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GKN Industries Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 22

  1. Helen Redfern 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. John David Nicholson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. James Victor Pedder 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Emma Jayne Hayward 2023-2026 Director View profile
  5. Matthew John Richards 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alfred William Curral 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Mark Josceline Sclater 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Adam Christopher Walker 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Judith Mary Felton 2009-2014 Director View profile
  10. William Claire Seeger Jr. 2008-2014 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Macrae Stein 2001-2018 Director View profile
  12. Richard Williamson Etches 1998-2004 Director View profile
  13. Grey Denham 1996-2009 Director View profile
  14. David John Turner 1994-2001 Director View profile
  15. Brian Douglas Insch 1993-1998 Director View profile
  16. Brian Augustine Walsh 1993 Director View profile
  17. Anthony Frank George 1996 Director View profile
  18. Julie Elizabeth Mcleod 2023-2026 Secretary View profile
  19. Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  20. Kerry Anne Watson 2012-2018 Secretary View profile
  21. Kerry Anne Abigail Porritt 2012-2012 Secretary View profile
  22. Tanya Stote 2009-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
21/08/1890
Registered office
London
Previous names
G.K.N. Industries Limited (until 03/07/2024)

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • GKN Enterprise Limited ceased 2023-02-28
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Melrose Industries PLC ceased 2023-04-12
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-28

Group

  1. GKN Industries Limited is controlled by GKN Enterprise Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GKN Enterprise Limited is controlled by GKN Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. GKN Holdings Limited is controlled by GKN Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. GKN Limited is controlled by Melrose Industries PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-08-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Melrose Industries PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 18Professional services 16Finance 5Business services 2Manufacturing 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00032262
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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