---
title: "DOWLAIS GROUP LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f
identifier: oo:GB-COH-14591224
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DOWLAIS GROUP LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-14591224`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **DOWLAIS GROUP PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:213800XM8WOFLY6VPC92` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9d59d687-9604-5122-80d1-5f90396583ba

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc.** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/60d08b8d-0cb5-4296-85d0-0e144fff137d
- **SHIELD TRUST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a57023be-462b-523c-8d4a-a045db983578
- **Melrose Industries Plc** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ec33d2e0-8f17-4b28-aaca-d554f75226ee

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **DOWLAIS GROUP HEADQUARTERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6204c21e-2cc5-5874-b50b-7cd1f878c64c
- **GKN INDUSTRIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/78835e17-0f10-5a59-92a8-347036181a0a
- **GKN POWDER METALLURGY HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4aaf9ca6-c51c-5e3a-8df9-7f3d9f49cebe

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

A **13-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:** `14591224`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2023-01-13
- **Registered office:** Dauch 4th Floor, 170 Piccadilly, London, England, W1J 9EF
- **SIC:** 64209

### Officers

- COLLINS, Jessica Ann — director · Australian · appointed 2026-05-14
- CURRY, Shannon Johnson — director · American · appointed 2026-05-14
- MARSHALL, Lee Trevor — director · English · appointed 2026-05-14
- NICHOLSON, John David — secretary · appointed 2023-01-13 · resigned 2026-05-14
- BARKHAM, Fiona Margaret — director · British · appointed 2023-02-20 · resigned 2026-02-03
- BAXTER, Celia Frances — director · British · appointed 2023-02-20 · resigned 2026-02-03
- BUTTERWORTH, Liam — director · British · appointed 2023-02-10 · resigned 2026-02-03
- FIORONI, Roberto — director · Italian · appointed 2023-02-10 · resigned 2026-04-30
- HARRISON, Philip James — director · British · appointed 2023-02-10 · resigned 2026-02-03
- INNES, Alexandra Winifred Louise — director · British,American,Swedish · appointed 2023-02-20 · resigned 2024-05-21
- MACKENZIE SMITH, Simon — director · British · appointed 2023-02-09 · resigned 2026-02-03
- MARTIN, Geoffrey Peter — director · British · appointed 2023-01-13 · resigned 2024-05-21
- NICHOLSON, John David — director · British · appointed 2026-02-03 · resigned 2026-05-14
- PECKHAM, Simon — director · British · appointed 2023-01-13 · resigned 2023-12-31
- VASUDEVA, Shali — director · British · appointed 2023-02-20 · resigned 2026-02-03

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Dauch Corporation](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/60d08b8d-0cb5-4296-85d0-0e144fff137d) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — since 2026-02-03
- Melrose Industries Plc — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2023-04-20
- [Shield Trust Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a57023be-462b-523c-8d4a-a045db983578) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2023-01-18

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14591224
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14591224

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DOWLAIS GROUP LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/bd06d3d5-cf69-5873-adde-ecb35a7d985f._

_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"._