THE BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00053482
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 27 July 1897129 years
Registered office: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Confirmation statement due: 17 April 2027
Active officers: 4
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
Nature of business
Activities of sport clubs
Previous company names
THE BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC PLC
BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC P L C(THE)

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
COAR, Robert Duckworth ACTIVE	Director			England	January 1947	Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
CURWOOD, Steven ACTIVE	Director	01 Jul 2026		England	July 1972	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
GANDHI BABU, Reddy ACTIVE	Director	12 Jan 2011		India	August 1963	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
MANDAVA, Sreenivasa Rao ACTIVE	Director	12 Sep 2023		India	November 1959	Venkateshwara House, S. No. 114/A/2, Pune Sinhgad Road, Pune, 411030, India
ERRABELLY, Vineeth RESIGNED	Secretary	22 Aug 2011	19 Nov 2012			Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
FINN, Thomas Martin RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Aug 1997	01 Oct 2006			Pyethorn Farmhouse Whalley Road, Wilpshire, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9LF
GOODMAN, Martin RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Oct 2006	04 Aug 2011			Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
HOWARTH, John Whalley RESIGNED	Secretary		12 Jul 1996			465 Whalley Road, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5RP
ROOT, George Robert RESIGNED	Secretary	12 Jul 1996	14 Oct 1996			21 King Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2EU
SILVESTER, Ian David RESIGNED	Secretary	19 Nov 2012	04 Apr 2024			Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
AGNEW, Paul RESIGNED	Director	17 Aug 2012	03 Jun 2013	United Kingdom	July 1957	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
BHAGWAT, Rohan RESIGNED	Director	09 Jun 2023	09 Jun 2023	India	May 1989	Venkateshwara House, S. No 114/A/2 Pune Sinhgad Road, Pune, India
BROWN, David Michael RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2000	19 Nov 2010	England	July 1944	Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
CHESTON, Michael Anthony RESIGNED	Director	17 Mar 2014	31 Mar 2024	United Kingdom	July 1961	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
ERRABELLY, Vineeth RESIGNED	Director	22 Aug 2011	31 Jul 2012	India	February 1987	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
FINN, Thomas Martin RESIGNED	Director	01 Aug 1997	27 May 2011	England	April 1956	Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
FOX, William RESIGNED	Director		09 Dec 1991		January 1928	Tree Tops Billinge End Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6PT
GOODMAN, Martin RESIGNED	Director	12 Sep 2005	04 Aug 2011	England	March 1957	Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
GUPTA, Mahesh Kumar RESIGNED	Director	12 Jan 2011	10 Jul 2012	India	March 1966	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
HUNT, Paul Stephen RESIGNED	Director	08 Jun 2011	18 May 2012	United Kingdom	June 1971	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
HUNT, Simon RESIGNED	Director	22 Aug 2011	29 Aug 2012	United Kingdom	November 1962	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
IBBOTSON, Terence Wynne RESIGNED	Director		25 May 1995		August 1932	30 Woodcrest, Wilpshire, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9PR
LEE, Keith Clarkson RESIGNED	Director		30 Jun 2005	England	March 1935	Stonelee Whins Crest, Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 4NH
MATTHEWMAN, Richard Leslie RESIGNED	Director	12 Nov 1991	09 Jun 2011	England	February 1955	Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF
MYERS, Alan David RESIGNED	Director	17 Mar 2014	25 Apr 2016	England	April 1962	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
ROOT, George Robert RESIGNED	Director		30 Jun 2005	England	April 1943	Brooklands 7 Brambles Close, Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9BF
SHAW, Derek RESIGNED	Director	17 Aug 2012	11 May 2016	England	August 1957	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
SILK, Karen RESIGNED	Director	05 Dec 2011	30 Sep 2013	England	March 1958	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
STANNERS, Iain Robert RESIGNED	Director		30 Jun 2005		February 1947	Moss View Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancs, BB5 3RJ
WAGGOTT, Steven RESIGNED	Director	05 Jan 2018	28 Oct 2025	England	June 1954	Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF
WILLIAMS, John Owen RESIGNED	Director	01 Aug 1997	01 Feb 2011		March 1949	Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

