GKN Driveline Birmingham Limited

Active00121799 Private limited company

Incorporated: 4 May 1912 (114 years)
Industry: Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles (29320)
Directors: Jessica Ann Collins
Lee Trevor Marshall
Brian Douglas Simpson
Owned by: GKN Automotive Limited
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: Dauch 4th Floor
170 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9EJ

Website & contact details

Group website: dowlais.com
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.

Collins, Jessica Ann

Director · Appointed 14 May 2026

Also at GKN Automotive Holdings Limited, Dowlais Group Headquarters Limited, Dowlais Industries Limited · more companies

Australian

Born November 1985

Marshall, Lee Trevor

Director · Appointed 14 May 2026

Also at GKN Automotive Limited, GKN Automotive Holdings Limited, Dowlais Group Headquarters Limited · more companies

English

Born January 1988 (38)

Simpson, Brian Douglas

Director · Appointed 14 May 2026

Also at GKN Automotive Limited, Dowlais Industries Limited, G.K.N. Group Services Limited · more companies

American

Born February 1974 (52)

Officer history (65 former)

14 May 2026

Appointed Marshall, Lee Trevor as Director

14 May 2026

Appointed Simpson, Brian Douglas as Director

14 May 2026

Appointed Collins, Jessica Ann as Director

14 May 2026

Resigned Hayward, Emma Jayne as Director

14 May 2026

Resigned Nicholson, John David as Director

31 December 2022

Resigned Lycett, Ian Peter as Director

31 December 2022

Resigned Hellweger, Hannes as Director

31 October 2022

Resigned Strachan, Ian Michael as Director

31 October 2022

Appointed Nicholson, John David as Director

31 October 2022

Appointed Hayward, Emma Jayne as Director

31 October 2022

Resigned Gabriel, Mark Jeremy as Director

18 December 2020

Resigned Richards, Matthew John as Director

18 December 2020

Resigned Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Secretary

18 December 2020

Resigned Barnes, Garry Elliot, Mr. as Director

18 December 2020

Resigned Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Director

18 December 2020

Resigned Morgan, Geoffrey Damien as Director

4 May 2020

Appointed Lycett, Ian Peter as Director

5 March 2020

Appointed Hellweger, Hannes as Director

5 March 2020

Appointed Strachan, Ian Michael as Director

24 January 2020

Resigned Harland, John Robert as Director

24 January 2020

Resigned Harland, John Robert as Secretary

16 August 2019

Resigned Ng Chin Heng, Wilson as Director

20 May 2019

Resigned Brindley, Ian Michael as Director

20 May 2019

Resigned Brindley, Ian Michael as Secretary

20 May 2019

Appointed Harland, John Robert as Secretary

20 May 2019

Appointed Harland, John Robert as Director

12 April 2019

Resigned Gkn Group Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary

8 February 2019

Resigned Hickman, John Andrew as Director

8 February 2019

Appointed Ng Chin Heng, Wilson as Director

8 February 2019

Resigned Heath, Richard Thomas as Director

3 December 2018

Resigned Westwood, Steven Allen as Director

28 September 2018

Resigned Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Director

4 July 2018

Appointed Richards, Matthew John as Director

4 July 2018

Appointed Barnes, Garry Elliot, Mr. as Director

4 July 2018

Appointed Morgan, Geoffrey Damien as Director

4 July 2018

Appointed Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Secretary

4 July 2018

Appointed Crawford, Jonathon Colin Fyfe as Director

24 May 2018

Appointed Hickman, John Andrew as Director

24 May 2018

Resigned Poklic, Andrej as Director

9 September 2016

Appointed Poklic, Andrej as Director

9 September 2016

Resigned Dziuba, Roman, Dr as Director

9 September 2016

Resigned Westwood, Steven Allen as Secretary

9 September 2016

Appointed Brindley, Ian Michael as Secretary

9 September 2016

Resigned Curral, Alfred William as Director

9 September 2016

Appointed Meadows, Simon Nicholas as Director

9 September 2016

Resigned Messner, Wolfram as Director

9 September 2016

Appointed Brindley, Ian Michael as Director

13 June 2016

Resigned Geldard-Williams, Neil Charles as Director

9 October 2015

Resigned Gatterer, Kurt as Director

9 October 2015

Appointed Dziuba, Roman, Dr as Director

29 June 2015

Resigned Nock, Adam Paul as Director

25 June 2015

Appointed Westwood, Steven Allen as Director

25 June 2015

Appointed Westwood, Steven Allen as Secretary

13 February 2015

Resigned Fitzsimmons, Julian Spencer as Secretary

13 February 2015

Resigned Fitzsimmons, Julian Spencer as Director

10 November 2014

