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The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Limited

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Rohan Bhagwat 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Steven Waggott 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Michael Anthony Cheston 2014-2024 Director View profile
  4. Alan David Myers 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Derek Shaw 2012-2016 Director View profile
  6. Paul Agnew 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Karen Silk 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Simon Hunt 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. Vineeth Errabelly 2011-2012 Director View profile
  10. Paul Stephen Hunt 2011-2012 Director View profile
  11. Mahesh Kumar Gupta 2011-2012 Director View profile
  12. David Michael Brown 2000-2010 Director View profile
  13. John Owen Williams 1997-2011 Director View profile
  14. Richard Leslie Matthewman 1991-2011 Director View profile
  15. Keith Clarkson Lee 2005 Director View profile
  16. Iain Robert Stanners 2005 Director View profile
  17. William Fox 1991 Director View profile
  18. Terence Wynne Ibbotson 1995 Director View profile
  19. Ian David Silvester 2012-2024 Secretary View profile
  20. Martin Goodman 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  21. Thomas Martin Finn 1997-2011 Secretary View profile
  22. George Robert Root 1996-2005 Secretary View profile
  23. John Whalley Howarth 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of sport clubs
Incorporated
27/07/1897
Previous names
The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic PLC (until 25/11/2014)
The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic P L C (until 25/11/2014)

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.

Group

  1. The Blackburn Rovers Football and Athletic Limited is controlled by Venkys London Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Venkys London Limited.

3 other companies in this group

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.

4 directors on the board

6.1y median 2.8y
average tenure
15.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 1Property 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.

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00053482
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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