GKN DRIVELINE BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£130m
-5.1% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6.3m
+9.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £259,000 | £468,000 | +80.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,917,000 | -£6,277,000 | +9.3% | |
| Net profit | -£6,917,000 | -£6,277,000 | +9.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£123,722,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | — | -£129,999,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 589252.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.04x | 0.07x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GKN DRIVELINE BIRMINGHAM LIMITED 2003-04-17 → present
- GKN HARDY SPICER LIMITED 1993-01-22 → 2003-04-17
- HARDY SPICER LIMITED 1912-05-04 → 1993-01-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Consequently, the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During 2022, GKN Driveline Birmingham Limited's trading operations ceased. The former site was sold in December 2023.”
- “On 3 February 2026, Dauch Corporation completed its acquisition of Dowlais Group Limited and became the Company's new ultimate parent company.”
- “A small parcel of land, having nil net book value, was sold for net proceeds of £213,000 in April 2025. The associated lease surrender resulted in net proceeds of £248,000 in March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Jessica Ann | Director | 2026-05-14 | Nov 1985 | Australian |
| MARSHALL, Lee Trevor | Director | 2026-05-14 | Jan 1988 | English |
| SIMPSON, Brian Douglas | Director | 2026-05-14 | Feb 1974 | American |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINDLEY, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2016-09-09 | 2019-05-20 |
| CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe | Secretary | 2018-07-04 | 2020-12-18 |
| FITZSIMMONS, Julian Spencer | Secretary | 2012-11-19 | 2015-02-13 |
| HARLAND, John Robert | Secretary | 2019-05-20 | 2020-01-24 |
| HARROP, Stephen Michael | Secretary | — | 2000-01-10 |
| HUTCHINGS, Paul Stephen | Secretary | 2011-08-31 | 2011-12-21 |
| HYDE, Philip John | Secretary | 2000-01-10 | 2011-08-31 |
| WESTWOOD, Steven Allen | Secretary | 2015-06-25 | 2016-09-09 |
| GKN GROUP SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1999-05-12 | 2019-04-12 |
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2020-12-18 |
| BIRD, Malcolm Hugh | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1993-10-15 |
| BIRD, Malcolm Hugh | Director | — | 2007-10-11 |
| BONNER, Trevor Courtnay | Director | — | 1993-07-12 |
| BRINDLEY, Ian Michael | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2019-05-20 |
| BROOM, Anthony Ernest John Newton | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| CHANDLER, John Ernest | Director | — | 1993-07-12 |
| COLYER, Michael Cleaver | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2002-06-18 |
| CONSTANTINE, Maureen | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-06-12 |
| CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2020-12-18 |
| CURRAL, Alfred William | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2016-09-09 |
| DICKENSON, John Ian | Director | — | 1994-11-11 |
| DINNIE, John Barton | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2001-09-03 |
| DIXEY, Andrew Roger | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| DZIUBA, Roman, Dr | Director | 2015-10-09 | 2016-09-09 |
| ESSEX, Richard Ian | Director | 2002-05-06 | 2004-12-31 |
| FAIRBROTHER, Michael | Director | 2007-07-23 | 2014-10-03 |
| FITZSIMMONS, Julian Spencer | Director | 2012-11-19 | 2015-02-13 |
| FOSTER, Paul Nigel | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2002-12-31 |
| GABRIEL, Mark Jeremy | Director | 2007-09-19 | 2022-10-31 |
| GATTERER, Kurt | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2015-10-09 |
| GELDARD-WILLIAMS, Neil Charles | Director | 2014-11-10 | 2016-06-13 |
| GUBBEY, Christopher Patrick Marston | Director | 1995-07-03 | 1997-04-11 |
| HANDS, Derek Donald | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| HARLAND, John Robert | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2020-01-24 |
| HARROP, Stephen Michael | Director | — | 2000-01-10 |
| HAYWARD, Emma Jayne | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2026-05-14 |
| HEATH, Richard Thomas | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2019-02-08 |
| HELLWEGER, Hannes | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2022-12-31 |
| HICKMAN, John Andrew | Director | 2018-05-24 | 2019-02-08 |
| HODGKINS, Rodney Stephen | Director | 1993-08-16 | 2003-03-31 |
| HUTCHINGS, Paul Stephen | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2011-12-21 |
| HYDE, Philip John | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2011-08-31 |
| JONES, Alison Karen | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| KALYANDJIAN, Sarkis | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1993-07-12 |
| LYCETT, Ian Peter | Director | 2020-05-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| MAGAL, Gamil | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2000-04-30 |
| MCKENNA, John James | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2013-06-24 |
| MEADOWS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2018-09-28 |
| MESSNER, Wolfram | Director | 2014-10-04 | 2016-09-09 |
| MORGAN, Geoffrey Damien | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2020-12-18 |
| MUELLER, Rainer Manfred, Dr | Director | 1993-05-01 | 2003-03-26 |
| NG CHIN HENG, Wilson | Director | 2019-02-08 | 2019-08-16 |
| NICHOLSON, John David | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2026-05-14 |
| NOCK, Adam Paul | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2015-06-29 |
| OLEARY, Anthony Joseph | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| OWEN, Leslie Joseph | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-09-28 |
| PEARCE, Geoffrey Steven | Director | — | 1996-10-04 |
| POKLIC, Andrej | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2018-05-24 |
| RICHARDS, Matthew John | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2020-12-18 |
| SASSE, Justin Andrew | Director | 1997-07-01 | 1999-04-23 |
| STRACHAN, Ian Michael | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2022-10-31 |
| VARNES, Duncan Alan | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2011-08-31 |
| WATTERS, Thomas Charles Francis | Director | 1997-01-02 | 1999-03-31 |
| WESTWOOD, Steven Allen | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2018-12-03 |
| WOOD, Thomas | Director | — | 1998-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gkn Automotive Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 290 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.