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Martin Dene Sports Limited

Martin Dene Sports Limited is an active UK company (number 00296417), incorporated 1935, with 4 current directors including Georgina Lily Newman and John Robert Wallace. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Ian Martin Gaylord Milton 2014-2022 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Elizabeth Rafferty 2013-2022 Director View profile
  3. Eric Ernest Hayes 2000-2017 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas John Webb 2000-2002 Director View profile
  5. Kenneth John Dobbs 2000-2022 Director View profile
  6. Kevin Morris Elsworth 2000-2000 Director View profile
  7. Anthony Sims 2022 Director View profile
  8. John David Snowden 1996 Director View profile
  9. Eric Vernon Reid 2013 Director View profile
  10. Harry Edward Lynch 1999 Director View profile
  11. Godfrey Harold Bowden 1993-2023 Secretary View profile
  12. Barry Neal Riddington 2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/01/1935

Financials

Net assets
£500
Cash
£500
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

8.6y median 8.6y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00296417
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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