Company · Stonehouse
Progressive Energy Limited
Manufacture of industrial gases
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Alan Charles Lovell 2010-2022 View profile
- Dr Brian Morrison Count 2007-2018 View profile
- John Graham Rothwell 1998-1999 View profile
- Julian Jonathan Onochie Okoye 1998-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of industrial gases; Production of electricity; Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 21/08/1998
- Registered office
- Stonehouse
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Peter Nigel Whitton ceased 2021-09-01
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - David John Hanstock ceased 2019-05-21
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Progressive Energy Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-03-27
Group
- Progressive Energy Limited
is controlled by Peter Nigel Whitton
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Peter Nigel Whitton.
1 other company 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
- £3,388,307
- Total assets
- £3,391,651
- Cash
- £167,681
- Employees
- 36
- Turnover
- £3,073,429
- Profit/loss
- £1,385,030
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
20 grants · £6,157,942 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £4,017,506 (11 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £1,497,468 (4 grants)
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · £560,460 (4 grants)
- Department for Transport · £82,507
Most recent
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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
- Dr Christopher David John Manson-Whitton Director · appointed 2011
- Peter Nigel Whitton Director · appointed 1998
- David John Parkin Director · appointed 2019
- John Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 1998
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Christopher David John Manson-Whitton Director · appointed 2011
- Peter Nigel Whitton Director · appointed 1998
- David John Parkin Director · appointed 2019
- John Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 1998
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Peter Nigel Whitton Director · appointed 1998
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Christopher David John Manson-Whitton Director · appointed 2011
- David John Parkin Director · appointed 2019
- John Andrew Gordon Brown Director · appointed 1998
Also govern a charity
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
- 03620177
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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