Powair Automation Limited
ActiveLivePowair Automation Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 30 Jun 1948 (78 years ago), with its registered office in Gateshead, North East. The company operates in Manufacturing.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
From Powair Automation Limited's filed accounts at Companies House, period ending 2024-12-31. Change vs the prior year (to 2023-12-31). As-filed figures — a signal, not an audited verdict. Dashes are not tagged in the accounts.
A long-standing manufacturing business in North East, in a market growing 1.8% a year and tracking below the national rate here. Every signal in the model was measurable for this company.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
Accounts are next due 31 Dec 2026; the last set was made up to 31 Dec 2024.
What this means for you: Filings are up to date, which makes this an easier first conversation.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
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Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in North East.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (259 codes) · a company listing codes in more than one group can be counted twice (~2%)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 42 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1North East is a very high-density market for manufacturing, with about 9,335 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+1.6%).
- 3Around 497 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 42% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 63/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.& B. Attachments Limited 01532448 · SIC 28220 | 04 Dec 1980 | North East | Active | 100 |
| Mercia Lifting Gear Limited 01611229 · SIC 28220 | 03 Feb 1982 | West Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Recycled Aluminium LTD 12091346 · SIC 25990 | 08 Jul 2019 | West Midlands | Active | 96 |
| Kingfix Limited 05176951 · SIC 28220 | 12 Jul 2004 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Mhwirth UK Limited 01753931 · SIC 28220 | 19 Sept 1983 | London | Active | 100 |
| Raining Chain Limited 14462893 · SIC 28220 | 04 Nov 2022 | South East | Active | 77 |
| Mde Machinery Limited NI647385 · SIC 28220 | 10 Aug 2017 | Northern Ireland | Active | 100 |
| Brighton Lifts Limited 13431196 · SIC 28220 | 01 Jun 2021 | South East | Active | 85 |
| Britton Price Training Limited 10206239 · SIC 28220 | 31 May 2016 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Hi-Force Limited 05835528 · SIC 28220 | 02 Jun 2006 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| British Industrial Truck Association Limited 01874892 · SIC 28220 | 01 Jan 1985 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Interroll Limited 01577408 · SIC 28220 | 31 Jul 1981 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Doug Booth (UK) Limited 06893029 · SIC 28220 | 30 Apr 2009 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Gladiator Lift Systems LTD 03047321 · SIC 28220 | 19 Apr 1995 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Hawk Lifting Limited 06643817 · SIC 28220 | 11 Jul 2008 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Precision Products (Portsmouth) Limited 03916238 · SIC 28220 | 31 Jan 2000 | South East | Active | 100 |
| Edward Ormerod & Co.,Limited 00232139 · SIC 28220 | 20 Jul 1928 | North West | Active | 100 |
| Mechan Limited 00947728 · SIC 28220 | 11 Feb 1969 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Boxxtoff Limited 15786420 · SIC 28220 | 18 Jun 2024 | North West | Active | 68 |
| Central Conveyors Limited 06172378 · SIC 28220 | 20 Mar 2007 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| Proskill Engineering Limited 12720003 · SIC 28220 | 05 Jul 2020 | East of England | Active | 91 |
| Care-Ability Healthcare Limited 07659596 · SIC 28220 | 07 Jun 2011 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Clarke Chapman Limited 04120617 · SIC 28131 | 07 Dec 2000 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Conveyor Bearings Limited 13039676 · SIC 28220 | 24 Nov 2020 | West Midlands | Active | 88 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates23 Apr 2026
- Officer resignedCessation of a person with significant control25 Mar 2026
- Accounts filedMicro-entity accounts19 Dec 2025
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates18 May 2025
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type dormant26 Sept 2024
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates18 May 2024
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full29 Sept 2023
- Ownership (PSC) changeNotification of a person with significant control21 Aug 2023
- Confirmation statementConfirmation statement with no updates13 Jun 2023
- Accounts filedAccounts with accounts type total exemption full10 Oct 2022
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Company details
- Company
- Powair Automation Limited
- Number
- 00457017
- Registered office
- Powair, Nest Road, Felling Industrial Estate, Gateshead, NE10 0ES
- Incorporated
- 30 Jun 1948
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 28220 — SIC division 28
- Status
- Active
- Region
- North East · England
- Accounts
- Next due 31 Dec 2026
- Confirmation statement
- Next due 07 May 2027
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
- Created
- 22 Feb 2000
- Registered
- 29 Feb 2000
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 19 Jan 2000
- Registered
- 27 Jan 2000
- Persons entitled
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- Created
- 03 Jun 1997
- Registered
- 05 Jun 1997
- Persons entitled
- 3I Group PLC
- Created
- 25 Jul 1994
- Registered
- 05 Aug 1994
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 26 May 1994
- Registered
- 03 Jun 1994
- Persons entitled
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- Created
- 08 Jan 1993
- Registered
- 15 Jan 1993
- Persons entitled
- Close Brothers Limited
- Created
- 01 Feb 1990
- Registered
- 09 Feb 1990
- Persons entitled
- Standard Chartered Bank
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