---
title: "GKN POWDER METALLURGY HOLDINGS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00347378
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# GKN POWDER METALLURGY HOLDINGS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00347378`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **Gkn Powder Metallurgy Holdings Limited** — source · `gb-coh:347378` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67b5869e-f97c-4cf6-8fd8-47a980730dd6
- **GKN POWDER METALLURGY HOLDINGS LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:549300X2E9GCHISTLJ60` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/caebb612-96ca-5550-9932-16c515ba399a

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e28dea71-59a5-561d-8aed-59cde66855e8
- **Gkn Enterprise Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7ffb65a1-9bfa-4107-89b9-ded11e15fb7f
- **MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e28dea71-59a5-561d-8aed-59cde66855e8
- **DOWLAIS GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **G.K.N. POWDER MET. LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/89d93c20-8513-5bd7-ae16-df6ec1d26dac
- **GKN SINTER METALS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4b877323-f21b-5574-a8b3-d181810f4f1b
- **G.K.N. INTERNATIONAL TRADING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8dcd86eb-d1fa-5fd6-8d04-ceab1449fbd9
- **RIGBY METAL COMPONENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ba6afea5-faaf-5567-aa51-9ecd64f080c2
- **G.K.N. INTERNATIONAL TRADING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8dcd86eb-d1fa-5fd6-8d04-ceab1449fbd9
- **G.K.N. POWDER MET. LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/89d93c20-8513-5bd7-ae16-df6ec1d26dac
- **GKN SINTER METALS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4b877323-f21b-5574-a8b3-d181810f4f1b

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **37-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `00347378`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1938-12-16
- **Registered office:** Rhodium Building Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley Park, Solihull, B90 8AS, England
- **SIC:** 70100

### Officers

- CALLAGHAN, Ryan James — secretary · appointed 2016-07-01
- CALLAGHAN, Ryan James — director · British · appointed 2018-03-01
- HARTE, Gareth Valentine — director · Irish · appointed 2022-09-01
- CLARKE, Katie — secretary · appointed 2013-09-05 · resigned 2016-07-01
- CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe — secretary · appointed 2018-07-04 · resigned 2023-04-20
- FELTON, Judith Mary — secretary · British · appointed 2001-08-06 · resigned 2008-02-08
- FELTON, Judith Mary — secretary · British · resigned 1997-07-09
- GOUGH, Richard Paul — secretary · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2013-09-05
- KESTNER, Michael Thomas — secretary · American · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1998-01-15
- OGILVIE SMALS, Rufus Alexander — secretary · British · appointed 1998-01-15 · resigned 1998-04-08
- STEIN, Nigel Macrae — secretary · British · appointed 1998-04-08 · resigned 2001-08-06
- WOOD, Richard William — secretary · British · appointed 2008-02-08 · resigned 2012-01-23
- [GKN GROUP SERVICES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae31e75d-8208-4846-94de-1a4120079a03) — corporate secretary · appointed 2017-06-09 · resigned 2019-04-12
- BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. — director · British · appointed 2018-07-04 · resigned 2023-04-20
- BERESFORD, Marcus De La Poer — director · British · appointed 2001-08-06 · resigned 2002-12-31
- BONNER, Trevor Courtnay — director · British · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1999-03-31
- CARRERAS, Joseph — director · American · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 1998-04-08
- CHOW, Chung Kong, Sir — director · British · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 2001-08-06
- CLOWES, Richard John — director · British · appointed 2002-12-31 · resigned 2006-02-08
- COMFORT, William — director · American · appointed 1997-07-09 · resigned 2001-08-06

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Dowlais Group Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2023-04-12
- [Melrose Industries Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e28dea71-59a5-561d-8aed-59cde66855e8) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2023-04-12
- [Gkn Enterprise Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7ffb65a1-9bfa-4107-89b9-ded11e15fb7f) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2023-02-28

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00347378
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00347378

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **GKN POWDER METALLURGY HOLDINGS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **GKN POWDER METALLURGY HOLDINGS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._