KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-06 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-23
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
36
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£44K
-115.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-04-07
- KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD 2026-04-07 → present
- THYSSENKRUPP SYSTEM ENGINEERING LIMITED 2009-05-27 → 2026-04-07
- NOTHELFER UK LIMITED 2000-12-20 → 2009-05-27
- THYSSEN FINE STEELS LIMITED 1996-09-27 → 2000-12-20
- THYSSEN SPECIAL WAREHOUSING LIMITED 1977-01-18 → 1996-09-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £285,172 | -£44,253 | |
| Net profit | £179,478 | -£44,253 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,182,131 | £3,958,808 | |
| Net assets | £3,856,979 | £3,812,726 | |
| Equity | £3,856,979 | £3,812,726 | |
| Average employees | 35 | 36 | |
| Wages | £2,292,610 | £2,278,020 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKER, Viktoria | Secretary | 2025-08-01 | — | — |
| MUELLER, Alexander Ulrich | Director | 2026-02-06 | Jul 1981 | German |
| NIEBERDING, Rolf-Guenther, Dr. | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1969 | German |
| UNDERWOOD, Kenneth Robert | Director | 2019-08-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTRAM, Arthur George | Secretary | — | 1991-05-03 |
| DAGGATT, Joseph | Secretary | 1992-10-01 | 1997-04-14 |
| EVERETT, James Albert | Secretary | 1997-04-14 | 2000-12-13 |
| PETERSON, Paul | Secretary | 2000-12-13 | 2001-03-02 |
| PHILLIPS, David Michael | Secretary | 2001-03-02 | 2025-08-01 |
| STORK, Robert Michael | Secretary | 1991-05-03 | 1992-10-01 |
| ANDERS, Uta | Director | 2011-03-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| BECKER, Bernd | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2016-06-30 |
| GEESON, Neil | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-04-22 |
| GLIHRING, Andreas | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2006-10-18 |
| GOERGEN, Josef | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2016-07-31 |
| GRABOWSKI, Alexander | Director | 2023-03-13 | 2026-02-06 |
| GUYON, Jean-Luc Paul | Director | 2016-07-31 | 2017-06-28 |
| HARPER, Garry | Director | 2009-07-02 | 2019-07-31 |
| HARTMANN, Matthias, Dr. | Director | 2020-12-31 | 2023-04-11 |
| HENSEL, Claus | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2011-03-08 |
| HIBINGER, Thomas Klaus | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| HOCHER, Ulrich Max | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2007-12-31 |
| JAMES-MOORE, Frank Rufus Cholmondeley | Director | 1997-04-01 | 2000-12-13 |
| KIRK, Edward James | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2000-12-13 |
| LINNIG, Klaus Bernd | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2005-05-31 |
| MCCLENNON, Philip Richard | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2012-07-09 |
| MCLELLAN, Stephen | Director | 1997-03-31 | 2000-09-13 |
| MENNEKING, Michael | Director | 2021-02-28 | 2024-09-09 |
| NUESSLE, Falk | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2020-12-31 |
| PETERSON, Paul | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2004-01-31 |
| RICHARDSON, John David, Director | Director | — | 1997-03-31 |
| SCHLEGEL, Susanne | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2006-08-31 |
| STEINKRUEGER, Ingo | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2021-02-28 |
| STREET, William John | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2000-12-13 |
| ZELLER, Peter | Director | 2000-12-13 | 2005-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Zhaopeng Chen | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-31 | Active |
| Thyssenkrupp Uk Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-07 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£3,856,979 £3,812,726
-
Employees
+2.9%
35 36
-
Profit before tax
-115.5%
£285,172 -£44,253
-
Wages
-0.6%
£2,292,610 £2,278,020
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers