Ray Trew

Ray Trew
Born Ray Trew
England
Occupation Businessman
Known for Owner of
Contracting Solutions Group and
Nottingham R.F.C.
Chairman of Notts County F.C. and
Lincoln Ladies F.C.

Ray Trew is businessman and football club chairman from Lincolnshire. He is a former board member of Lincoln City F.C. and owns a controlling interest in Notts County F.C., Lincoln Ladies F.C. and Nottingham R.F.C..

Trew achieved his wealth through recruitment,[1] having founded Contracting Solutions Group in 1995.[2] The company posted a £3.7m profit in 2009.[3] Trew also maintains numerous other private companies.[2]

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Lincoln City

On 5 August 2003, Trew became an Associate Director at Lincoln City[4] becoming a full director at the end of the month.[5] In August 2005 he was appointed Chairman of Football with Steff Wright succeeding Rob Bradley as Chairman of the Board.[6] He departed in January 2006 after a boardroom dispute which saw manager Keith Alexander placed on gardening leave, then re-instated.[7] In April three of Trew's companies then terminated their sponsorship deals with the club.[8]

A subsequent bid to buy the club and provide substantial investment was blocked by the Lincoln City board, with chairman Steff Wright publicly questioning Trew's motives.[9][10]

Lincoln Ladies

In 2006 Trew joined the committee of Lincoln City Ladies. In addition to an £8,000-per-season sponsorship through his SportsTV company, Trew provided additional backing of up to £10,000 to aid the club's promotion bid.[11] In 2008 the club changed its name to OOH Lincoln Ladies, due to a sponsorship deal with Trew's Out Of Home marketing company.[12]

Trew also backed the club's successful FA WSL application.[12]

Notts County

Trew purchased Notts County for £1 in February 2010 following the departure of Qadbak Investments. He inherited liabilities of £7m from the former owners.[13]

Nottingham Rugby Club

In July 2010 Trew took control of Nottingham Rugby Club, via Meadow Lane plc.[14] On 28 September 2011 Trew relinquished his interest in Nottingham Rugby Club.[15]

References

  1. ^ Paul Fletcher (11-12-2010). "Can Paul Ince cut it at Notts County?". BBC Sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/12/can_paul_ince_cut_it_at_notts.html#279512. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  2. ^ a b "the team: Ray Trew". Lorien Resourcing. http://www.lorienresourcing.co.uk/about-us/management/6-ray-trew/default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  3. ^ "Rank: 124 Contracting Solutions Group". Fasttrack. http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/fasttrack/leagues/dbDetails.asp?siteID=5&compID=2967&yr=2010. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  4. ^ "New Associate Director Comes On Board". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 5 August 2003. http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~406690,00.html. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
  5. ^ "Ray Becomes A 'Trew' Director". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 27 August 2003. http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~416709,00.html. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
  6. ^ "Former Chairman Played "A Massive Part"". Lincoln City F.C. Official Website. 9 December 2005. http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~752929,00.html. Retrieved 23 February 2011. 
  7. ^ Simon Goodley (2006-01-16). "Lincoln's version of Big Brother starts to spin out of control". London: The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2330675/Lincolns-version-of-Big-Brother-starts-to-spin-out-of-control.html. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  8. ^ "Imps on lookout for new sponsors". BBC. 2006-04-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4921702.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  9. ^ "The morning after the night before". Two hundred percent. 2010-02-11. http://www.twohundredpercent.net/?p=4500. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  10. ^ "Lincoln chairman wary of takeover". BBC. 2006-08-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/5238016.stm. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  11. ^ Tony Leighton (06-11-2006). "Lincoln's original imps still set for the top despite cup defeat". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2006/nov/06/womensfootball.sport. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  12. ^ a b Tony Leighton (30-11-2009). "OOH Lincoln declare intention to join women's Super League in 2011". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/30/lincoln-women-football-super-league. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  13. ^ Jon Culley (10-10-2010). "Sven 'too good to be true' but Notts County are having the last laugh". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/football-league/sven-too-good-to-be-true-but-notts-county-are-having-the-last-laugh-2102546.html. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 
  14. ^ "Ray Trew takes over Nottingham Rugby Club". BBC News. 30 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/8871338.stm. 
  15. ^ http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10426~2465421,00.html