PENNY & GILES CONTROLS LIMITED
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Cash
£24m
+20.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£83m
+8% vs 2024
Employees
462
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£19m
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £122,331,000 | £114,298,000 | £110,317,000 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £23,441,000 | £18,281,000 | £17,498,000 | -4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £24,477,000 | £19,081,000 | £18,611,000 | -2.5% | |
| Net profit | £18,548,000 | £14,360,000 | £13,997,000 | -2.5% | |
| Cash | £26,276,000 | £19,618,000 | £23,595,000 | +20.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £96,993,000 | £76,582,000 | £82,734,000 | +8% | |
| Equity | £96,993,000 | £76,582,000 | £82,734,000 | +8% | |
| Average employees | 441 | 442 | 462 | +4.5% | |
| Wages | £18,307,000 | £18,384,000 | £18,872,000 | +2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £751,000 | £782,000 | £422,000 | -46% | |
| Highest paid director | £261,000 | £344,000 | £194,000 | -43.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.2% | 16.0% | 15.9% | |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 12.6% | 12.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.7% | 15.2% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.85x | 2.92x | 3.75x | |
| Interest cover | 14.61x | 11.61x | 11.12x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PENNY & GILES CONTROLS LIMITED 1997-12-01 → present
- PENNY AND GILES BLACKWOOD LIMITED 1987-03-26 → 1997-12-01
- PENNY & GILES CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS LIMITED 1965-04-01 → 1987-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Board's view is that the Company has adequate liquidity to continue in operational existence for the going concern period, being at least 12 months from date of approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREDA, Robert Frank | Secretary | 2021-01-08 | — | — |
| MCDONALD, George Patrick | Secretary | 2018-09-04 | — | — |
| O'CASAL, Marc Sebastian | Secretary | 2011-10-20 | — | — |
| FARKAS, K Christopher | Director | 2020-06-30 | Oct 1968 | American |
| FISHEL JR, Donald Lee | Director | 2025-03-31 | Oct 1967 | American |
| HAWKINS, Stephen Keith | Director | 2025-07-17 | May 1967 | British |
| MCDONALD, George Patrick | Director | 2018-09-04 | Sep 1964 | American |
| RAYMENT, Kevin Michael | Director | 2006-04-28 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNAOUTI, Michael | Secretary | 1995-07-28 | 2000-11-14 |
| DENTON, Michael Joseph | Secretary | 2003-02-24 | 2014-02-21 |
| EVANS, Timothy Richard | Secretary | — | 1993-04-01 |
| FERDENZI, Paul Jude | Secretary | 2014-02-21 | 2024-06-30 |
| JAKUBOWITZ, Harry | Secretary | 2003-02-24 | 2021-01-08 |
| PRICE, Dewi Brychan John | Secretary | 1993-04-01 | 1994-07-28 |
| SHAW, Robert | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2018-09-04 |
| THOMAS, Luke | Secretary | 2000-11-14 | 2002-04-01 |
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-07-08 | 2024-12-31 |
| ADAMS, David Charles | Director | 2003-05-02 | 2014-03-05 |
| ASHRAF, Mufti Mohamed, Dr | Director | 1991-10-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| BENANTE, Martin Richard | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2014-03-05 |
| EVANS, Timothy Richard | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2002-04-01 |
| EVANS, Timothy Richard | Director | — | 2000-10-01 |
| FREELAND, Roy Alan | Director | 1994-01-03 | 1996-12-31 |
| GARDINER, David Charles | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1998-05-31 |
| HARRIS, Iver Rex, Professor | Director | — | 1993-07-10 |
| HUTCHINSON, Eric George | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-04-01 |
| JONES, Nigel Paul | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2025-07-17 |
| JONES, Thomas Malcolm Spencer | Director | — | 2002-04-01 |
| MACDONALD, Graham Paul | Director | 2012-01-11 | 2019-02-06 |
| MCLAIN, David Robert | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| NEW, Raymond Edward | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2011-03-01 |
| NICOL, Alexander Croy, Dr | Director | — | 1993-12-07 |
| OATLEY, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| PARKE, Neil David | Director | — | 2014-02-14 |
| PENNY, William Alfred, Professor | Director | — | 1996-05-22 |
| PRITCHARD, Christopher John, Divisional Finance Director | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2011-09-21 |
| ROSE, Robert William George | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SHAW, Robert | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2018-09-04 |
| SHEFFER, Carl | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2002-04-01 |
| STRUGNELL, Richard | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2013-04-30 |
| SYMONDS, Allan E | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2014-03-05 |
| TAYLOR, David Leslie | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-02-21 |
| THORNTON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2025-07-17 |
| TYNAN, Glenn Edward | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2020-06-30 |
| WATKINS, Jason Karl | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2025-03-31 |
| YOHRLING, George | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2005-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtiss-Wright Controls (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-07 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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