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JD Sports Fashion PLC

Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Suzanne Dorothy Williams 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Mahbobeh Sabetnia 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Helen Ashton 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Neil James Greenhalgh 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Keith Rubin 2016-2021 Director View profile
  6. Heather Louise Jackson 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Martin William Oliver Davies 2012-2021 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Marvin Leslie 2010-2021 Director View profile
  9. Frank Martin 2003-2004 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Matthew Bird 2003-2012 Director View profile
  11. Roger Clive Best 2002-2004 Director View profile
  12. Colin Wilson Archer 2001-2013 Director View profile
  13. Barry Colin Bown 2000-2014 Director View profile
  14. David Stephen Patrick 1998-2000 Director View profile
  15. Mr Alan White 1996-2001 Director View profile
  16. Michael Percy Adams 1996-2001 Director View profile
  17. David Martin Makin 2005 Director View profile
  18. John Wardle 2005 Director View profile
  19. Nirma Cassidy 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  20. Siobhan Mawdsley 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  21. Andrew John Batchelor 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  22. Jane Marie Brisley 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  23. Brian Michael Small 2004-2018 Secretary View profile
  24. Malcolm Anthony Blackhurst 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  25. John Wardle 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores; Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores; Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet; Activities of head offices
Incorporated
21/02/1985
Registered office
Bury
Previous names
The John David Group PLC (until 03/07/2008)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above JD Sports Fashion PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

75 other companies in this group

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

7 grants · £6,081,145 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £5,494,617 (4 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £585,028 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £1,500

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,791,8412022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £-23,9262022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £-25,6572022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £1,1222022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £583,9062022-04-01
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.

11 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.4y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (9)

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.

Professional services 52Retail and trade 41Finance 11Dormant 10Business services 9Arts and leisure 5Manufacturing 3Transport 2

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
01888425
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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