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KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD
Company number 01294792 · Private Limited Company · Active. Its ownership runs 1 layer up, from its confirmation statements at Companies House.
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KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD's ownership structure
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Company facts
- Company number
- 01294792
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 18 January 1977
- Registered office
- West Sussex
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Business
- Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.; Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- Latest accounts type
- Full
- Shareholder layers
- 1
Company details from the Companies House register of 1 September 2026.
At a glance
KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD's ownership
- Its latest confirmation statement with a shareholder list (23 March 2026) lists 1 shareholder: 1 company.
From confirmation statements filed at Companies House up to 19 June 2026. Shareholdings can change at any time: check the current position live before relying on it.
Shareholders · 1 layer
Who owns KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD
KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD's shareholders as listed in its latest confirmation statement, then the shareholders of each shareholder that is a UK company, layer by layer.
Every shareholder, layer by layer (1)
Layer 1
Shareholders of KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD · statement of 23 March 2026
| Shareholder | Stake | Shares | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| THYSSENKRUPP UK PLC Company 02452909 | — | 130,100 | ORDINARY |
People with significant control · 1 current
Who controls KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD
KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD's people with significant control as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 1 current and 1 former. They are the people and companies that hold more than 25% of its shares or voting rights, or otherwise control it.
Current (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Zhaopeng Chen | Significant influence or control | 31 March 2026 | Person · German · resident in Germany |
Former (1)
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thyssenkrupp Uk Plc | Shares: 75% or more Voting rights: 75% or more | 6 April 2016 | 31 March 2026 |
Officers · 4 current
Who runs KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD
KRAUSE AUTOMATION LTD's directors and secretaries as registered at Companies House on 12 November 2026: 4 current and 31 former.
Current officers (4)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Nationality | Country of residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKER, Viktoria | Secretary | 1 August 2025 | — | — |
| MUELLER, Alexander Ulrich | Director | 6 February 2026 | German | Germany |
| NIEBERDING, Rolf-Guenther, Dr. | Director | 1 April 2025 | German | Germany |
| UNDERWOOD, Kenneth Robert | Director | 1 August 2019 | British | England |
Former officers (31)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTRAM, Arthur George | Secretary | before 12 February 1991 | 3 May 1991 |
| DAGGATT, Joseph | Secretary | 1 October 1992 | 14 April 1997 |
| EVERETT, James Albert | Secretary | 14 April 1997 | 13 December 2000 |
| PETERSON, Paul | Secretary | 13 December 2000 | 2 March 2001 |
| PHILLIPS, David Michael | Secretary | 2 March 2001 | 1 August 2025 |
| STORK, Robert Michael | Secretary | 3 May 1991 | 1 October 1992 |
| ANDERS, Uta | Director | 8 March 2011 | 31 December 2019 |
| BECKER, Bernd | Director | 28 November 2006 | 30 June 2016 |
| GEESON, Neil | Director | 1 January 2008 | 22 April 2009 |
| GLIHRING, Andreas | Director | 1 June 2006 | 18 October 2006 |
| GOERGEN, Josef | Director | 18 March 2005 | 31 July 2016 |
| GRABOWSKI, Alexander | Director | 13 March 2023 | 6 February 2026 |
| GUYON, Jean-Luc Paul | Director | 31 July 2016 | 28 June 2017 |
| HARPER, Garry | Director | 2 July 2009 | 31 July 2019 |
| HARTMANN, Matthias, Dr. | Director | 31 December 2020 | 11 April 2023 |
| HENSEL, Claus | Director | 1 November 2006 | 8 March 2011 |
| HIBINGER, Thomas Klaus | Director | 1 January 2020 | 30 April 2020 |
| HOCHER, Ulrich Max | Director | 18 March 2005 | 31 December 2007 |
| JAMES-MOORE, Frank Rufus Cholmondeley | Director | 1 April 1997 | 13 December 2000 |
| KIRK, Edward James | Director | 19 October 2000 | 13 December 2000 |
| LINNIG, Klaus Bernd | Director | 17 July 2002 | 31 May 2005 |
| MCCLENNON, Philip Richard | Director | 1 June 2002 | 9 July 2012 |
| MCLELLAN, Stephen | Director | 31 March 1997 | 13 September 2000 |
| MENNEKING, Michael | Director | 28 February 2021 | 9 September 2024 |
| NUESSLE, Falk | Director | 30 April 2020 | 31 December 2020 |
Show all 31 officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETERSON, Paul | Director | 13 December 2000 | 31 January 2004 |
| RICHARDSON, John David, Director | Director | before 12 February 1991 | 31 March 1997 |
| SCHLEGEL, Susanne | Director | 13 December 2000 | 31 August 2006 |
| STEINKRUEGER, Ingo | Director | 30 June 2016 | 28 February 2021 |
| STREET, William John | Director | 19 October 2000 | 13 December 2000 |
| ZELLER, Peter | Director | 13 December 2000 | 31 March 2005 |
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Every UK company files a confirmation statement with Companies House at least once a year, and private companies list their shareholders in it. The chart takes each company's latest statement with a shareholder list and follows every shareholder that is itself a UK company to that company's own statement, layer by layer. Holdings work the other way: every company whose latest statement lists the company as a shareholder, then the companies those hold.
A stake is the share of the company's issued shares, weighted by nominal value where the statement gives it. Each statement shows the position on its own date. Shareholders are matched to UK companies by their registered names, so a holder can occasionally be matched to the wrong company or not matched at all.
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