Appointed Geldard-Williams, Neil Charles as Director

4 October 2014

Appointed Messner, Wolfram as Director

3 October 2014

Resigned Fairbrother, Michael as Director

24 June 2013

Resigned Mckenna, John James as Director

24 June 2013

Appointed Gatterer, Kurt as Director

19 November 2012

Appointed Fitzsimmons, Julian Spencer as Director

19 November 2012

Appointed Fitzsimmons, Julian Spencer as Secretary

21 December 2011

Resigned Hutchings, Paul Stephen as Secretary

21 December 2011

Resigned Hutchings, Paul Stephen as Director

31 August 2011

Appointed Nock, Adam Paul as Director

31 August 2011

Appointed Mckenna, John James as Director

31 August 2011

Resigned Varnes, Duncan Alan as Director

31 August 2011

Appointed Hutchings, Paul Stephen as Secretary

31 August 2011

Resigned Hyde, Philip John as Director

31 August 2011

Resigned Hyde, Philip John as Secretary

29 March 2010

Appointed Heath, Richard Thomas as Director

26 March 2010

Appointed Hutchings, Paul Stephen as Director

26 March 2010

Appointed Varnes, Duncan Alan as Director

26 March 2010

Appointed Curral, Alfred William as Director

11 October 2007

Resigned Bird, Malcolm Hugh as Director

19 September 2007

Appointed Gabriel, Mark Jeremy as Director

23 July 2007

Appointed Fairbrother, Michael as Director

31 December 2004

Resigned Essex, Richard Ian as Director

31 March 2003

Resigned Hodgkins, Rodney Stephen as Director

26 March 2003

Resigned Mueller, Rainer Manfred, Dr as Director

31 December 2002

Resigned Foster, Paul Nigel as Director

31 December 2002

Resigned Hands, Derek Donald as Director

18 June 2002

Resigned Colyer, Michael Cleaver as Director

6 May 2002

Appointed Essex, Richard Ian as Director

3 September 2001

Resigned Dinnie, John Barton as Director

1 January 2001

Resigned Jones, Alison Karen as Director

30 April 2000

Resigned Magal, Gamil as Director

10 January 2000

Resigned Harrop, Stephen Michael as Secretary

10 January 2000

Resigned Harrop, Stephen Michael as Director

10 January 2000

Appointed Hyde, Philip John as Director

10 January 2000

Appointed Hyde, Philip John as Secretary

8 June 1999

Appointed Magal, Gamil as Director

12 May 1999

Appointed Gkn Group Services Ltd as Corporate Secretary

26 April 1999

Appointed Dinnie, John Barton as Director

23 April 1999

Resigned Sasse, Justin Andrew as Director

31 March 1999

Resigned Watters, Thomas Charles Francis as Director

28 September 1998

Resigned Owen, Leslie Joseph as Director

17 August 1998

Appointed Foster, Paul Nigel as Director

12 June 1998

Resigned Constantine, Maureen as Director

13 April 1998

Resigned Wood, Thomas as Director

1 April 1998

Appointed Jones, Alison Karen as Director

5 January 1998

Appointed Colyer, Michael Cleaver as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Hands, Derek Donald as Director

1 July 1997

Appointed Sasse, Justin Andrew as Director

11 April 1997

Resigned Gubbey, Christopher Patrick Marston as Director

2 January 1997

Appointed Watters, Thomas Charles Francis as Director

4 October 1996

Resigned Pearce, Geoffrey Steven as Director

3 July 1995

Appointed Gubbey, Christopher Patrick Marston as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Owen, Leslie Joseph as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Constantine, Maureen as Director

31 December 1994

Resigned Dixey, Andrew Roger as Director

31 December 1994

Resigned Oleary, Anthony Joseph as Director

11 November 1994

Resigned Dickenson, John Ian as Director

15 October 1993

Resigned Bird, Malcolm Hugh as Director

1 September 1993

Appointed Dixey, Andrew Roger as Director

16 August 1993

Appointed Hodgkins, Rodney Stephen as Director

12 July 1993

Resigned Chandler, John Ernest as Director

12 July 1993

Resigned Bonner, Trevor Courtnay as Director

12 July 1993

Resigned Kalyandjian, Sarkis as Director

1 May 1993

Appointed Mueller, Rainer Manfred, Dr as Director

30 April 1993

Resigned Broom, Anthony Ernest John Newton as Director

4 February 1993

Appointed Kalyandjian, Sarkis as Director

4 January 1993

Appointed Bird, Malcolm Hugh as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

GKN Automotive Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Company Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 34104

Filings 290

Date	Description	Made Up To
24 September 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
3 September 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	1 September 2026
19 June 2026	Appointment of a director
18 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
18 June 2026	Termination of appointment of a director