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Leeds Rugby Union Football Club Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Christopher Gibson 2019-2020 Director View profile
  2. Professor Paul Stephen Smith 2013-2019 Director View profile
  3. Sir Ian Robert Mcgeechan 2012-2019 Director View profile
  4. Mark Andrew Pepper 2010-2014 Director View profile
  5. Shaun Callighan 2009-2009 Director View profile
  6. Gareth Davies 2009-2013 Director View profile
  7. Paul Caddick 2009-2014 Director View profile
  8. Dr Geoffrey Douglas Hitchins 2009-2009 Director View profile
  9. Malcolm John Brown MBE 2008-2009 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Graham Willis 2007-2008 Director View profile
  11. Professor Simon Francis Lee 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Peter Rodgers 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Jeffrey Harold Walton 2007-2007 Director View profile
  14. Robert Brian Oates 2006-2020 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Anthony Ball 2001-2006 Director View profile
  16. Philip Thomas Davies 2001-2022 Director View profile
  17. Richard Urban Aspey 2001-2007 Director View profile
  18. David John Howes 1999-2002 Director View profile
  19. John Hopkins 1997-2000 Director View profile
  20. Suzanne Rachel Oakes 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  21. Peter Graham Hirst 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. Christopher James Anthony Ross 2009-2014 Secretary View profile
  23. Stephen John Denton 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  24. John Whitfield 1996-2007 Secretary View profile
  25. John Hare Winterbottom 1991-1996 Secretary View profile
  26. Janet Gissing 1991-1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/06/1991

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.

Group

  1. Leeds Rugby Union Football Club Limited is controlled by Yorkshire Tykes Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Yorkshire Tykes Limited is controlled by Jonathan Charles Wright
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2017-11-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Charles Wright.

7 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.

Financials

Net assets
-£2,263
Total assets
-£2,263
Cash
£2,556
Employees
35
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Abridged accounts (unaudited).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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

23.1y median 28.4y
average tenure
35y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 7Education 3Other services 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
02618121
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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