Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC

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Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC is the parent company of Southampton Football Club Ltd. It is currently listed on AIM (AIM: SOO) on the London Stock Exchange.

1 Subsidiary Companies
2 Board Members
3 History
4 Footnotes

[edit] Subsidiary Companies

The wholly owned subsidiary companies of Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC are:

Southampton Football Club Ltd
St. Mary's Stadium Ltd
St. Mary's SPV Ltd
Southampton Insurance Services Ltd
Southampton Mortgage & Financial Centre Ltd
Saints Radio Ltd
Saints Supporters Club Ltd
Southampton Swaylife Ltd
Secure Retirement Ltd
Dell Estates Ltd
St Michael's Street Homes (No. 1) Ltd
Stadium 2000 Ltd
Felix Broadcasting Ltd
South City FM Ltd
Forest FM Ltd

[edit] Board Members

Chairman Ken Dulieu

Executive Directors Jim Hone (chief executive), Lee Hoos (operations director), David Jones (company secretary)

Non-executive Directors Patrick Trant, Leon Crouch, Keith Wiseman, Brian Hunt, Paul Thompson

[edit] History

On 30 June 2006, Rupert Lowe resigned as Chairman of Southampton Leisure Holdings, along with other directors Andrew Cowen, Guy Askham, Mike Richards and David Windsor-Clive.

On 26 February 2007, Michael Wilde offered his resignation as a Director effective from 28 February 2007 as a result of his failure to bring in new investment. The resignation was accepted by the board as being in the best interests of the company.^[1]

On 27 April 2007, it was rumoured that Paul Allen, the American entrepreneur who formed Microsoft with Bill Gates, may launch a takeover bid for the club. An apparent close source said "he believes there is long term investment value in UK Soccer. Southampton is a sleeping giant, a family-supported club with traditional values, and we see the value in taking the brand global."^[2]