POWELL (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 05464765Private limited companyIncorporated 2005

Key figures

£33,927,000+129.0%
Net assets 2024/25
+129.0%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† POWELL (UK) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 27120

Where the company stands among the 628 active companies whose first SIC code is 27120 (Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus).

Turnover£33,214,000
Higher than 65% · median £14,065,001 among 39 that publish turnover
Net assets£33,927,000
Higher than 97% · median £104,545
Total assets£44,217,000
Higher than 95% · median £395,371
Cash£16,188,000
Higher than 99% · median £222,919
Employees199
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age21.5 years
Older than 72% · median 10.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. GE VERNOVA ENERGY UK LIMITED£515.5m
  2. LUCY GROUP LTD£430.9m
  3. ABB LIMITED£151.7m
  4. JDR CABLE SYSTEMS LIMITED£131.4m
  5. POWELL (UK) LIMITED£33.9m
  6. CMP PRODUCTS LIMITED£29.4m
  7. MORSON PROJECTS LIMITED£27.7m
  8. BLAKLEY ELECTRICS LIMITED£18.1m
  9. PX MANUFACTURING LTD£16m
  10. CARLING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£12.9m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 628. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: POWELL (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

POWELL (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05464765. It was incorporated on 26 May 2005. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bradford (BD4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus (27120), repair of electrical equipment (33140), installation of industrial machinery and equipment (33200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £33,214,000. Profit for the year was £3,586,000. Net assets were £33,927,000, up 129% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £16,188,000. Total assets were £44,217,000 and total liabilities £9,826,000. The company had an average of 199 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 628 active companies whose first SIC code is 27120: By turnover it ranks higher than 65% of the 39 that publish turnover (median £14,065,001). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £104,545). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £395,371). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £222,919). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 72% of them (median age 10.2 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous metal articles. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, furniture and lighting.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Nov 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover32,503,00033,214,000
Profit for the year3,212,0003,586,000
Cash at bank and in hand12,405,00016,188,000
Total assets24,735,00044,217,000
Total liabilities9,480,0009,826,000
Net assets / total equity14,815,00033,927,000
Average number of employees195199

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments, miscellaneous metal articles, machinery and rubber.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, furniture and lighting, iron and steel articles and vehicles.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

10 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £33.2m, net assets £33.9m, 199 employees
  2. Powell Industries International Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Powell Industries International B.V. ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Powell Inustries International Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Powell Industries International B.V. registered as a person with significant control
  6. Powell International Bv ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £32.5m, net assets £14.8m, 195 employees
  8. Powell International Bv registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (2)
  1. Name changed to POWELL (UK) LIMITEDPreviously SWITCHGEAR & INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.