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Gateshead Football Club Limited

Gateshead Football Club Limited is an active UK company (number 01329847), incorporated 1977, with 3 current directors including Bernard Mcwilliams and Laurence Dinning. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 32

  1. Neil Pinkerton 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Trevor Clark 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Stefano Franciosa 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Martin Harrop 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Michael David Williams 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Ranjan Varghese 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Richard Stephen Bennett 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Julie Bennett 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Gary James Davidson 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Graham Steward Wood 2006-2016 Director View profile
  11. Paul Maclennan 2004-2007 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Harland 2004-2004 Director View profile
  13. Michael Coulson 2004-2004 Director View profile
  14. Thomas William Bone 1998-2002 Director View profile
  15. Mark Donnelly 1998-2001 Director View profile
  16. Arthur Waggott 1998-2001 Director View profile
  17. John Thomas Waugh 1995-1998 Director View profile
  18. Alan Rooney 1995-1998 Director View profile
  19. Peter Lees Ratcliffe 1993-1993 Director View profile
  20. Clive Nicholson Thirkell 1992-1994 Director View profile
  21. Peter Robinson 1998 Director View profile
  22. Santo Tomasso Annino Cuscani 1992 Director View profile
  23. Michael David Williams 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  24. Julie Bennett 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  25. Brian Waites 2006-2018 Secretary View profile
  26. Gerard Crow 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  27. Derek Stuart Bell 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  28. Douglas John Corbitt 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  29. Anne Marie Armstrong 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  30. Ann-Marie Armstrong 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  31. John Gibson 1993-2002 Secretary View profile
  32. Jason Maxwell Davies 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/09/1977

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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.

  • Bernard Mcwilliams
    significant influence · notified 2025-05-06
  • Julie Bennett ceased 2018-06-23
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Ranjan Varghese ceased 2019-05-30
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-01-31
  • Neil Pinkerton ceased 2025-05-05
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-30
  • 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.
  • 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

  1. Gateshead Football Club Limited is controlled by Bernard Mcwilliams
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2025-05-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bernard Mcwilliams.

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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

Cash
£27,286
Employees
31
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

6.7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Hospitality 4Transport 4Property 3Arts and leisure 1Education 1Retail and trade 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
01329847
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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