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Autostructures UK Limited

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

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Previous officers 36

  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. Philip Dodds 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Matthew John Richards 2018-2018 Director View profile
  9. Garry Elliot Barnes 2018-2018 Director View profile
  10. Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2018 Director View profile
  11. Geoffrey Damien Morgan 2018-2018 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Kirkham Parry 2017-2019 Director View profile
  13. Duncan Alan Varnes 2015-2018 Director View profile
  14. Steven Michael Dainty 2015-2019 Director View profile
  15. Paul John Spear Wyatt 2014-2019 Director View profile
  16. Stefan Schrahe 2014-2017 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Hugh Spencer 2010-2014 Director View profile
  18. Steven Michael Bidmead 2010-2015 Director View profile
  19. Simon Nicholas Meadows 2010-2016 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Paul Granger 2010-2014 Director View profile
  21. Steven Anthony Norgrove 2007-2015 Director View profile
  22. Simon John Chadwick 2006-2007 Director View profile
  23. Richard Ian Essex 2005-2007 Director View profile
  24. Tim Smith 2002-2004 Director View profile
  25. Robert Henry Saunders 1999-2003 Director View profile
  26. David Short 1999-2006 Director View profile
  27. Rufus Alexander Ogilvie Smals 1995-1999 Director View profile
  28. David Leonard Rood 1999 Director View profile
  29. Grey Denham 1995 Director View profile
  30. Neil Michael Pragg 2007-2017 Secretary View profile
  31. David Bond 2001-2007 Secretary View profile
  32. Robert Edward Smith 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  33. GKN Group Services LTD 1999-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  34. Mark Elliot Johnson 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  35. Judith Mary Felton 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  36. Christopher Peter Lewis 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/03/1958

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.

Group

  1. Autostructures UK Limited is controlled by Sankey Holding Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £581,894 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £581,894 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £94,7922020-06-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £487,1022018-04-01
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 3Professional services 3Finance 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
00600230
Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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