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Petrel Limited

Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. George Elliott Nicholson 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Brian Leslie Quarendon 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Alan John Tomlinson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Kevin Price 2021-2024 Director View profile
  5. Neil Joseph Davies 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Kevin John Nolan 2013-2021 Director View profile
  7. David Gordon Roberts 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Anthony John Glasscoe 2013-2022 Director View profile
  9. John Tipper 2007-2019 Director View profile
  10. Timothy Melville Hair 2006-2013 Director View profile
  11. Peter David Maclean 2001-2012 Director View profile
  12. Alfred Raymond Edwards 1997-2001 Director View profile
  13. Joanne Denise Welch 1997-2001 Director View profile
  14. Ian Edwin Voss 1997-1998 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Keith Clark 1997-2001 Director View profile
  16. Peter Edwin Bell 1997-2004 Director View profile
  17. Norman Barrie Williams 1997-2006 Director View profile
  18. John Knollys Bather 1997 Director View profile
  19. Kenneth Bert Walton 1997 Director View profile
  20. Neil Joseph Davies 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  21. David Roberts 2013-2018 Secretary View profile
  22. Mark John Thomas Bache 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  23. Simon Charles Duckworth 2004-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
Incorporated
16/01/1981
Registered office
Birmingham
Previous names
PFP Electrical Products LTD. (until 13/06/2007)

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.

  • Petrel Pioneer Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-22
  • Chamberlin PLC ceased 2024-02-22
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-07-20

Group

  1. Petrel Limited is controlled by Petrel Pioneer Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Petrel Pioneer Limited is controlled by Pioneer Safety Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Pioneer Safety Group Limited is controlled by Cognesense Holdings UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-04-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Cognesense Holdings UK Limited is controlled by Robert Healy
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-01-23 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Robert Healy.

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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.

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

0.7y median 0.3y
average tenure
2.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Finance 20Professional services 14Manufacturing 5

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
01539429
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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