# GKN Enterprise Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00984980](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00984980)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 17 Jul 1970
- **Registered office:** 11TH FLOOR THE COLMORE BUILDING,, COLMORE CIRCUS QUEENSWAY,, BIRMINGHAM, B4 6AT
- **Nature of business:** [70100](/sic/70100) Activities of head offices
- **Corporate group:** [Dowlais Group Limited](/group/104633) (84 companies)


## Previous names

- Guest Keen And Nettlefolds (U.K.) Public Limited Company (until 1 Aug 1986)
- GKN (United Kingdom) Public Limited Company (until 28 Jun 2017)
- GKN Enterprise Public Limited Company (until 28 Jun 2017)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSOP, Robert John Brooke | director | - | 31 Dec 1992 |
| WALSH, Brian Augustine | director | - | 30 Apr 1993 |
| DALY, Alexander | director | - | 31 Aug 1994 |
| LEWIS, Christopher Peter | secretary | - | 24 Mar 1995 |
| JONES, Alan Wingate | director | 18 May 1994 | 31 Mar 1995 |
| GEORGE, Anthony Frank | director | - | 17 May 1996 |
| LEES, David Bryan, Sir | director | - | 31 Dec 1996 |
| BONNER, Trevor Courtnay | director | - | 31 Jul 1998 |
| KALYANDJIAN, Sarkis | director | 1 Aug 1997 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| WRIGHT, David John | director | 1 Apr 1995 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| BERESFORD, Marcus De La Poer | director | 1 Aug 1992 | 31 Jul 1998 |
| INSCH, Brian Douglas | director | - | 30 Sep 1998 |
| CHOW, Chung Kong, Sir | director | 1 Jul 1996 | 6 Aug 2001 |
| TURNER, David John | director | 3 Dec 1993 | 6 Aug 2001 |
| BERESFORD, Marcus De La Poer | director | 6 Aug 2001 | 31 Dec 2002 |
| ETCHES, Richard Williamson | director | 6 Oct 1997 | 30 Jun 2004 |
| DENHAM, Grey | director | 17 May 1996 | 7 May 2009 |
| FELTON, Judith Mary | secretary | 24 Mar 1995 | 7 May 2009 |
| SMITH, Kevin, Sir | director | 1 Jan 2003 | 31 Dec 2011 |
| STOTE, Tanya | secretary | 7 May 2009 | 22 Feb 2012 |
| PORRITT, Kerry Anne Abigail | secretary | 22 Feb 2012 | 13 Sep 2012 |
| SEEGER JR, William Claire | director | 30 Jan 2008 | 25 Feb 2014 |
| FELTON, Judith Mary | director | 7 May 2009 | 20 Jun 2014 |
| WALKER, Adam Christopher | director | 25 Feb 2014 | 10 Nov 2017 |
| STEIN, Nigel Macrae | director | 6 Aug 2001 | 14 Mar 2018 |
| SCLATER, Mark Josceline | director | 21 Jun 2014 | 19 Apr 2018 |
| WATSON, Kerry Anne | secretary | 13 Sep 2012 | 24 Apr 2018 |
| CURRAL, Alfred William | director | 13 Nov 2017 | 30 Apr 2018 |
| CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe | director | 19 Apr 2018 | 31 May 2023 |
| CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe | secretary | 19 Apr 2018 | 31 May 2023 |
| MORGAN, Geoffrey Damien | director | 25 Apr 2018 | 7 Mar 2024 |
| RICHARDS, Matthew John | director | 25 Apr 2018 | 7 Mar 2024 |
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | director | 25 Apr 2018 | 7 Mar 2024 |
| PAYNE, Michael | director | 7 Mar 2024 |  |
| ANDERSON, Sarah Anne | director | 7 Mar 2024 |  |
| GOUGH, Richard Paul | director | 7 Mar 2024 |  |
| FERNANDEZ, Warren | director | 31 May 2023 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gkn Holdings Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |




## Owned by

GKN Enterprise Limited → [GKN Holdings Limited](/company/00066549) → [GKN Limited](/company/04191106) → [Melrose Industries PLC](/company/09800044)



## Controls

- [British Hovercraft Corporation Limited](/company/00129048) (00129048)
- [Firth Cleveland Limited](/company/00522177) (00522177)
- [GKN Aerospace (Fft) Limited](/company/00355317) (00355317)
- [GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems (Luton) Limited](/company/02829302) (02829302)
- [GKN Bound Brook Limited](/company/00673727) (00673727)
- [GKN Building Services Europe Limited](/company/00816396) (00816396)
- [GKN Composites Limited](/company/00324025) (00324025)
- [GKN Computer Services Limited](/company/00204032) (00204032)
- [GKN Defence Holdings Limited](/company/00347258) (00347258)
- [GKN Defence Limited](/company/00617410) (00617410)



## Directors' other companies

- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [Westland System Assessment Limited](/company/01764218)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [Raingear Limited](/company/01486598)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [GKN Export Services Limited](/company/00447272)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems (Luton) Limited](/company/02829302)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [GKN Cedu Limited](/company/00352162)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [Alder Miles Druce Limited](/company/00447026)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [GKN Westland Aerospace Advanced Materials Limited](/company/01078310)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [Mckechnie 2005 Pension Scheme Trustee Limited](/company/09725047)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [GKN Computer Services Limited](/company/00204032)
- [ANDERSON, Sarah Anne](/person/5993093) - director at [Melrose Nok Investments Limited](/company/14978075)



## Companies at the same address

- [Alder Miles Druce Limited](/company/00447026) (00447026)
- [Birfield Limited](/company/00035073) (00035073)
- [British Hovercraft Corporation Limited](/company/00129048) (00129048)
- [Firth Cleveland Limited](/company/00522177) (00522177)
- [GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems (Luton) Limited](/company/02829302) (02829302)
- [GKN Bound Brook Limited](/company/00673727) (00673727)
- [GKN Building Services Europe Limited](/company/00816396) (00816396)
- [GKN Cedu Limited](/company/00352162) (00352162)
- [GKN Composites Limited](/company/00324025) (00324025)
- [GKN Computer Services Limited](/company/00204032) (00204032)



