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Aughton Automation Limited

Aughton Automation Limited is an active UK company (number 03872570), incorporated 1999, with 4 current directors including Shaun Bennett and Thomas Wynn. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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The large node is Aughton Automation Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Paul Bancroft 2003-2024 Director View profile
  2. James Oskar Burton 2000-2002 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Alan Faulkner 2000-2002 Director View profile
  4. David Hopley 2000-2002 Director View profile
  5. Charles Leon Carrington 2000-2001 Director View profile
  6. H D Directors Limited 1999-1999 Corporate-director View profile
  7. Christopher Clayton 1999-2015 Director View profile
  8. H D Secretaries Limited 1999-1999 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/11/1999

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.

Group

  1. Aughton Automation Limited is controlled by Ellington Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ellington Holdings Limited is controlled by Maffleck Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Maffleck Holdings Limited is controlled by Brian Duffy
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Brian Duffy.

2 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
£4,769,146
Total assets
£4,776,035
Cash
£3,787,847
Employees
66
Turnover
£10,694,768
Profit/loss
£399,959

Filed as Full accounts.

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.

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

12.7y median 11.9y
average tenure
26.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Business services 2Property 2Professional 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.

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
03872570
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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