Company
Matchroom Sport Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Emily Louise FrazerDirector · since 2023
- Melanie Jane SimmondsDirector · since 2023
- Shaun Antony PalmerDirector · since 2023
- Frank John SmithDirector · since 2019
- Matthew Richard PorterDirector · since 2013
- Catherine Louise GoddingDirector · since 2010
- Edward John HearnDirector · since 2004
- Stephen James DawsonDirector
- Wendy Frances BarkerSecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 8
- Oliver Michael Slipper 2024-2026 View profile
- Giles Morgan 2023-2024 View profile
- Robert E Fowler 2001-2002 View profile
- David Roger Warner 2001-2002 View profile
- Charles Nigel Ouin 1994 View profile
- Barry Maurice William Hearn 2021 View profile
- Steve Davis 1992 View profile
- Frederick Albert King 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/04/1982
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.
- Barry Maurice William Hearn ceased 2021-02-22
50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Matchroom Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2021-02-22
Group
- Matchroom Sport Limited
is controlled by Barry Maurice William Hearn
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Barry Maurice William Hearn.
17 other companies in this group
- Matchroom Boxing Global LLP
- Matchroom Media LTD
- World Snooker Holding Limited
- World Professional Nineball Pool Corporation Limited
- The Professional Darts Corporation Limited
- Matchroom Talent Group Limited
- Euro PRO Tour Limited
- Matchroom Boxing USA Limited
- Matchroom Boxing Limited
- World Snooker Limited
- Matchroom Multi Sport Limited
- 11606487
- Poker Million Limited
- Mascalls Finance Limited
- World Series of Darts LTD
- Mascalls Farms LLP
- 11606389
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.
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.
8 directors on the board
- Frank John Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Catherine Louise Godding Director · appointed 2010
- Matthew Richard Porter Director · appointed 2013
- Edward John Hearn Director · appointed 2004
- Stephen James Dawson Director
- Emily Louise Frazer Director · appointed 2023
- Melanie Jane Simmonds Director · appointed 2023
- Shaun Antony Palmer Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Frank John Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Catherine Louise Godding Director · appointed 2010
- Matthew Richard Porter Director · appointed 2013
- Edward John Hearn Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (8)
- Frank John Smith Director · appointed 2019
- Catherine Louise Godding Director · appointed 2010
- Matthew Richard Porter Director · appointed 2013
- Edward John Hearn Director · appointed 2004
- Stephen James Dawson Director
- Emily Louise Frazer Director · appointed 2023
- Melanie Jane Simmonds Director · appointed 2023
- Shaun Antony Palmer Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Oliver Michael Slipper Director · appointed 2024 · 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
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
- 01630824
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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