LCA Distribution Limited (no longer on the register)
- LC Automation Holdings Limited
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
- £1,815,886
- Total assets
- £1,843,018
- Cash
- £20,189
- Employees
- 0.22
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1,815,886 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £1,787,993 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
2 directors on the board
- Philip Dowell Director · appointed 1996
- David Harry Rowe Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Philip Dowell Director · appointed 1996
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Philip Dowell Director · appointed 1996
- David Harry Rowe Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Catherall Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Peter Stuart Stott Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01166468
- 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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