The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Port Vale Football Club Limited

Company 08876768 Active

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Board DNA

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6
directors on the board
6.2y median 6.4y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure
5
directors past 6 years
0 vs 3 portfolio
first-time directors
5
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Finance 9Education 3Property 3Business services 2Dormant 2Health and social care 2Other services 2

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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Company details

Number08876768
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated05/02/2014
AddressVALE PARK, HAMIL ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST6 1AW
Accounts next due31/03/2027
Accounts last made up30/06/2025

Industry (SIC)

93120 - Activities of sport clubs

Ownership - persons with significant control (2)

  • Synsol Holdings Limited
    ownership of shares 75-100% ownership of shares 75-100% as firm voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Norman Smurthwaite ceased British
    ownership of shares 75-100%

Officers (13)

  • Hancock, Matthew John Director · appointed 2023
  • Humphreys, Marian Kathleen Director · appointed 2020
  • Moorhouse, Robert Ainsley Director · appointed 2020
  • Halket, Claire Louise Director · appointed 2020
  • Shanahan, Kevin John Director · appointed 2019
  • Shanahan, Carol Ann Director · appointed 2019
  • Flitcroft, David John Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2024
  • Wood, Richard Mark Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2024
  • Tideswell, Martin Peter Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2022
  • Garlick, Colin Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
  • Beardmore, Katherine May Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2023
  • Lewis, Ian Raymond Former Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2024
  • Smurthwaite, Norman Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2019

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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