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Sheffield F.C. the Oldest Football Club in the World' EST 1857 LTD.

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Robert Hand 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Patrick William Elio Leoni Sceti 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Deniz Koylu 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Guy Mathew Higton 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Robert Dyson 2010-2015 Director View profile
  6. Ian Scott Cameron 2007-2011 Director View profile
  7. James Robert Harrison 2005-2025 Director View profile
  8. Paul Hancock 2005-2011 Director View profile
  9. Simon David Webster 2005-2008 Director View profile
  10. Michael Anthony Peckett 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. Richard Tims 1997-2025 Director View profile
  12. Robert James Thorpe 1997-2002 Director View profile
  13. Gary Russell 1997-2002 Director View profile
  14. Peter Beeby 1995-2003 Director View profile
  15. Dominic John Field 2008-2016 Secretary View profile
  16. Edward Mark Connell Goodband 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  17. William Mark Towning 2002-2019 Secretary View profile
  18. Howard Peter Groves 1997-2002 Secretary View profile
  19. Graeme Hinchliffe 1995-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/08/1995

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.

  • Richard Tims ceased 2025-03-17
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • 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. Sheffield F.C. the Oldest Football Club in the World' EST 1857 LTD. is controlled by Richard Tims
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-03-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Tims.

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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

Net assets
-£26,085
Total assets
-£26,085
Cash
£8,220
Employees
43
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

2.7y median 3.8y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Robert Hand Director · appointed 2022 · 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.

Arts and leisure 6Hospitality 5Finance 3Business services 2Property 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03088676
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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