Company · Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Fencing & Sports Trust
Operation of sports facilities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Michael Lovell Row 2020-2025 View profile
- Heather Rebecca Mcgrath 2020-2025 View profile
- John Hucker 2019-2025 View profile
- Ruth Robson 2014-2018 View profile
- Jacqueline Dixon 2013-2018 View profile
- Hugh Benson Welch 2013-2013 View profile
- John Richard Devine 2013-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Operation of sports facilities
- Incorporated
- 18/09/2013
- Registered office
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Also a registered charity
- Newcastle Fencing & Sports Trust
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.
- John Raymond Dickson ceased 2024-03-01
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-17 - Ruth Robson ceased 2018-12-13
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Jacqueline Dixon ceased 2018-10-21
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-17 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Paul Richard Counter ceased 2024-03-01
significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-17
Group
- Newcastle Fencing & Sports Trust
is controlled by John Raymond Dickson
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-09-17, ceased 2024-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Raymond Dickson.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £6,901
- Total assets
- £13,591
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
7 grants · £58,653 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
- Sport England · £58,653 (7 grants)
Most recent
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
- John Raymond Dickson Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Richard Counter Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- John Raymond Dickson Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Richard Counter Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- John Raymond Dickson Director · appointed 2013
- Paul Richard Counter Director · appointed 2014
Left in the last 12 months
- Michael Lovell Row Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
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.
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08696113
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- 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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