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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
- David John Geraghty 2024-2026 View profile
- Michael Groebner 2024-2024 View profile
- Hugo Gerhard Burgers 2023-2024 View profile
- Philip John O'Donnell 2021-2023 View profile
- Dr Christian Schmehl 2020-2021 View profile
- Abdul Mudassar Butt 2020-2021 View profile
- Martyn Richard Vaughan 2019-2019 View profile
- Martyn Vaughn 2019-2019 View profile
- Philip Dodds 2019-2020 View profile
- Matthew John Richards 2018-2018 View profile
- Garry Elliot Barnes 2018-2018 View profile
- Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2018 View profile
- Geoffrey Damien Morgan 2018-2018 View profile
- Steven Michael Dainty 2017-2019 View profile
- Paul John Spear Wyatt 2016-2019 View profile
- Simon Nicholas Meadows 2015-2016 View profile
- Neil Michael Pragg 2012-2017 View profile
- Francis Vincent Knowles 2008-2010 View profile
- William James Hoy 2002-2016 View profile
- David Short 1999-2006 View profile
- John William Rosenthal 1997-1998 View profile
- Peter Charles Venton 1996-1996 View profile
- Robert Edward Smith 1994-1998 View profile
- Richard John Clowes 1993-2005 View profile
- Alexander Daly 1994 View profile
- David John Wright 1996 View profile
- David Houghton 1993 View profile
- Neil Michael Pragg 2012-2017 View profile
- David Bond 2005-2012 View profile
- Andrew M Rooke 2000-2002 View profile
- GKN Group Services LTD 1999-2019 View profile
- Alfred William Curral 1997-2000 View profile
- Nigel Macrae Stein 1994-1997 View profile
- Christopher David Rowe 1993-1994 View profile
- James Alexander Fraser 1993 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
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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- GKN Cylinder Liners UK Limited
- GKN Fasteners Limited
- Melrose NOK Investments Limited
- GKN Building Services Europe Limited
- A.P. Newall & Company Limited
- Dowlais Automotive Limited
- GKN Ventures Limited
- Rzeppa Limited
- GKN 3 Trustee 2024 Limited
- Melrose GBP Investments Limited
- Autostructures UK Limited
- GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems (Luton) Limited
- GKN Sinter Metals Limited
- GKN Westland Services Limited
- GKN Driveline Birmingham Limited
- GKN Finance (UK) Limited
- GKN Aerospace (FFT) Limited
- British Hovercraft Corporation Limited
- Firth Cleveland Limited
- GKN USD Investments Limited
- GKN Westland Limited
- GKN Investments II LP
- GKN SEK Investments Limited
- GKN Limited
- Melrose Euro Investments Limited
- GKN Bound Brook Limited
- GKN Driveline UK Limited
- G.K.N. Group Services Limited
- GKN Cedu Limited
- P.F.D. Limited
- GKN Westland Aerospace Holdings Limited
- G.K.N. Powder MET. Limited
- GKN 2 Trustee 2018 Limited
- GKN Defence Limited
- Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds, Limited
- GKN Marks Limited
- GKN Defence Holdings Limited
- Ball Components Limited
- GKN U.S. Investments Limited
- GKN Automotive Holdings Limited
- GKN Service UK Limited
- GKN 1 Trustee 2018 Limited
- GKN Overseas Holdings Limited
- GKN Sankey Finance Limited
- GKN 3 Trustee 2018 Limited
- Moveero Limited
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
- Michael David Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Matthew Rees Pritchard Director · appointed 2020
- Julian Rudolph PÖTzl Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew Rees Pritchard Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Michael David Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Matthew Rees Pritchard Director · appointed 2020
- Julian Rudolph PÖTzl Director · appointed 2020
Left in the last 12 months
- David John Geraghty Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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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