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Darwen Golf Club Limited
Darwen Golf Club Limited is an active UK company (number 00180166), incorporated 1922, with 13 current directors including Michael Digby Painter and Andrew John Burns Warren. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
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Who leads it
- Michael Digby PainterDirector · since 2026
- Andrew John Burns WarrenDirector · since 2025
- Andrew Stuart WalkerDirector · since 2025
- Nigel YatesDirector · since 2023
- Adam ColeDirector · since 2019
- Martin HorsfieldDirector · since 2018
- Stephen BentleyDirector · since 2017
- David PooleDirector · since 2017
- Christopher CounsellDirector · since 2017
- Jeffrey HowarthDirector · since 2014
- Diane Marie MaudsleyDirector · since 2012
- Gary James PhillipsonDirector · since 2002
- Ian BuxtonDirector · since 1999
- Ian James GeogartySecretary · since 2009
Previous officers 74
- James Balshaw 2024-2026 View profile
- Garth Swift 2019-2026 View profile
- Lee Richard Mcmahon 2017-2025 View profile
- Christopher Charles Royle 2017-2026 View profile
- Malcolm Scott Hodgkinson 2015-2026 View profile
- David Graham Maudsley 2014-2017 View profile
- Ian Brian Duckworth 2014-2017 View profile
- David Mark Boothman 2014-2017 View profile
- David Mark Shaw 2014-2019 View profile
- William Maxwell 2013-2026 View profile
- Martin Patrick Hester 2013-2026 View profile
- Ian David Brown 2011-2025 View profile
- David Alan Barnes 2010-2026 View profile
- Robin Lawrence 2010-2019 View profile
- John Brandon 2009-2017 View profile
- William Kearney 2009-2024 View profile
- Gordon Ashcroft 2008-2014 View profile
- James Kerr Smith 2008-2010 View profile
- Mark Harold Joseph Pilkington 2007-2024 View profile
- Jonathan William Ross Ashton 2007-2010 View profile
- Jason Snelling 2007-2015 View profile
- Mark Ashton 2006-2009 View profile
- Margaret Lawson 2005-2014 View profile
- Michael Hoyle 2005-2010 View profile
- Robert Pilkington 2005-2022 View profile
- James Mackie Haddon 2005-2009 View profile
- Graham David Maudsley 2004-2012 View profile
- David Mcardle 2004-2010 View profile
- John Alexander Grimshaw 2003-2024 View profile
- Graeme Prescott 2003-2005 View profile
- Darren John Mason 2002-2007 View profile
- Richard Alun Davies 2002-2004 View profile
- Stephen Derrick Walker 2001-2003 View profile
- Andrew John Spouse 2001-2006 View profile
- Christopher Paul Duckworth 2001-2005 View profile
- Warren Robert Greenacre 2001-2005 View profile
- Stephen Walsh 2001-2022 View profile
- John Reginald Lawson 1999-2014 View profile
- Raymond James Cooper 1999-2013 View profile
- Alan James Gradwell 1999-2002 View profile
- Bernard Pearce 1999-2000 View profile
- Derick Peter Chick 1998-2004 View profile
- David John Haworth 1998-2006 View profile
- John Neil Vernon 1997-1999 View profile
- Gareth Thomas 1997-2003 View profile
- Richard Peter Noblett 1997-2000 View profile
- Robin Paul Hollingworth 1995-2001 View profile
- Bennett, Robert John Charles, Doctor 1995-1998 View profile
- Michael Mckeown 1995-1998 View profile
- Jack Hargreaves 1994-1998 View profile
- Anthony Durkin Durkin 1994-2000 View profile
- Malcolm Ridgeway 1994-2000 View profile
- Derek Joseph Conway 1993-1997 View profile
- Joseph Allan Riley 1993-2000 View profile
- Philip Thomas Pressler 1992-1998 View profile
- Frank Dearden 1992-1995 View profile
- Leonard George Sharples 1992 View profile
- Peter Leslie Pickford 1995 View profile
- David Forbes Hollings 1994 View profile
- James Fitzgerald 1999 View profile
- Graham Fielding 1999 View profile
- David Henry Place 1992 View profile
- Christopher John Green 1991 View profile
- Clive Taylor 1994 View profile
- Eric Richard Parkington 2007 View profile
- Gordon Albert Roberts 1992 View profile
- Steven Leslie Leahey 1993 View profile
- Brian Scruton 1995 View profile
- John Heyes 1997 View profile
- John Eatough 1998 View profile
- Keith Norman Johnson 2000 View profile
- Jeffery Howarth 2011-2014 View profile
- Michael James Catterall 1999-2010 View profile
- James Kenyon 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/03/1922
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.
- Ian James Geogarty
significant influence · notified 2017-04-30 - Michael Digby Painter ceased 2026-04-16
significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2026-03-25
Group
- Darwen Golf Club Limited
is controlled by Ian James Geogarty
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2017-04-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ian James Geogarty.
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
- £357,543
- Total assets
- £471,355
- Employees
- 21
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £357,543 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £369,144 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
13 directors on the board
- Diane Marie Maudsley Director · appointed 2012
- Andrew John Burns Warren Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Bentley Director · appointed 2017
- Martin Horsfield Director · appointed 2018
- Ian Buxton Director · appointed 1999
- Michael Digby Painter Director · appointed 2026
- David Poole Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Stuart Walker Director · appointed 2025
- Gary James Phillipson Director · appointed 2002
- Adam Cole Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher Counsell Director · appointed 2017
- Nigel Yates Director · appointed 2023
- Jeffrey Howarth Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Diane Marie Maudsley Director · appointed 2012
- Stephen Bentley Director · appointed 2017
- Martin Horsfield Director · appointed 2018
- Ian Buxton Director · appointed 1999
- David Poole Director · appointed 2017
- Gary James Phillipson Director · appointed 2002
- Adam Cole Director · appointed 2019
- Christopher Counsell Director · appointed 2017
- Jeffrey Howarth Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (9)
- Diane Marie Maudsley Director · appointed 2012
- Martin Horsfield Director · appointed 2018
- Ian Buxton Director · appointed 1999
- Michael Digby Painter Director · appointed 2026
- David Poole Director · appointed 2017
- Gary James Phillipson Director · appointed 2002
- Christopher Counsell Director · appointed 2017
- Nigel Yates Director · appointed 2023
- Jeffrey Howarth Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (4)
- Andrew John Burns Warren Director · appointed 2025
- Stephen Bentley Director · appointed 2017
- Andrew Stuart Walker Director · appointed 2025
- Adam Cole Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- James Balshaw Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- David Alan Barnes Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Malcolm Scott Hodgkinson Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2026
- William Maxwell Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2026
- Christopher Charles Royle Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
- Martin Patrick Hester Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2026
- Garth Swift Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00180166
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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