Company · Birmingham
M1 (Continental & Japanese) Motor Parts Limited
M1 (Continental & Japanese) Motor Parts Limited is an active UK company (number 01621478), incorporated 1982, with 1 current director, Cade Ashby Galvin. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- John Frederick Coombes 2022-2025 View profile
- Robert Paul Robinson 2002-2022 View profile
- Oliver John Fortes 2002-2022 View profile
- Howard Frederick Ashton 2002-2022 View profile
- Francis William Maddison 2002-2010 View profile
- Trevor John Fortes 2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- Incorporated
- 11/03/1982
- Registered office
- Birmingham
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Howard Frederick Ashton ceased 2022-05-17
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-16 - Robert Paul Robinson ceased 2022-05-17
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Oliver John Fortes ceased 2022-05-17
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-16 - Alliance Automotive UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-05-17
Group
- M1 (Continental & Japanese) Motor Parts Limited
is controlled by Howard Frederick Ashton
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-16, ceased 2022-05-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Howard Frederick Ashton.
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
- Cade Ashby Galvin Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- John Frederick Coombes Director · appointed 2022 · 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.
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
- 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
- 01621478
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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