GKN DRIVELINE BIRMINGHAM LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£124M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£6.9M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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
The Directors have therefore prepared the financial statements 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 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£431,000 | £259,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,806,000 | -£6,917,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£6,779,000 | -£6,917,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£116,805,000 | -£123,722,000 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32013.9% | 589252.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.00x | |
| Interest cover | -0.07x | 0.04x |
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)
“The Directors have therefore prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. No adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 29 January 2025, the Boards of Dowlais and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) reached an agreement and recommended the share and cash combination of the Company with AAM. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWARD, Emma Jayne | Director | 2022-10-31 | Aug 1981 | British |
| NICHOLSON, John David | Director | 2022-10-31 | Jun 1981 | British |
Show 63 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 282 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2023-04-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.