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Reading Town Football Club Limited

Activities of sport clubs

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Paul Douglas Clarke 2014-2015 Director View profile
  2. Kevin Richard Brandstatter 2014-2015 Director View profile
  3. Spencer Bradshaw 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. Martin James Smith 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. Peter Collins 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Eamon Joseph Pryle 2009-2015 Director View profile
  7. William Andrew Richardson 2001-2007 Director View profile
  8. Roland James Ford 2000-2014 Director View profile
  9. Stanley Bembenek 2000-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of sport clubs
Incorporated
07/12/2000
Registered office
Reading

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.

Group

  1. Reading Town Football Club Limited is controlled by Bwtuc (Trading) Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares · notified 2016-06-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bwtuc (Trading) Limited is controlled by Spencer Barnshaw
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Spencer Barnshaw.

3 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

Net assets
£44,015
Total assets
£44,015
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

4 directors on the board

10.5y median 10.5y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Arts and leisure 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
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04120810
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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