Company
Booth Welsh Automation Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Rajiv Virendra Ratneser 2016-2020 View profile
- Peter Kenway Bennett 2016-2023 View profile
- Massimo Camillo Giovanni Bergomi 2015-2015 View profile
- Joseph Devlin 2015-2020 View profile
- Richard Francis Simons 2015-2022 View profile
- Brent Richard Maas 2015-2023 View profile
- Thomas John Dockray 2014-2016 View profile
- Neil Edward Siford 2014-2015 View profile
- Gary Norman Bowtell 2014-2014 View profile
- Kevin Thomas Gallagher 2014-2016 View profile
- Gavin Florence 2012-2014 View profile
- Gary James Mutter 2007-2021 View profile
- William Beattie 2007-2016 View profile
- Elizabeth Ann Mcfarlane 2011-2014 View profile
- John Bain Welsh 2007-2014 View profile
- Mary Paterson Welsh 1995-1999 View profile
- Roy James Booth 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/04/1989
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- BWA (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Booth Welsh Automation Limited
is controlled by BWA (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - BWA (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Richard Francis Simons
Evidence
ceased 75-100% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-06-05, ceased 2022-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Francis Simons.
3 other companies in this group
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
- £5,198,771
- Total assets
- £5,319,247
- Cash
- £115,507
- Employees
- 1.69
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £1,731,184
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 total360Giving 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £10,000
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
4 directors on the board
- Martin James Welsh Director · appointed 1999
- Hugh Welsh Director · appointed 2024
- Gordon Semple Director · appointed 2012
- David John Armour Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Martin James Welsh Director · appointed 1999
- Gordon Semple Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Gordon Semple Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (3)
- Martin James Welsh Director · appointed 1999
- Hugh Welsh Director · appointed 2024
- David John Armour Director · appointed 2024
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02374159
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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