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The Watford Association Football Club Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 30

  1. Gian Luca Nani 2012-2014 Director View profile
  2. Raffaele Felice Giulio Riva 2012-2016 Director View profile
  3. Laurence Bassini 2011-2012 Director View profile
  4. Christopher James Norton 2009-2009 Director View profile
  5. Robin Rundle Williams 2009-2009 Director View profile
  6. Giacomo Russo 2009-2009 Director View profile
  7. Vincenzo Russo 2009-2009 Director View profile
  8. Graham Taylor 2009-2012 Director View profile
  9. Julian Winter 2008-2011 Director View profile
  10. Mark Anthony Ashton 2007-2008 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Stephen Wilson 2002-2009 Director View profile
  12. David Roger Julian Lester 2000-2006 Director View profile
  13. Michael Sidney Sherwood 2000-2004 Director View profile
  14. Graham Michael Simpson 2000-2008 Director View profile
  15. Timothy Michael Shaw 1999-2005 Director View profile
  16. Nigel William Wray 1999-2002 Director View profile
  17. Rumi Verjee 1997-1998 Director View profile
  18. Haig Bertrand Oundjian 1997-2005 Director View profile
  19. Brian Marvin Anderson 1997-2003 Director View profile
  20. Sir Elton Hercules John 1997-2002 Director View profile
  21. David Robert Meller 1997-2006 Director View profile
  22. Terence Rosenberg 1997-1998 Director View profile
  23. Edward Plumley 1994-1997 Director View profile
  24. Bertie Mee 1992 Director View profile
  25. Jack Petchey 1996 Director View profile
  26. Charles Dorian Lissack 2006 Director View profile
  27. Stuart George Lawson Rogers 1996 Director View profile
  28. Geoffrey Arthur Smith 1997 Director View profile
  29. Mervyn Winwood 1996 Director View profile
  30. John Eric Alexander 1994-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/07/1909

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 Watford Association Football Club Limited is controlled by Hornets Investment Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hornets Investment Limited.

2 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
£25,098,000
Total assets
£88,123,000
Cash
£1,307,000
Employees
3.7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£16,232,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

16.3y median 17.3y
average tenure
17.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

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.

Business 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
00104194
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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