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Aston Villa Foundation

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

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Previous officers 14

  1. Nicola Louise Ibbetson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Kiran Sehmi Kenth 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Paul Tyrrell 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Peter Jordan 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Christian Mark Cecil Purslow 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Nassef Sawiris 2018-2020 Director View profile
  7. Wesley Robert Edens 2018-2020 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Colville 2018-2026 Director View profile
  9. Yanfang Gu 2016-2018 Director View profile
  10. Keith Wyness 2016-2018 Director View profile
  11. Joanne Elizabeth Price 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Paul John Faulkner 2013-2014 Director View profile
  13. Ravinder Masih 2013-2016 Director View profile
  14. Robin Russell 2013-2016 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • SAFE Birmingham Taskforce Track 2 Interventions (Mentoring) Buyer: Birmingham City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Support, Attend, Fulfil, Exceed (SAFE) is a schools-led response to serious youth violence, focused on providing earlier intervention in mainstream secondary schools. It is aligned with the expectations placed upon Schools, Academy trusts, …

About

Incorporated
28/06/2013
Also a registered charity
Aston Villa Foundation

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. Aston Villa Foundation is controlled by Aston Villa Football Club Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Aston Villa Football Club Limited is controlled by Aston Villa Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Aston Villa Limited is controlled by Nswe Sports Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Nswe Sports Limited is controlled by Nswe UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Nswe UK Limited is controlled by Nassef Sawiris
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2018-07-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nassef Sawiris.

11 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

3 grants · £92,018 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

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £92,018 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £9,6362020-07-24
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £41,1912017-06-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £41,1912017-06-01
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.

6 directors on the board

5.1y median 3.3y
average tenure
11.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Retail and trade 2Construction 1Health and social care 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08589263
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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