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Wigan Rugby League Club Limited

Operation of sports facilities

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Darryl Charles Eales 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. David John Moore 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. David John Tully 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. John Joseph Winston Higham 2010-2023 Director View profile
  5. Nigel Antony Hansford 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. Ian Francis Lenagan 2007-2023 Director View profile
  7. Brian Thomas Ashcroft 2006-2007 Director View profile
  8. Phillip Roy Williams 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. David Whelan 2000-2007 Director View profile
  10. Maurice Patrick Lindsay 1999-2007 Director View profile
  11. Charles Peter Norbury 1998-2000 Director View profile
  12. Melvyn Douglas Leatherbarrow 1998-2007 Director View profile
  13. Michael Francis Nolan 1997-1998 Director View profile
  14. Richard Charles Gee 1997-1997 Director View profile
  15. Alan John Sutton 1997-1997 Director View profile
  16. Thomas Alfred Rathbone 1997 Director View profile
  17. John Hilton 1996 Director View profile
  18. David John Moore 2016-2025 Secretary View profile
  19. David John Tully 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  20. Paul Keith Wright 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  21. Sally Bolton 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  22. Elizabeth Mary Sharkey 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  23. Philip Anthony Clarke 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  24. Michael Leonard Colling 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  25. David Bradshaw 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  26. Arthur William Thomas 1997-1997 Secretary View profile
  27. John Robinson 1992-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of sports facilities; Activities of sport clubs
Incorporated
12/05/1921
Registered office
Wigan
Previous names
The Wigan Football Club Limited (until 08/07/2008)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Wigan Rugby League Club Limited is controlled by Ian Francis Lenagan
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-12-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Francis Lenagan.

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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
-£19,469,489
Total assets
£50,228
Cash
£138,245
Employees
1.8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-11-30Not reported-£19,469,489
2024-11-30Not reported-£14,864,912

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £1,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £1,500

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,5002023-04-01
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

6.6y median 6.6y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Tech and media 9Arts and leisure 6Finance 3Dormant 2Health and social care 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
00174692
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/08/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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