GKN Automotive Limited

Active00034104 Private limited company
Incorporated
29 May 1891 (135 years)
Previously known as
GKN Driveline Headquarters Limited (until 27 April 2007)
GKN Automotive Limited (until 17 April 2003)
GKN Transmission Limited (until 3 January 1989)
Industry
Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
West Midlands
Address
2660 Kings Court Birmingham Business Park
Birmingham
B37 7YE

Website & contact details

Group website
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 September 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 14 May 2026
Also at GKN Evo Edrive Systems Limited
French
Born November 1968
Director · Appointed 14 May 2026
Also at GKN Automotive Holdings Limited, Dowlais Group Headquarters Limited, Dowlais Industries Limited · more companies
English
Born January 1988 (38)
Director · Appointed 14 May 2026
Also at Dowlais Industries Limited, G.K.N. Group Services Limited, GKN Cylinder Liners UK Limited · more companies
American
Born February 1974 (52)
Officer history (63 former)
30 May 2026
Resigned Ramsay, Adam David John as Director
14 May 2026
Resigned Nicholson, John David as Director
14 May 2026
Appointed Marshall, Lee Trevor as Director
14 May 2026
Appointed Simpson, Brian Douglas as Director
14 May 2026
Appointed L'Hostis, Thomas as Director
30 April 2026
Resigned Fioroni, Roberto as Director
15 April 2026
Resigned Wyatt, Clare Marie as Director
8 August 2025
Resigned Mcleod, Julie Elizabeth as Secretary
27 March 2024
Appointed Ramsay, Adam David John as Director
20 April 2023
Resigned Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Director
20 April 2023
Resigned Morgan, Geoffrey Damien as Director
20 April 2023
Resigned Barnes, Garry Elliot, Mr. as Director
20 April 2023
Appointed Mcleod, Julie Elizabeth as Secretary
20 April 2023
Resigned Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Secretary
20 April 2023
Resigned Richards, Matthew John as Director
31 October 2022
Resigned Minel, Thierry as Director
31 October 2022
Resigned Butterworth, Liam David as Director
31 October 2022
Appointed Nicholson, John David as Director
31 October 2022
Resigned Gabriel, Mark Jeremy as Director
31 October 2022
Resigned Webb, John as Director
31 December 2021
Appointed Wyatt, Clare Marie as Director
26 February 2020
Appointed Webb, John as Director
17 January 2020
27 September 2019
Resigned Hickman, John Andrew as Director
29 July 2019
Appointed Gabriel, Mark Jeremy as Director
29 July 2019
Resigned Giese, Thomas as Director
29 July 2019
Appointed Minel, Thierry as Director
29 July 2019
Resigned Kuczera, Ramon Christopher as Director
29 July 2019
29 July 2019
Appointed Fioroni, Roberto as Director
29 July 2019
Appointed Butterworth, Liam David as Director
29 July 2019
Resigned Bailey, Claire Louise as Director
8 February 2019
Appointed Hickman, John Andrew as Director
8 February 2019
Resigned Gough, Richard as Director
28 September 2018
Appointed Giese, Thomas as Director
28 September 2018
Resigned Meadows, Simon as Director
4 September 2018
Appointed Meadows, Simon as Director
4 September 2018
Resigned Gkn Group Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary
4 September 2018
Appointed Gough, Richard as Director
14 August 2018
Resigned Carter, Richard Leigh as Director
4 July 2018
Appointed Barnes, Garry Elliot, Mr. as Director
4 July 2018
Appointed Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Secretary
4 July 2018
Resigned Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Director
4 July 2018
Appointed Richards, Matthew John as Director
4 July 2018
Appointed Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Director
4 July 2018
Appointed Morgan, Geoffrey Damien as Director
16 May 2018
Resigned Laurent, Diego as Director
30 April 2018
Resigned Curral, Alfred William as Director
19 April 2018
Resigned Swash, Philip Antony as Director
19 April 2018
Appointed Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Director
12 March 2018
Appointed Carter, Richard Leigh as Director
12 March 2018
Resigned Bailey, Claire Louise as Secretary
1 January 2018
Appointed Laurent, Diego as Director
27 November 2017
Resigned Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Director
27 November 2017
Resigned Gough, Richard Paul as Director
27 November 2017
Resigned Zameer, Mohammed as Director
27 November 2017
Appointed Kuczera, Ramon Christopher as Director
30 December 2016
Resigned Harvey, Andrew as Director
9 September 2016
Appointed Bailey, Claire Louise as Director
9 September 2016
Resigned Hickman, John Andrew as Secretary
9 September 2016
Appointed Bailey, Claire Louise as Secretary
9 September 2016
Resigned Hickman, John Andrew as Director
9 September 2016
Appointed Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Director
9 September 2016
Resigned Messner, Wolfram as Director
9 September 2016
Appointed Gough, Richard Paul as Director
26 April 2016
Appointed Harvey, Andrew as Director
1 March 2016
Resigned Carter, Monique Patrica as Director
25 September 2015
Appointed Swash, Philip Antony as Director
25 September 2015
Resigned Reynolds Smith, Andrew as Director
11 June 2015
Appointed Hickman, John Andrew as Secretary
11 June 2015
