GKN DRIVELINE SERVICE LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£24m
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
+35.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,290,000 | £9,173,000 | £10,286,000 | +12.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,111,000 | £1,451,000 | £2,275,000 | +56.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,771,000 | £2,289,000 | £3,097,000 | +35.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,753,000 | £2,316,000 | £2,971,000 | +28.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,265,000 | £22,317,000 | £25,086,000 | +12.4% | |
| Net assets | £19,178,000 | £21,494,000 | £24,465,000 | +13.8% | |
| Equity | £19,178,000 | £21,494,000 | £24,465,000 | +13.8% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 31 | 32 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £1,247,000 | £1,217,000 | £1,284,000 | +5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £75,000 | £80,000 | £78,000 | -2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £8,000 | £8,000 | 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.5% | 15.8% | 22.1% | |
| Net margin | 26.8% | 25.2% | 28.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 6.5% | 9.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | 15.42x | 16.91x | 12.73x | |
| Interest cover | 63.97x | 26.87x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 3 times since incorporation
- GKN DRIVELINE SERVICE LIMITED 2004-05-13 → present
- GKN DRIVELINE LIMITED 1995-01-30 → 2004-05-13
- HARDY SPICER DRIVE LINE LIMITED 1987-02-06 → 1995-01-30
- HARDY SPICER WALTERSCHEID LIMITED 1960-02-16 → 1987-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company's forecasts show that the Company expects to be able to continue to operate for the next 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- GKN DRIVELINE SERVICE LIMITED · parent
- Ball Components Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 February 2026, Dauch Corporation acquired the entire issued ordinary share capital of the Company's previous ultimate parent company, Dowlais Group Limited, by way of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENSTOCK, Andrew Nicholas | Secretary | 2007-08-30 | — | British |
| GOODALL, Stephen John | Director | 2022-11-30 | Apr 1962 | British |
| HENSTOCK, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2026-05-14 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Michael Gary | Secretary | — | 2004-06-25 |
| CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe | Secretary | 2018-07-04 | 2023-04-20 |
| GOLD, Nancy Ann | Secretary | 2004-06-25 | 2007-08-29 |
| GKN GROUP SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-06-25 | 2019-04-12 |
| ARNTZ, Manfred | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2023-04-20 |
| COOK, Michael Gary | Director | — | 2004-06-25 |
| CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2023-04-20 |
| DURING, Wilfrid | Director | — | 1998-07-01 |
| GOERTS, Dominik Sebastian | Director | 2022-11-30 | 2024-04-18 |
| GRANGER, Christopher Paul | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-11-28 |
| HAMILTON, Andrew | Director | — | 2005-04-29 |
| HENSTOCK, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2022-11-30 |
| LAVERY, Gerard Francis | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-01-13 |
| LEMSER, Wolfgang | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| LISTER, Keith Charles | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-11-01 |
| MARTINEZ, Daniel | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2022-11-30 |
| MEADOWS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2016-08-01 |
| MICO, Leonard Hugh | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2008-06-01 |
| MORGAN, Geoffrey Damien | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2023-04-20 |
| OSTERRIED, Rolf Ludwig | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| PRAGG, Neil Michael | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| RAMSAY, Adam David John | Director | 2024-04-18 | 2026-05-30 |
| RICHARDS, Matthew John | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2023-04-20 |
| SAUNDERS, Robert Henry | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| SCHRAHE, Stefan | Director | 2014-09-09 | 2017-01-01 |
| SIMKINS, Derek | Director | — | 2004-07-01 |
| SPENCER, Stephen Hugh | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-09-08 |
| STOKES, Michael Donald Gresham | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2001-02-01 |
| TAYLOR, Simon Jonathan | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2019-03-15 |
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 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | 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 | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | 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 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | 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 | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.