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Company · Newcastle upon Tyne

The Gosforth Recreation Company Limited

Operation of sports facilities

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Kurt Josef Obermaier 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Michael Gerard Mcgreevy 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Michael Edward Povey 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. John Harthen 2014-2021 Director View profile
  5. John Bartlett 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Christopher John Harold Lightfoot 2014-2020 Director View profile
  7. David Murray Findlay 2011-2021 Director View profile
  8. Eric Hutchinson 2009-2015 Director View profile
  9. Leonard Cail 2008-2012 Director View profile
  10. Bryan Taylor 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Michael Oliver Milne 2003-2008 Director View profile
  12. James Snowdon Roper 2003-2014 Director View profile
  13. Maurice Black 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. Howard Irons 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Kenneth James Hilton 1999-2004 Director View profile
  16. Allan Greenwood 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Pallas 1998-2008 Director View profile
  18. Ralph Cooley Young 1998-2011 Director View profile
  19. Francis Richard Inglis 1994-1999 Director View profile
  20. Frederick Lattimer Turner 1999 Director View profile
  21. Gordon Tate 1998 Director View profile
  22. Douglas Urwin 1999 Director View profile
  23. Peter Layfield 1998 Director View profile
  24. Alan Jenner 1994 Director View profile
  25. Peter Duffy 2021-2025 Secretary View profile
  26. Kurt Obermaier 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  27. Michael Roland Moat 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  28. Ken Patterson 2003-2014 Secretary View profile
  29. Stanley Alan Middleton 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  30. James Alan Wardropper 1994-2000 Secretary View profile
  31. Paul Whincop 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of sports facilities
Incorporated
29/08/1900
Registered office
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Gosforth Recreation Company Limited is controlled by Christopher John Harold Lightfoot
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-12-12, ceased 2020-05-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher John Harold Lightfoot.

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

8.8y median 7.7y
average tenure
18.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00067073
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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