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The Shildon Association Football Club Limited

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Darren Tait 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alan Boddy 2018-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Finch 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Hughes 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Stuart Tague 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Peter Rowley 2012-2020 Director View profile
  7. Neil Edgeley 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Joseph Peers 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Wilfred Tray 2008-2012 Director View profile
  10. John Hay 2008-2013 Director View profile
  11. Robert Wake 2008-2012 Director View profile
  12. John Thompson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  13. Norman Nash 2004-2008 Director View profile
  14. Terry Nelson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  15. Audrey Kasher Armitage 2003-2014 Director View profile
  16. Jeffrey Ridley 2003-2020 Director View profile
  17. Gordon Brett Hampton 2003-2005 Director View profile
  18. Joan Clarkson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  19. Susan Elaine Jennings 2002-2012 Director View profile
  20. Gordon Bernard Hampton 2000-2005 Director View profile
  21. Neil Jennings 2000-2012 Director View profile
  22. Douglas Bond Emmerson 1997-2000 Director View profile
  23. Raymond Ernest Gowan 1996-2004 Director View profile
  24. Walter James Nattrass 1994-1997 Director View profile
  25. Julian Nicholas Jay 1991-1992 Director View profile
  26. Fred Graham White 1991-1996 Director View profile
  27. John William Danby 1991-1992 Director View profile
  28. Bernard Barry Murphy 2015 Director View profile
  29. James Milner 1992 Director View profile
  30. Edwin Airey 1998 Director View profile
  31. James Gary Huntingdon 1994 Director View profile
  32. William Aisbitt 2002 Director View profile
  33. George Michael Thompson 2001 Director View profile
  34. George Elliott 2007 Director View profile
  35. Harry Dunnington 2012 Director View profile
  36. Gareth Michael Robinson Howe 2005-2018 Secretary View profile
  37. John Michael Armitage 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of sport clubs
Incorporated
03/07/1909
Registered office
Shildon

Ownership

Owned by (13) 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.

  • David Ian Dent
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Brian William Burn ceased 2023-03-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Gareth Michael Robinson Howe ceased 2018-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Christopher Hughes ceased 2018-04-06
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Jeffrey Ridley ceased 2020-02-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Peter Rowley ceased 2020-02-12
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Norman Smith ceased 2023-03-27
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher Stuart Tague ceased 2017-02-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Martyn John Tweddle ceased 2023-03-27
    significant influence · notified 2018-03-20
  • Diane Dent ceased 2023-03-27
    significant influence · notified 2018-03-20
  • Alan Boddy ceased 2023-03-10
    significant influence · notified 2018-12-11
  • Carolyn Anne Mulley ceased 2023-03-27
    significant influence · notified 2020-02-12
  • Paul Mulley ceased 2023-03-27
    significant influence · notified 2020-02-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. The Shildon Association Football Club Limited is controlled by David Ian Dent
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Ian Dent.

5 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.

Financials

Net assets
£85,097
Total assets
£86,116
Cash
£16,082
Employees
23
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£9,225

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

9 directors on the board

8.6y median 6.4y
average tenure
20.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (6)

0
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.

Arts and leisure 6Property 4Retail and trade 2Construction 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Professional services 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
00103858
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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