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Company · Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke City Football Club Limited

Activities of sport clubs

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Anthony John Scholes 2010-2022 Director View profile
  2. Stefan Geir Thorisson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  3. Philip Rawlins 2000-2013 Director View profile
  4. Gunnar Gislason 1999-2006 Director View profile
  5. Elfa Adalsteinsson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  6. Asgeir Sigurvinsson 1999-2006 Director View profile
  7. Paul Ernest Doona 1997-1999 Director View profile
  8. David Joseph Edwards 1994-1999 Director View profile
  9. Michael Eric Moors 1994-1997 Director View profile
  10. Robert Clive Lee 1992-1993 Director View profile
  11. Keith Ashley Humphreys 2015 Director View profile
  12. Robert David Kenyon 1994 Director View profile
  13. Paul John Wright 1994 Director View profile
  14. John David Pelling 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  15. Martin Goodman 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  16. Karen Silk 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  17. Ian David Bailey 1998-2007 Secretary View profile
  18. Michael James Potts 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of sport clubs
Incorporated
14/10/1908
Registered office
Stoke-on-Trent

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • John Fitzgerald Coates
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Coates
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Stoke City Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Stoke City Football Club Limited is controlled by John Fitzgerald Coates
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Fitzgerald Coates.

15 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.

3 directors on the board

13.6y median 13.6y
average tenure
16.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
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.

Professional services 10Property 8Other services 4Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Education 1Hospitality 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00099885
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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