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PENNA PLC

Active Public Limited Company Incorporated 31 May 1985

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Jun 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 18 Aug 2027.

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    None of the 6 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    5 current directors; 1 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    3 owners on file.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 31 May 1985 (41 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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  1. Registered office

    FOLGATE BUILDING, 4 NORTON FOLGATE, LONDON, ENGLAND, E1 6DB

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

    • 78300 Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Jun 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    18 Aug 2027
    Last made up to
    4 Aug 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    10

  6. Names

    1. PENNA PLC current

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Public contracts

21 contracts won

  1. FCDO Services

    Recruitment Advertising & Related Services

    £1,000,000 Awarded 19 Oct 2026 Notice on Find a Tender

  2. Cheshire West and Chester Council

    Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Support the set up of the Authority's finance function

    £60,000 Awarded 8 Oct 2026 Ends 7 Apr 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

  3. Devon County Council

    Recruitment Advertising and Related Services

    £160,000 Awarded 7 Oct 2026 Ends 30 Apr 2028 Not yet signed Notice on Find a Tender

  4. Tees Valley Combined Authority

    Interim Head of Governance

    £87,500 Awarded 10 Sep 2026 Ends 31 Mar 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

  5. Tees Valley Combined Authority

    TVCA-PROC-0893 - Interim Head of Governance

    £87,500 Awarded 17 Aug 2026 Ends 31 Mar 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

  6. South Kesteven District Council

    Senior Information Governance Officer

    £37,000 Awarded 17 Aug 2026 Ends 13 Nov 2026 Notice on Find a Tender

  7. Civil Nuclear Police Authority

    HR Advertising Services

    £350,000 Awarded 24 Jul 2026 Notice on Find a Tender

  8. Derby City Council

    ENQ1336 - Consultancy Roles

    £94,656 Awarded 19 Jul 2026 Ends 19 Jan 2027 Notice on Find a Tender

  9. Coventry University

    Staff Recruitment Advertising Services

    £150,000 Awarded 19 May 2026 Notice on Find a Tender

  10. Oxford City Council

    Temporary staffing Senior Housing Officer

    Value not stated Awarded 14 May 2026 Ends 31 Dec 2026 Notice on Find a Tender

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People

Officers All 49, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Graham Richard Weemes None Director 1 Jan 2014 — May 1971 British · England
Julie Ann Towers Managing Director Director 1 Jan 2014 — July 1965 English · England
Kathryn Sharon Kempster Director, Attraction & Communications Director 15 Mar 2023 — January 1973 British · United Kingdom
Daniel Dowsett Director 25 May 2026 — December 1979 British · United Kingdom
Pablo Lopez Lorenzo Director 10 Jun 2026 — January 1979 Spanish · Spain
Samantha Clare Allen Secretary 22 Dec 2022 — —

Owners and controllers All 3, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Penna Consulting Limited company · 3142685 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent 6 Apr 2016 — —
Adecco Group Ag company · Che-107.031.232 - Ch55010056918 · Switzerland Significant influence or control 10 May 2016 — —
Adecco Group (Uk&I) Holdings Limited company · 02547754 · United Kingdom Significant influence or control 10 May 2016 — —

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Is PENNA PLC still trading?

The register shows PENNA PLC as active.

What does PENNA PLC do?

It files the industry code 78300 (Human resources provision and management of human resources functions).

When was PENNA PLC set up?

It was incorporated on 31 May 1985.

When are PENNA PLC's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 June 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is PENNA PLC's next confirmation statement due?

By 18 August 2027.

Who runs PENNA PLC?

PENNA PLC has 5 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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  3. 01898371 GULMANDA SITE SERVICES LTD. Active Private Limited Company Inc. 22 Mar 1985 78300 · Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
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