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

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Previous officers 62

  1. Graham Whitham 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Sanjay Bhandari 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dr Marilyn Angela Comrie OBE 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Katy Calvin-Thomas 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Jennifer Evelyn Mossop-Scott 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Yvonne Marie Harrison 2018-2018 Director View profile
  7. Mike Perls 2018-2026 Director View profile
  8. Malachy Brannigan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Carol Couse 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Robert David Young 2014-2023 Director View profile
  11. Paula Dunn 2014-2020 Director View profile
  12. Richard Roe 2014-2023 Director View profile
  13. Shuttleworth, Graham John, Cllr 2014-2017 Director View profile
  14. Humphreys, Ann-Marie, Councillor 2013-2018 Director View profile
  15. Roger Johnson 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. Baldwin, Brian Joseph, Cllr 2010-2011 Director View profile
  17. David Anthony Lancaster 2010-2013 Director View profile
  18. Peter Anthony Kay 2009-2017 Director View profile
  19. William Daniel Blandamer 2009-2018 Director View profile
  20. Barbara Joyce Wilson 2009-2017 Director View profile
  21. Karen Jane Keohane 2009-2009 Director View profile
  22. Anthony Michael Whelan 2007-2009 Director View profile
  23. David Owen Johnson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Wareing, Martin, Councillor 2007-2009 Director View profile
  25. James Hickman 2007-2011 Director View profile
  26. Elaine Carol Darbyshire 2007-2013 Director View profile
  27. Christopher Charles Brindley MBE 2007-2018 Director View profile
  28. Adam Jonathan Allen 2006-2011 Director View profile
  29. Peter Charles Jackson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  30. Neil Stewart Consterdine 2005-2007 Director View profile
  31. Norman John Hudson 2005-2009 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Patrick Canniffe 2004-2007 Director View profile
  33. Martin Edward Eden 2004-2007 Director View profile
  34. John Mcgill 2004-2005 Director View profile
  35. Wendy Elaine Walker 2003-2007 Director View profile
  36. Avril Eileen Saunders 2003-2010 Director View profile
  37. Paul Redvers Guy 2003-2005 Director View profile
  38. Peter Nicolas Craig Ford 2000-2005 Director View profile
  39. Benjamin Morgan Williams 2000-2003 Director View profile
  40. Sarah Carmichael 1999-2001 Director View profile
  41. Eamonn Peter O'Rourke 1999-2019 Director View profile
  42. Hugh Paterson 1999-2004 Director View profile
  43. Graham Atkinson 1999-2007 Director View profile
  44. Risby, William Thomas, Cllr 1999-2009 Director View profile
  45. John David Knighton 1998-2006 Director View profile
  46. Michael Atkinson 1998-2003 Director View profile
  47. Jane Scullion 1998-2000 Director View profile
  48. Gordon Sharkey 1997-1999 Director View profile
  49. Samuel Parker 1997-1998 Director View profile
  50. Martin John Lee 1996-1997 Director View profile
  51. Wendy Walker 1996-2000 Director View profile
  52. Andrew Wiggans 1996-2003 Director View profile
  53. Dorothy Anne Rathbone 1996-1999 Director View profile
  54. Karon Jane Keohane 1996-1997 Director View profile
  55. Sheldon Phillips 1996-1996 Director View profile
  56. Kenneth Harold Ivatt 1996-1997 Director View profile
  57. Paul Gordon Round 1996-2010 Director View profile
  58. Wilfred Brogan 1996-2006 Director View profile
  59. Alex Bielecki 2009-2022 Secretary View profile
  60. Robert Firth Johnson 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  61. Richard Victor Saunders 1998-2009 Secretary View profile
  62. Anthony Rose 1996-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/10/1996
Also a registered charity
Greater Manchester Sports Partnership

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.

  • Yvonne Marie Harrison ceased 2018-03-02
    significant influence · notified 2016-10-01
  • 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. Greater Manchester Sports Partnership is controlled by Yvonne Marie Harrison
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-10-01, ceased 2018-03-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Yvonne Marie Harrison.

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

35 grants · £2,825,601 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

  • Sport England · £1,783,888 (24 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £689,777 (6 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £179,039
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £156,897 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £8,000

Most recent

  • Sport England £20,8252025-09-05
  • Sport England £70,3972024-08-22
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £70,3972024-08-22
  • Sport England £86,5002023-05-23
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £86,5002023-05-23
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.

12 directors on the board

4.4y median 3.5y
average tenure
8.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (8)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Mike Perls Director · appointed 2018 · 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.

Education 4Professional services 3Construction 2Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Other services 1Tech and media 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
03258930
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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