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Stoke City Foundation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. John David Pelling 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Martin Goodman 2012-2017 Director View profile
  3. Robert Charles Douglas Flello 2010-2022 Director View profile
  4. Roger William Reade 2006-2007 Director View profile
  5. Anthony John Scholes 2004-2022 Director View profile
  6. Ian David Bailey 2003-2007 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Tom Telford Fuller 2003-2004 Director View profile
  8. John Pelling 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  9. Martin Goodman 2011-2017 Secretary View profile
  10. Karen Silk 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  11. Dennis Leman 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  12. Fraser Peter Foster 2003-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/08/2003
Also a registered charity
Stoke City Foundation

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

  • Gary Neil Mellor
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • John Fitzgerald Coates
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-01-18
  • Josepha Hannah Morris
    significant influence · notified 2022-06-24
  • Christopher Robert Iwelumo
    significant influence · notified 2022-08-08
  • David Thomas Heath
    significant influence, significant influence (trust) · notified 2025-05-23 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Martin Goodman ceased 2017-01-01
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Robert Charles Douglas Flello ceased 2022-11-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Stoke City Foundation is controlled by Gary Neil Mellor
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gary Neil Mellor.

4 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.

Grants received

6 grants · £96,990 total

360Giving 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

  • Sport England · £78,410 (4 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,700
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £8,880

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £8,8802024-02-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,7002021-05-07
  • Sport England £4,4102011-11-04
  • Sport England £7,0002011-08-11
  • Sport England £28,0002010-09-09
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.

7 directors on the board

7.5y median 4.5y
average tenure
16.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Professional services 6Property 6Arts and leisure 4Manufacturing 3Other services 3Finance 2

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
04875877
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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