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Dowlais Automotive Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. John David Nicholson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Emma Jayne Hayward 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Matthew John Richards 2018-2023 Director View profile
  4. Kerry Anne Watson 2012-2018 Director View profile
  5. Kerry Anne Abigail Porritt 2012-2012 Director View profile
  6. David Neale Gordon Radford 2011-2018 Director View profile
  7. Nigel John Stephens 2011-2017 Director View profile
  8. Rufus Alexander Ogilvie 2006-2011 Director View profile
  9. Robert Michael Allen 2006-2011 Director View profile
  10. Antony Dennis Lindsay 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. David James Richardson 2000-2002 Director View profile
  12. Brian Keith Montgomery 1997-2003 Director View profile
  13. John Richard Biggs 1996-2001 Director View profile
  14. Innocente Marcolini 1991 Director View profile
  15. Carlo Eugenio Pio Colombotti 2000 Director View profile
  16. Louis Elisa Sacksen 1996 Director View profile
  17. Barby Dashwood-Hall 1994 Director View profile
  18. Marino Pasotti 2000 Director View profile
  19. Jonathon Colin Fyfe Crawford 2018-2023 Secretary View profile
  20. Tanya Stote 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Judith Mary Felton 2006-2009 Secretary View profile
  22. William James Hoy 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  23. Ian Robinson 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  24. GKN Group Services LTD 2000-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  25. Dainylle Marie Morris 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  26. Dunraven Street Registrars Limited 2000 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
27/10/1981
Registered office
London
Previous names
FAD (UK) Limited (until 13/12/2022)

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. Dowlais Automotive Limited is controlled by GKN Industries Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GKN Industries 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
  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.

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

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
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.

Dormant 24Professional services 24Business services 3Finance 3Manufacturing 3

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
01593803
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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