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Ipswich Town Foundation

Other sports activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Paige Elizabeth Shorten 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Peter David Over 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Daniel James Palfrey 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Oliver Peter Cole Magnus 2021-2023 Director View profile
  5. Maarten Van Os 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Lee O'Neill 2019-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stuart Hayton 2019-2021 Director View profile
  8. Mark Simon Andrews 2018-2022 Director View profile
  9. David Gilmore 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan Ian Symonds 2014-2018 Director View profile
  11. Ian Sidney Milne 2014-2019 Director View profile
  12. Ian Sydney Milne 2014-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other sports activities
Incorporated
12/05/2014
Registered office
Ipswich
Also a registered charity
Ipswich Town Foundation
Previous names
Ipswich Town Community Trust (until 01/08/2022)
Friends of Ipswich Town FC. (until 26/07/2019)

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. Ipswich Town Foundation is controlled by Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2017-05-31, ceased 2021-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ipswich Town Football Club Company Limited is controlled by Gamechanger Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-06-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Gamechanger Holdings LTD is controlled by Gamechanger 20 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-05-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Gamechanger 20 Limited is controlled by Michael Kevin O'Leary
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2020-07-23, ceased 2021-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Kevin O'Leary.

8 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

4 grants · £24,602 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,915
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £7,937 (2 grants)
  • Department for Education · £6,750

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £6,4372022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £1,5002021-04-01
  • Department for Education £6,7502020-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9152015-02-25
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.

10 directors on the board

4.6y median 4.6y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Arts and leisure 11Finance 4Professional services 4Business services 2Education 2Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09035797
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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