Company
Northampton Saints PLC
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Steven ZanderDirector · since 2026
- 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
- William Chester ThorpSecretary · since 2025
Previous officers 15
- 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
- Leon Keith Lyford Barwell 2000-2013 View profile
- Dr Jonathan Alexander Geoffrey David Raphael 2000-2016 View profile
- Murray Alexander Lillie Holmes 2000-2016 View profile
- Anthony Clive Hewitt 2000-2023 View profile
- Keith Leslie Barwell 2000-2025 View profile
- Ernest Ray Anthony Travis 2000-2006 View profile
- Matthew Byrne 2000-2000 View profile
- Andrew Thomas Cozzolino 2000-2016 View profile
- Oliver Chitty Brookshaw 2000-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/09/2000
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Northampton Saints PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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.
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.
9 directors on the board
- Matthew George Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Robin Nyle Braid Director · appointed 2024
- Jonathan James William Drown Director · appointed 2000
- 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 (9)
- Matthew George Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Mark Robin Nyle Braid Director · appointed 2024
- Jonathan James William Drown Director · appointed 2000
- 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 2000 · 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
- 04064363
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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