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York City Knights Foundation

York City Knights Foundation is an active UK company (number 05493713), incorporated 2005, with 2 current directors, Clinton Robert Goodchild and John William Stearman. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Mark Campbell 2017-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ian David Wilson 2014-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Guilford 2008-2017 Director View profile
  4. Roger Charles Dixon 2005-2008 Director View profile
  5. Sharon Guildford 2009-2017 Secretary View profile
  6. GSS (York) Limited 2008-2009 Corporate-secretary View profile
  7. Stephen Paul Wragg 2005-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/06/2005
Also a registered charity
York City Knights Foundation

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. York City Knights Foundation is controlled by John William Stearman
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John William Stearman.

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 · £104,331 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

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £71,100
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £33,231 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9772018-02-07
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £8,6242014-11-26
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £71,1002014-09-16
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £4,6302010-05-20
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £5,0002008-09-23
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.

2 directors on the board

7.1y median 7.1y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05493713
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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