Company · Sheffield
The Root Cricket Academy Limited
Sports and recreation education
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Paul Lawrence Burnham 2015-2017 View profile
- John Paul Tharme 2015-2016 View profile
- Joshua Jordan Foster 2015-2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Sports and recreation education; Other sports activities
- Incorporated
- 14/10/2014
- Registered office
- Sheffield
- Previous names
- Barmy Army (Rugby) Limited (until 18/12/2017)
Barmy Rugby Limited (until 20/01/2015)
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.
- Matthew Edward Root
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-09-12 - Paul Lawrence Burnham ceased 2017-08-18
25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm) · notified 2016-09-12
Group
- The Root Cricket Academy Limited
is controlled by Matthew Edward Root
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-09-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Matthew Edward Root.
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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
- £83,217
- Total assets
- £83,217
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- £7,401
- Profit/loss
- £3,863
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.
1 directors on the board
- Matthew Edward Root Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Matthew Edward Root Director · appointed 2014
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09262585
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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