Northampton Saints PLC
Company 04064363 Active
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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
12.7y median 9.8y
average tenure
25.8y
longest tenure
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
1
also govern a charity
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.
Arts and leisure 10Business services 10Professional services 5Education 4Finance 3Property 3Agriculture 1Construction 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Northampton Rugby Football Club Limited 9 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Saints Rugby Limited 1 shared director
- David Williams I F A Limited 1 shared director
- Septimo Limited 1 shared director
- Inspired Online Schools Limited 1 shared director
- Bradden Estates Management LTD 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 04064363 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Public Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 04/09/2000 |
| Address | FRANKLINS GARDENS, WEEDON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, NN5 5BG |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/06/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
93120 - Activities of sport clubs
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Northampton Rugby Football Club Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (25)
- Christopher Steven Zander Director · appointed 2026
- William Chester Thorp Secretary · appointed 2025
- Mark Robin Nyle Braid Director · appointed 2024
- Mark Darbon Director · appointed 2017
- Matthew George Smith Director · appointed 2016
- Julia Anne Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Ella Ruth Bevan Director · appointed 2012
- Nicholas David Beal Director · appointed 2007
- Colin Povey Director · appointed 2001
- Jonathan James William Drown Director · appointed 2000
Show 15 former officers
- Simon Laurence Cunningham Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
- Brian William Ernest Facer Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
- Philip Pask Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2012
- Richard Adam Deane Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2016
- John David Steele Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2005
- Allan Robson Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2017
- Leon Keith Lyford Barwell Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2013
- Raphael, Jonathan Alexander Geoffrey David, Dr Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2016
- Murray Alexander Lillie Holmes Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2016
- Anthony Clive Hewitt Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2023
- Keith Leslie Barwell Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2025
- Ernest Ray Anthony Travis Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2006
- Andrew Thomas Cozzolino Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2016
- Oliver Chitty Brookshaw Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2000
- Matthew Byrne Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2000
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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