Company
H.D.A. Sports & Social Fund Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 18
- Martin Brian Varley Whittaker 2024-2026 View profile
- Stephen John Hammell 2024-2025 View profile
- Adam Matthew Glazzard 2021-2025 View profile
- David John Smith 2020-2025 View profile
- Gordon Lunn Fraser 2020-2024 View profile
- Robert Glyn Charles 2005-2020 View profile
- Dr Anthony John Scanlon 1999-2003 View profile
- David Richard Gilbert 1994 View profile
- Frank Clark 1994 View profile
- Stanley James Ashton 1994 View profile
- James Andrew Halley 1999 View profile
- Adam Matthew Glazzard 2021-2025 View profile
- Philip Ivor Taylor 2020-2024 View profile
- Derek Bond 2005-2020 View profile
- Paul Reid Mccarney 2004-2006 View profile
- Thomas Jeavons Fellows 2003-2004 View profile
- Geoffrey Arthur Berry 1992-2003 View profile
- Peter Arthur Gayne Brown 1992 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 02/10/1943
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.
- Mettis Aerospace Limited
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-06-19 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- H.D.A. Sports & Social Fund Limited
is controlled by Mettis Aerospace Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-06-19 · source: Companies House PSC register - Mettis Aerospace Limited
is controlled by High Duty Alloys Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - High Duty Alloys Limited
is controlled by Mettis Aerospace (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Mettis Aerospace (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by Altitude Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-21 · source: Companies House PSC register - Altitude Bidco Limited
is controlled by Altitude Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Altitude Midco Limited
is controlled by Altitude Topco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Altitude Topco Limited.
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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.
Grants received
1 grant · £50,000 total360Giving 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
- Sport England · £50,000
Most recent
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.
2 directors on the board
- David Gordon Roberts Director · appointed 2026
- Philip Thornton Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David Gordon Roberts Director · appointed 2026
- Philip Thornton Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Martin Brian Varley Whittaker Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Stephen John Hammell Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00383059
- 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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