COAR, Robert Duckworth ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1947
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

CURWOOD, Steven ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1972
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

GANDHI BABU, Reddy ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Jan 2011
Country of Residence: India
Date of birth: August 1963
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

MANDAVA, Sreenivasa Rao ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Sep 2023
Country of Residence: India
Date of birth: November 1959
Address: Venkateshwara House, S. No. 114/A/2, Pune Sinhgad Road, Pune, 411030, India

ERRABELLY, Vineeth RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 22 Aug 2011
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2012
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

FINN, Thomas Martin RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Aug 1997
Resigned on: 01 Oct 2006
Address: Pyethorn Farmhouse Whalley Road, Wilpshire, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9LF

GOODMAN, Martin RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Oct 2006
Resigned on: 04 Aug 2011
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

HOWARTH, John Whalley RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 12 Jul 1996
Address: 465 Whalley Road, Clayton Le Moors, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5RP

ROOT, George Robert RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 12 Jul 1996
Resigned on: 14 Oct 1996
Address: 21 King Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 2EU

SILVESTER, Ian David RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 19 Nov 2012
Resigned on: 04 Apr 2024
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

AGNEW, Paul RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Aug 2012
Resigned on: 03 Jun 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1957
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

BHAGWAT, Rohan RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Jun 2023
Resigned on: 09 Jun 2023
Country of Residence: India
Date of birth: May 1989
Address: Venkateshwara House, S. No 114/A/2 Pune Sinhgad Road, Pune, India

BROWN, David Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2000
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2010
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1944
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

CHESTON, Michael Anthony RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Mar 2014
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2024
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1961
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

ERRABELLY, Vineeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Aug 2011
Resigned on: 31 Jul 2012
Country of Residence: India
Date of birth: February 1987
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

FINN, Thomas Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 1997
Resigned on: 27 May 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1956
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

FOX, William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 09 Dec 1991
Date of birth: January 1928
Address: Tree Tops Billinge End Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 6PT

GOODMAN, Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Sep 2005
Resigned on: 04 Aug 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1957
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

GUPTA, Mahesh Kumar RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Jan 2011
Resigned on: 10 Jul 2012
Country of Residence: India
Date of birth: March 1966
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

HUNT, Paul Stephen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Jun 2011
Resigned on: 18 May 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1971
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

HUNT, Simon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Aug 2011
Resigned on: 29 Aug 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: November 1962
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

IBBOTSON, Terence Wynne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 25 May 1995
Date of birth: August 1932
Address: 30 Woodcrest, Wilpshire, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 9PR

LEE, Keith Clarkson RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2005
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1935
Address: Stonelee Whins Crest, Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 4NH

MATTHEWMAN, Richard Leslie RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 12 Nov 1991
Resigned on: 09 Jun 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1955
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

MYERS, Alan David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Mar 2014
Resigned on: 25 Apr 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1962
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

ROOT, George Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2005
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1943
Address: Brooklands 7 Brambles Close, Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9BF

SHAW, Derek RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Aug 2012
Resigned on: 11 May 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1957
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

SILK, Karen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Dec 2011
Resigned on: 30 Sep 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1958
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

STANNERS, Iain Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2005
Date of birth: February 1947
Address: Moss View Haslingden Old Road, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, Lancs, BB5 3RJ

WAGGOTT, Steven RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 05 Jan 2018
Resigned on: 28 Oct 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1954
Address: Ewood Park, Blackburn, BB2 4JF

WILLIAMS, John Owen RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Aug 1997
Resigned on: 01 Feb 2011
Date of birth: March 1949
Address: Ewood Park, Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4JF

Filing history

Timeline

People with significant control

Charges

Created	Status	Filings
25 Aug 2011	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
20 Dec 2010	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MG01) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
30 Sep 2003	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
07 Feb 2003	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
05 Jan 2003	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
06 Apr 2001	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02) (opens in a new tab)
06 Apr 2001	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
29 Sep 1994	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
10 Mar 1988	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
23 Sep 1985	Satisfied	Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (403a) (opens in a new tab)
25 Aug 1948	Satisfied
25 Aug 1948	Satisfied

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