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PCE Automation Limited

Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Nicholas Parker 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Peter Andrew Utting 2019-2022 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Louise Cook 2017-2024 Director View profile
  4. David Andrew Cullen 2003-2019 Director View profile
  5. Gary Ernest Cook 1999-2017 Director View profile
  6. Terrence Michael Cook 1999-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
Incorporated
06/07/1999
Registered office
Beccles
Previous names
P.C.E. Automation Limited (until 08/01/2019)

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.

  • PCE Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. PCE Automation Limited is controlled by PCE Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. PCE Group Limited is controlled by Gary Ernest Cook
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gary Ernest Cook.

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
£5,517,702
Total assets
£7,463,158
Cash
£2,426,532
Employees
141
Turnover
£14,900,149
Profit/loss
£31,834

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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 · £1,198 total

360Giving 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

  • HM Revenue & Customs · £1,198

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £1,1982021-07-16
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.

7 directors on the board

7.5y median 3.5y
average tenure
27y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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.

Dormant 6Finance 4Manufacturing 4Property 3Arts and leisure 1Hospitality 1Professional services 1

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
03801408
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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