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GKN Powder Metallurgy Holdings Limited

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Previous officers 30

  1. Richard William Wood 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Peter Johannes Christoph Eichholz 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Matthew John Richards 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Diego Laurent 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Dr Peter Oberparleiter 2013-2022 Director View profile
  6. Steven Ray Markevich 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Craig Parr 2009-2013 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Paul Granger 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Reynolds Smith 2006-2015 Director View profile
  10. Richard John Clowes 2002-2006 Director View profile
  11. Marcus De La Poer Beresford 2001-2002 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Macrae Stein 1998-2008 Director View profile
  13. Seifollah Ghasemi 1998-2001 Director View profile
  14. Sir Chung Kong Chow 1997-2001 Director View profile
  15. Joseph Carreras 1997-1998 Director View profile
  16. David John Turner 1997-2001 Director View profile
  17. Trevor Courtnay Bonner 1997-1999 Director View profile
  18. William Comfort 1997-2001 Director View profile
  19. David Leonard Rood 1996-1997 Director View profile
  20. John Hardeman Hughes 1993-1996 Director View profile
  21. Brian Augustine Walsh 1993 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Frank George 1996 Director View profile
  23. Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  24. GKN Group Services Limited 2017-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  25. Katie Clarke 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  26. Richard Paul Gough 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  27. Richard William Wood 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  28. Michael Thomas Kestner 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  29. Judith Mary Felton 1996-2008 Secretary View profile
  30. Rufus Alexander Ogilvie Smals 1996-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
16/12/1938
Registered office
Solihull
Previous names
GKN Sinter Metals Holdings Limited (until 01/08/2018)

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 Powder Metallurgy Holdings 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.

1 directors on the board

3.9y median 3.9y
average tenure
3.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00347378
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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