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Sankey Holding Limited

Activities of head offices

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

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Previous officers 35

  1. David John Geraghty 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael Groebner 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Hugo Gerhard Burgers 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Philip John O'Donnell 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Christian Schmehl 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Abdul Mudassar Butt 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. Martyn Richard Vaughan 2019-2019 Director View profile
  8. Martyn Vaughn 2019-2019 Director View profile
  9. Philip Dodds 2019-2020 Director View profile
  10. Matthew John Richards 2018-2018 Director View profile
  11. Garry Elliot Barnes 2018-2018 Director View profile
  12. Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2018 Director View profile
  13. Geoffrey Damien Morgan 2018-2018 Director View profile
  14. Steven Michael Dainty 2017-2019 Director View profile
  15. Paul John Spear Wyatt 2016-2019 Director View profile
  16. Simon Nicholas Meadows 2015-2016 Director View profile
  17. Neil Michael Pragg 2012-2017 Director View profile
  18. Francis Vincent Knowles 2008-2010 Director View profile
  19. William James Hoy 2002-2016 Director View profile
  20. David Short 1999-2006 Director View profile
  21. John William Rosenthal 1997-1998 Director View profile
  22. Peter Charles Venton 1996-1996 Director View profile
  23. Robert Edward Smith 1994-1998 Director View profile
  24. Richard John Clowes 1993-2005 Director View profile
  25. Alexander Daly 1994 Director View profile
  26. David John Wright 1996 Director View profile
  27. David Houghton 1993 Director View profile
  28. Neil Michael Pragg 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  29. David Bond 2005-2012 Secretary View profile
  30. Andrew M Rooke 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  31. GKN Group Services LTD 1999-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  32. Alfred William Curral 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  33. Nigel Macrae Stein 1994-1997 Secretary View profile
  34. Christopher David Rowe 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  35. James Alexander Fraser 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
18/09/1902
Registered office
Birmingham
Previous names
G K N Sankey Limited (until 06/09/2021)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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 2020-11-25
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Sankey Holding Limited is controlled by GKN Enterprise Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-11-25 · 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

4.6y median 5.6y
average tenure
6.4y
longest tenure

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.

Manufacturing 6Finance 2Dormant 1

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
00074901
Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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