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Company · Tyne and Wear

The Sunderland Association Football Club,Limited

Operation of sports facilities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 38

  1. Steven Davison 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Patrick Julien Treuer 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. James Richard Rodwell 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. David Benjamin Goodburn Jones 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Sloanes 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Joseph Davison 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Neil James Fox 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Charles Harry Finlayson Methven 2018-2019 Director View profile
  9. Stewart James Donald 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Martin Edward Bain 2016-2018 Director View profile
  11. Gary Hutchinson 2011-2016 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Farnan 2011-2013 Director View profile
  13. Angela Lowes 2011-2021 Director View profile
  14. David Wright Miliband 2011-2013 Director View profile
  15. Ellis Short Iv 2011-2018 Director View profile
  16. Per-Magnus Andersson 2011-2018 Director View profile
  17. Stephen John Walton 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. Chrisliaan Andreas Maria Woers 2009-2010 Director View profile
  19. Margaret Theresa Byrne 2008-2016 Director View profile
  20. John Hays 2006-2008 Director View profile
  21. Niall John Quinn 2006-2012 Director View profile
  22. Hugh Roberts 2002-2003 Director View profile
  23. Lesley Anne Callaghan 2001-2011 Director View profile
  24. Peter Ian Walker 2001-2009 Director View profile
  25. Kenneth James Slater 2000-2004 Director View profile
  26. David Coulson Stonehouse 1996-2000 Director View profile
  27. Grahame Mcdonnell 1996-2001 Director View profile
  28. Mark Anthony Blackbourne 1996-2003 Director View profile
  29. Alec Edward King 1995-1995 Director View profile
  30. John Matthew Fickling 1995-2006 Director View profile
  31. John Gibbon Wood 1991-1996 Director View profile
  32. John Robson Featherstone 1991-1996 Director View profile
  33. Sir Robert Sydney Murray 2006 Director View profile
  34. Graham Steward Wood 1996 Director View profile
  35. Steven Davison 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  36. Margaret Byrne 2007-2016 Secretary View profile
  37. Paul Fiddaman 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  38. Geoffrey Davidson 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of sports facilities
Incorporated
12/08/1896
Registered office
Tyne and Wear

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Sunderland Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. The Sunderland Association Football Club,Limited is controlled by Sunderland Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Sunderland Limited is controlled by Ellis Short Iv
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares (trust), 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ellis Short Iv.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

4.2y median 5.2y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 41Arts and leisure 11Hospitality 2Professional services 2Property 2Education 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00049116
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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