Company
Northampton Rugby Football Club Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Steven ZanderDirector · since 2026
- William Chester ThorpDirector · since 2025
- Mark Robin Nyle BraidDirector · since 2024
- Mark DarbonDirector · since 2017
- Matthew George SmithDirector · since 2016
- Julia Anne ChapmanDirector · since 2016
- Ella Ruth BevanDirector · since 2012
- Nicholas David BealDirector · since 2007
- Colin PoveyDirector · since 2001
- Jonathan James William DrownDirector · since 2000
Previous officers 18
- Simon Laurence Cunningham 2016-2018 View profile
- Brian William Ernest Facer 2014-2017 View profile
- Philip Pask 2007-2012 View profile
- Richard Adam Deane 2006-2016 View profile
- John David Steele 2002-2005 View profile
- Allan Robson 2002-2017 View profile
- Ernest Raymond Anthony Travis 2000-2006 View profile
- Leon Keith Lyford Barwell 1999-2013 View profile
- Dr Jonathan Alexander Geoffrey David Raphael 1999-2016 View profile
- Stuart David Murray Bernau 1996-1999 View profile
- Ian Robert Mcgeechan 1996-1999 View profile
- Michael Charles Owen 1996-1999 View profile
- Anthony Clive Hewitt 1996-2023 View profile
- Keith Leslie Barwell 1996-2025 View profile
- Roger Horwood 1995-2000 View profile
- Murray Alexander Lillie Holmes 1995-2016 View profile
- Andrew Thomas Cozzolino 1999-2016 View profile
- Geoffrey Robert Allen 1995-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/12/1995
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.
- Northampton Saints PLC
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Northampton Rugby Football Club Limited
is controlled by Northampton Saints PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Northampton Saints PLC.
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.
Grants received
3 grants · £31,004 total360Giving 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
- Sport England · £31,004 (3 grants)
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.
10 directors on the board
- Matthew George Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Robin Nyle Braid Director · appointed 2024
- Jonathan James William Drown Director · appointed 2000
- William Chester Thorp Director · appointed 2025
- Christopher Steven Zander Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas David Beal Director · appointed 2007
- Julia Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Darbon Director · appointed 2017
- Colin Povey Director · appointed 2001
- Ella Ruth Bevan Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew George Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Jonathan James William Drown Director · appointed 2000
- Nicholas David Beal Director · appointed 2007
- Julia Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Darbon Director · appointed 2017
- Colin Povey Director · appointed 2001
- Ella Ruth Bevan Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (10)
- Matthew George Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Robin Nyle Braid Director · appointed 2024
- Jonathan James William Drown Director · appointed 2000
- William Chester Thorp Director · appointed 2025
- Christopher Steven Zander Director · appointed 2026
- Nicholas David Beal Director · appointed 2007
- Julia Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Darbon Director · appointed 2017
- Colin Povey Director · appointed 2001
- Ella Ruth Bevan Director · appointed 2012
Left in the last 12 months
- Keith Leslie Barwell Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2025
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
- 03139409
- 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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