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Worthing Football Club Limited

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Calvin Sean Buckland 2015-2018 Director View profile
  2. Harry Michael Shiel 2015-2023 Director View profile
  3. Julian Mark Church 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. John Whyte 2013-2013 Director View profile
  5. Ian Hart 2013-2020 Director View profile
  6. Lee Noakes 2013-2014 Director View profile
  7. Deborah Jane Mckail 2008-2015 Director View profile
  8. Jeffrey John Bloor 2007-2012 Director View profile
  9. Paul Jason Jordan 2007-2009 Director View profile
  10. Agnew David 2007-2012 Director View profile
  11. Mark Michael Stevens 2004-2015 Director View profile
  12. Daniel Lester Bloor 2004-2009 Director View profile
  13. Steven George Danahar 2004-2005 Director View profile
  14. Alan Pook 2003-2014 Director View profile
  15. Christopher James Hughes 2003-2003 Director View profile
  16. Christopher George Tinker 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. Gregory Easley 1997-2008 Director View profile
  18. Mathew Timothy Michael Major 1997-2001 Director View profile
  19. Alan Christopher Butcher 1996-1996 Director View profile
  20. Andrew William Lee 1996-1996 Director View profile
  21. Beau Reynolds 1992-2006 Director View profile
  22. Raymond Victor Smith 1992-2008 Director View profile
  23. Morton Leslie Hollis 2015 Director View profile
  24. David James Mockler 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  25. Martin Cook 1999-2008 Secretary View profile
  26. Farncombe International Limited 1992-1992 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile
  27. George Frederick Bailey 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/07/1992

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • George David Dowell
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Barry Roy Hunter
    significant influence · notified 2019-09-13
  • Christopher John Salt
    significant influence · notified 2021-09-30
  • Ralph Gilbert
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-08-14 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Calvin Sean Buckland ceased 2018-09-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Ian Hart ceased 2020-06-04
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Harry Michael Shiel ceased 2023-07-18
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Worthing Football Club Limited is controlled by George David Dowell
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by George David Dowell.

2 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
£891,098
Total assets
£2,021,276
Cash
£46,210
Employees
0.88
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£361,908

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £15,173 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

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.

4 directors on the board

6.5y median 5.8y
average tenure
11.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 5Construction 5Finance 3Property 2Tech and media 2Agriculture 1Professional services 1Transport 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
02729719
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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