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Company · Barrow in Furness

Barrow Bluebirds Limited

Operation of sports facilities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Iain Wood 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Steven Alexander Herbert 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Levi Asa Gill 2019-2022 Director View profile
  4. Mark Brian Hetherington 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Casson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Sidney Max Blain 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Ian Colin Rainford 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. Stephanie Casson 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Russell James Dodd 2014-2022 Director View profile
  10. Peter David Garbacz 2014-2016 Director View profile
  11. Steve Thomas Patton 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Robert Arthur Kett 2014-2014 Director View profile
  13. Paul Casson 2014-2019 Director View profile
  14. William Austin Straker 2014-2017 Director View profile
  15. Jamie Van Rhyn Reid 2014-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Operation of sports facilities; Activities of sport clubs
Incorporated
01/05/2014
Registered office
Barrow in Furness

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Antony Gerard Shearer
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-11-16 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Paul Casson ceased 2018-11-16
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Barrow Bluebirds Limited is controlled by Antony Gerard Shearer
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-11-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Antony Gerard Shearer.

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
£2,402,057
Total assets
£3,305,888
Cash
£50,575
Employees
63
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.

4 directors on the board

7.1y median 7.4y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Iain Wood Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026

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.

Professional services 3Business services 2Dormant 2Property 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
09021088
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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