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BPS Fluid Power & Automation LTD

BPS Fluid Power & Automation LTD is an active UK company (number 02172937), incorporated 1987, with 6 current directors including Leonie Thomas and Sophie Birtwell. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.

Installation of industrial machinery and equipment

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Christopher Raphael Hickey 2001-2004 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Slattery 2001 Director View profile
  3. Roger Spencer 1992 Director View profile
  4. Neil Crutchley 2005-2015 Secretary View profile
  5. Lesley Ann Jones 2001-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Installation of industrial machinery and equipment; Engineering design activities for industrial process and production; Other engineering activities
Incorporated
01/10/1987
Registered office
Accrington
Previous names
Best Pneumatic Systems LTD (until 03/04/2024)
Best for Pneumatic Systems Limited (until 24/02/2011)

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.

  • Nigel Peter Jones ceased 2024-10-16
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • GHG Group Holdings LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-16

Group

  1. BPS Fluid Power & Automation LTD is controlled by GHG Group Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by GHG Group Holdings LTD.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.

Financials

Net assets
£366,880
Total assets
£394,356
Cash
£35,123
Employees
0.13
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

6 directors on the board

9.2y median 9.5y
average tenure
25.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 4Construction 2

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02172937
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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