Hinduja Automotive Limited
Company 00159177 Active
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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
- Jose Maria Alapont Director · appointed 2014
- Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja Director · appointed 1998
- Venkatesan Venkataraman Director · appointed 2018
15.7y median 11.7y
average tenure
27.7y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Jose Maria Alapont Director · appointed 2014
- Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja Director · appointed 1998
- Venkatesan Venkataraman Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja Director · appointed 1998
Portfolio (2)
- Jose Maria Alapont Director · appointed 2014
- Venkatesan Venkataraman Director · appointed 2018
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025
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 3Business services 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Switch Mobility Limited 1 shared director
- Optare UK Limited 1 shared director
- Optare PLC 1 shared director
- Hinduja Investments and Project Services Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00159177 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 27/09/1919 |
| Address | 12 CHARLES II STREET, 1ST FLOOR, LONDON, SW1Y 4QU |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
70100 - Activities of head offices
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.
- Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja ceased 2022-09-01
significant influence · notified 2016-04-07
Owns 6 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- 06547673
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - 06547706
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Optare PLC
25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Hinduja Tech UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-26 - Tecosim Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-02-20 - OHM International Mobility Limited ceased 2022-09-07
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-08-02
Officers (21)
- Venkatesan Venkataraman Director · appointed 2018
- Jose Maria Alapont Director · appointed 2014
- Abhijit Mukhopadhyay Secretary · appointed 2005
- Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja Director · appointed 1998
Show 17 former officers
- Ajay Prakash Hinduja Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2018
- Sumantran, Venkataramane, Dr Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2014
- Ramaswami Seshasayee Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2013
- Gopichand Parmanand Hinduja Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2025
- Francisco Javier Colon Martinez Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Franco Fenoglio Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Jean Brunol Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2005
- Marco Bianchi Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2006
- Luigi Matta Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
- Subhash Chawla Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2000
- Pierangelo Guibasso Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2000
- Renato Sorce Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2001
- Verinder Kumar Beri Director · resigned 1998
- Roberto Borsa Director · resigned 1993
- Massimo Aimetti Director · resigned 1993
- Herbert Klingele Director · resigned 2014
- Firooz Sahami Secretary · resigned 2015
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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