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Thorne Rugby Club Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 26

  1. David Stephen Chrimes 2009-2015 Director View profile
  2. John Michael Hepworth 2009-2019 Director View profile
  3. Kevin Jones 2009-2019 Director View profile
  4. Brian Willis 2003-2019 Director View profile
  5. Ian Frederick Wigham 2003-2015 Director View profile
  6. Mervin Stokes 2003-2007 Director View profile
  7. Martyn Moffatt 1999-2000 Director View profile
  8. Clifton Walker 1999-2015 Director View profile
  9. Stuart Dransfield 1999-2002 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Blair 1997-1998 Director View profile
  11. Robert Benjamin Colwill 1997-1998 Director View profile
  12. William Ivor Ridgill 1997-1999 Director View profile
  13. William Stewart Mcarthur 1996-1997 Director View profile
  14. Grahame Richard List 1996-1997 Director View profile
  15. Geraldine Sylvia Hutchinson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  16. Howard James Wilson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. Eileen Henderson 1996-1996 Director View profile
  18. Stephen Hall 1996-1997 Director View profile
  19. William Carr 1996-2002 Director View profile
  20. Garvin Douglas Freeborn 1996-1997 Director View profile
  21. David Mason 1996-2018 Director View profile
  22. James Ian Robson 1996-1999 Director View profile
  23. David Keith Harris 1996-2000 Director View profile
  24. Michael James Carlin 2006-2019 Secretary View profile
  25. Maria Anne Williams 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  26. John Byron Platt 1997-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/05/1996

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.

  • Stephen Garbutt
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Thorne Rugby Club Limited is controlled by Stephen Garbutt
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen Garbutt.

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

Total assets
£141,899
Cash
£17,493
Employees
0.16
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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 · £24,590 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.

3 directors on the board

12.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
27.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

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 4Business services 3Property 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.

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
03193179
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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