Company · York
The Helperby and Brafferton Sports Association
Operation of sports facilities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Benjamin James Carter-BrownDirector · since 2025
- Michael Thomas DennettDirector · since 2025
- Thomas Guy MessengerDirector · since 2025
- Lewis Martin RyanDirector · since 2024
- Peter Charles HamblingDirector · since 2021
- Daniel Rhys MarstonDirector · since 2018
- Daniel Craig SpinkDirector · since 2015
- Richard Anthony SpilmanDirector · since 2001
- Anna Louise WhalenSecretary · since 2020
Previous officers 17
- Jayne Christine King 2024-2025 View profile
- Jonathan Charles Marston 2020-2026 View profile
- David Sowray 2015-2025 View profile
- Adrian Banks 2015-2023 View profile
- Colin Maltby 2015-2018 View profile
- John William Letcher 2013-2015 View profile
- David William Cupit 2005-2015 View profile
- Peter William Orton 2005-2013 View profile
- John Tuley 2004-2025 View profile
- Ian John Robson 2003-2008 View profile
- Andrew Jim Cuthbert 2001-2003 View profile
- Richard Manners Sutton 2001-2010 View profile
- Timothy Ross Graham Farley 2001-2008 View profile
- Ian Leslie Grasby 2001-2015 View profile
- James Nigel Denison 2001-2007 View profile
- Peter Christopher Wren 2001-2019 View profile
- Alexander Donald Graham 2001-2006 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of sports facilities
- Incorporated
- 23/03/2001
- Registered office
- York
- Also a registered charity
- The Helperby and Brafferton Sports Association
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.
- Richard Anthony Spilman
significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-12-20 - Peter Christopher Wren ceased 2019-12-01
significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
Group
- The Helperby and Brafferton Sports Association
is controlled by Richard Anthony Spilman
Evidence
active significant influence (trust) · notified 2020-12-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Richard Anthony Spilman.
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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.
Grants received
1 grant · £20,000 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 directors on the board
- Michael Thomas Dennett Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin James Carter-Brown Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Anthony Spilman Director · appointed 2001
- Daniel Craig Spink Director · appointed 2015
- Daniel Rhys Marston Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Charles Hambling Director · appointed 2021
- Lewis Martin Ryan Director · appointed 2024
- Thomas Guy Messenger Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Richard Anthony Spilman Director · appointed 2001
- Daniel Craig Spink Director · appointed 2015
- Daniel Rhys Marston Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Michael Thomas Dennett Director · appointed 2025
- Benjamin James Carter-Brown Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Anthony Spilman Director · appointed 2001
- Daniel Craig Spink Director · appointed 2015
- Daniel Rhys Marston Director · appointed 2018
- Peter Charles Hambling Director · appointed 2021
- Lewis Martin Ryan Director · appointed 2024
- Thomas Guy Messenger Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Jonathan Charles Marston Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
- John Tuley Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2025
Gaps to watch
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04185605
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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