Stoke City Football Club Limited
Company 00099885 Active
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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
- Peter Coates Director
- Richard Kingsley Smith Director · appointed 2010
- John Fitzgerald Coates Director · appointed 2015
13.6y median 13.6y
average tenure
16.2y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Kingsley Smith Director · appointed 2010
- John Fitzgerald Coates Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Peter Coates Director
- Richard Kingsley Smith Director · appointed 2010
- John Fitzgerald Coates Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Stoke City (Property) Limited 3 shared directors
- Stoke City Holdings Limited 3 shared directors
- Hillside (Leisure) Limited 2 shared directors
- Hillside (NEW Media Holdings) Limited 2 shared directors
- BET365 Group Limited 2 shared directors
- Denise Coates Foundation 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00099885 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 14/10/1908 |
| Address | BET365 STADIUM, STANLEY MATTHEWS WAY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST4 4EG |
| Accounts next due | 28/02/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/05/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
93120 - Activities of sport clubs
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.
Officers (22)
- David Thomas Heath Secretary · appointed 2025
- John Fitzgerald Coates Director · appointed 2015
- Richard Kingsley Smith Director · appointed 2010
- Peter Coates Director
Show 18 former officers
- John David Pelling Secretary · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
- Martin Goodman Secretary · appointed 2011 · resigned 2016
- Anthony John Scholes Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2022
- Karen Silk Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2011
- Stefan Geir Thorisson Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2006
- Philip Rawlins Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2013
- Gunnar Gislason Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
- Elfa Adalsteinsson Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
- Asgeir Sigurvinsson Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2006
- Ian David Bailey Secretary · appointed 1998 · resigned 2007
- Paul Ernest Doona Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
- David Joseph Edwards Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
- Michael Eric Moors Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1997
- Robert Clive Lee Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1993
- Keith Ashley Humphreys Director · resigned 2015
- Robert David Kenyon Director · resigned 1994
- Paul John Wright Director · resigned 1994
- Michael James Potts Secretary · resigned 1998
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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