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Company · Gateshead

Northern Balance LTD

Repair of electronic and optical equipment

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Daniel Egan-Sheath 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Robin Neil Womersley 2016-2022 Director View profile
  3. Justin Welton 2016-2022 Director View profile
  4. Paul Aaron Betts 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Hayden James Rouse 2003-2016 Director View profile
  6. John Jeffrey Rouse 2003-2005 Director View profile
  7. Susan Rouse 2003-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Pipette Service and Calibration Buyer: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    On-site pipette service and calibration clinic.

About

What it does
Repair of electronic and optical equipment
Incorporated
13/01/2003
Registered office
Gateshead

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. Northern Balance LTD is controlled by GEM Scientific 2014 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GEM Scientific 2014 Limited is controlled by SLS Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. SLS Group Limited is controlled by Scientific Laboratory Supplies Group LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-07-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Scientific Laboratory Supplies Group LTD.

18 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
£691,842
Total assets
£886,638
Cash
£260,383
Employees
25
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

3.9y median 4.1y
average tenure
4.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

1
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.

Professional services 15Retail and trade 15Dormant 3Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04635154
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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