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Port Vale Football Club Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. David John Flitcroft 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Richard Mark Wood 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Martin Peter Tideswell 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Colin Garlick 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Katherine May Beardmore 2020-2023 Director View profile
  6. Ian Raymond Lewis 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Norman Smurthwaite 2014-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/02/2014

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. Port Vale Football Club Limited is controlled by Norman Smurthwaite
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-05-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Norman Smurthwaite.

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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
-£17,236,503
Total assets
£2,458,715
Cash
£172,428
Employees
453
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

6.2y median 6.4y
average tenure
7.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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.

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

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
08876768
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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