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WBA Football Development Limited

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

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Previous officers 12

  1. Mark John Miles 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ron Gourlay 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ke Xu 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Mark James Jenkins 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Martin Goodman 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Michael Kevin O'Leary 2002-2003 Director View profile
  7. John David Wile 1999-2002 Director View profile
  8. Robert Edward Mcging 1999-2002 Director View profile
  9. Mark James Jenkins 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. Martin Goodman 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  11. Darren Graham Eales 2007-2010 Secretary View profile
  12. Dr John James Evans 1999-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/04/1999

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

Group

  1. WBA Football Development Limited is controlled by Guochuan Lai
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-09-16, ceased 2024-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Guochuan Lai.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

1.6y median 1.6y
average tenure
2.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 4

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
03748777
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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