Private company

Pye Ltd.

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English electronics company

Pye Ltd was an electronics company founded in 1896 in Cambridge, England, as a manufacturer of scientific instruments. The company merged with EKCO in 1960.2 It was founded by William George Pye.1 It ceased to exist in 1988.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1896Founded1
  • Industryelectronics1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

Pye Ltd was an electronics company founded in 1896 in Cambridge, England, as a manufacturer of scientific instruments. The company merged with EKCO in 1960.2

Corporate structure

Pye Ltd. sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Pye Ltd. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Founded by William George Pye in 1896.1

Leadership

Who has led Pye Ltd., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Pye Nixa Records

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1959Pye Records Ltd. became a subsidiary1
  2. Jan 1956Pye Nixa Records became a subsidiary1
  3. 1955Acquired Polygon Record Co. Ltd.1
  4. 1953Acquired Nixa Record Co. Ltd.1

Timeline

  1. 1988Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1955Acquisition Acquired Polygon Record Co. Ltd.1
  3. 1953Acquisition Acquired Nixa Record Co. Ltd.1
  4. 1896Founded Founded1

Sources

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