Resigned Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Director
11 June 2015
Resigned Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Secretary
11 June 2015
Appointed Hickman, John Andrew as Director
4 October 2014
Appointed Messner, Wolfram as Director
3 October 2014
Resigned Fairbrother, Michael as Director
3 October 2014
Resigned Callaghan, Ryan James as Director
26 June 2014
Appointed Carter, Monique Patrica as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Moss, Andrew Robert as Director
7 June 2013
Appointed Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Secretary
7 June 2013
Resigned Fairbrother, Michael as Secretary
6 June 2013
Resigned Markevich, Steven Ray as Director
1 March 2013
Appointed Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Director
1 March 2013
Appointed Callaghan, Ryan James as Director
1 March 2013
Resigned Stein, Nigel Macrae as Director
1 March 2013
Appointed Markevich, Steven Ray as Director
1 March 2013
Resigned Oberparleiter, Peter, Dr as Director
1 December 2011
Appointed Fairbrother, Michael as Director
1 December 2011
Appointed Zameer, Mohammed as Director
1 December 2011
Appointed Curral, Alfred William as Director
1 December 2011
Appointed Reynolds Smith, Andrew as Director
27 January 2010
Appointed Moss, Andrew Robert as Director
22 January 2010
Resigned Johnson, Peter as Director
7 October 2009
Resigned Curral, Alfred William as Director
7 October 2009
Appointed Oberparleiter, Peter, Dr as Director
7 July 2009
Resigned Walford, Graeme as Director
7 July 2009
Appointed Stein, Nigel Macrae as Director
7 July 2009
Resigned Connelly, Arthur John as Director
1 June 2009
Resigned Moss, Andrew Robert as Director
26 May 2009
Appointed Walford, Graeme as Director
27 February 2009
Appointed Fairbrother, Michael as Secretary
27 February 2009
Resigned Wood, Christopher as Secretary
30 September 2005
Appointed Curral, Alfred William as Director
30 September 2005
Resigned Soar, Jonathan Charles as Director
14 January 2005
Appointed Connelly, Arthur John as Director
1 July 2004
Appointed Moss, Andrew Robert as Director
30 June 2004
Resigned Constantine, Maureen as Director
1 March 2001
Resigned Drake, Paul Jonathan as Secretary
1 March 2001
Appointed Wood, Christopher as Secretary
28 April 1999
Appointed Gkn Group Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary
31 December 1998
Resigned Bonner, Trevor Courtnay as Director
11 May 1998
Appointed Constantine, Maureen as Director
11 May 1998
Resigned Mueller, Rainer Manfred, Dr as Director
11 May 1998
Appointed Soar, Jonathan Charles as Director
11 May 1998
Appointed Drake, Paul Jonathan as Secretary
11 May 1998
Resigned Soar, Jonathan Charles as Secretary
11 May 1998
Resigned North, Peter William Herbert as Director
11 May 1998
Resigned Stokes, Michael Donald Gresham as Director
11 May 1998
Appointed Johnson, Peter as Director
1 December 1995
Appointed Soar, Jonathan Charles as Secretary
30 November 1995
Resigned Martin, Terence as Secretary
17 July 1995
Appointed Stokes, Michael Donald Gresham as Director
30 September 1993
Resigned Dixey, Andrew Roger as Director
1 May 1993
Appointed Mueller, Rainer Manfred, Dr as Director
1 May 1993
Appointed Dixey, Andrew Roger as Director
30 April 1993

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 18 September 2019
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 12156613

Holdings 12

Companies where GKN Automotive Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (1)
18 September 2019
Ceased GKN Enterprise Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 19 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Dowlais Group Limited
Dowlais Group Headquarters Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Industries Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
A.P. Newall & Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Investments LP Has significant influence or control
Dowlais Automotive Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
G.K.N. Group Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Automotive Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Automotive Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Euro Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Freight Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Overseas Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Sheepbridge Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Sheepbridge Stokes Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Usd Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN UK Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Powder Metallurgy Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
G.K.N. International Trading (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GKN Sinter Metals Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
1 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates1 September 2026
22 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
22 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
22 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
22 June 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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