Ray Trew

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Raymond Arthur Trew (born December 1954) is a businessman and former football club chairman from Lincolnshire. He is a former board member of Lincoln City F.C., Notts County F.C., and Notts County Ladies F.C.

Trew achieved his wealth through recruitment, having founded Contracting Solutions Group in 1995. The company posted a £3.7m profit in 2009. Trew also maintains numerous other private companies, though in 2019 his application for a gangmaster's license was turned down on the grounds that his previous business conduct was not 'fit and proper'.

Lincoln City

On 5 August 2003, Trew became an associate director at Lincoln City{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~406690,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826032801/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~406690,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 August 2012 |title=New Associate Director Comes On Board |date=5 August 2003 |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. Official Website |access-date=23 February 2011}} becoming a full director at the end of the month.{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~416709,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826032810/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~416709,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 August 2012 |title=Ray Becomes A 'Trew' Director |date=27 August 2003 |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. Official Website |access-date=23 February 2011}} In August 2005 he was appointed chairman of football with Steff Wright succeeding Rob Bradley as chairman of the board.{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~752929,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829200613/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~752929,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 August 2012 |title=Former Chairman Played "A Massive Part" |date=9 December 2005 |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. Official Website |access-date=23 February 2011}} He departed in January 2006 after a boardroom dispute which saw manager Keith Alexander placed on gardening leave, then re-instated. In April three of Trew's companies then terminated their sponsorship deals with the club.

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.

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. In 2008 the club changed its name to OOH Lincoln Ladies, due to a sponsorship deal with Trew's Out Of Home marketing company.

Trew also backed the club's successful FA WSL application,

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. On 25 February 2016, Trew stepped down as chairman of Notts County and announced that the club was for sale, but on 10 September 2016, Trew announced he had reinstated himself as chairman of Notts County. On 12 January 2017, Trew sold the club to local businessman Alan Hardy, but one of Trew's companies named Pinnacle Advantage was owed a substantial sum of money by the club. This threatened to force the club into liquidation until an agreement was reached in May 2017.

Nottingham Rugby Club

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

References

References

  1. "Raymond Arthur TREW - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)".
  2. Paul Fletcher. (11 December 2010). "Can Paul Ince cut it at Notts County?". BBC Sport.
  3. "the team: Ray Trew". Lorien Resourcing.
  4. "Rank: 124 Contracting Solutions Group". Fasttrack.
  5. Whitfield, David. (2019-07-10). "Ex-Notts owner Ray Trew's conduct 'extremely concerning' as he is denied licence".
  6. Hennessy, Peter. (2019-07-10). "Former Imps director labelled 'not fit and proper' by officials".
  7. Simon Goodley. (16 January 2006). "Lincoln's version of Big Brother starts to spin out of control". The Telegraph.
  8. (19 April 2006). "Imps on lookout for new sponsors". BBC.
  9. (11 February 2010). "The morning after the night before". Two hundred percent.
  10. (2 August 2006). "Lincoln chairman wary of takeover". BBC.
  11. Tony Leighton. (6 November 2006). "Lincoln's original imps still set for the top despite cup defeat". The Guardian.
  12. Tony Leighton. (30 November 2009). "OOH Lincoln declare intention to join women's Super League in 2011". The Guardian.
  13. (2013-04-29). "Lincoln Ladies move is 'own goal'". BBC News.
  14. (2013-07-19). "Lincoln Ladies defend Notts County relocation". BBC Sport.
  15. Jon Culley. (10 October 2010). "Sven 'too good to be true' but Notts County are having the last laugh". The Independent.
  16. http://www.nottinghampost.com/Ray-Trew-steps-chairman-Notts-County-puts-club/story-28807809-detail/story.html {{dead link. (April 2018)
  17. (2016-02-25). "Notts County for sale as chairman Ray Trew quits". BBC Sport.
  18. BBC Nottingham Sport. (2016-09-10). "Ray Trew confirms to Colin Slater that he is back as Chairman of #notts. Slater: "nothing immiment" on sale of club. It remains for sale".
  19. (2017-01-11). "Notts County: Alan Hardy completes takeover from Ray Trew". BBC Sport.
  20. "Notts County liquidation threat lifted after 'dramatic compromise'".
  21. (30 July 2010). "Ray Trew takes over Nottingham Rugby Club". BBC News.
  22. "Notts County {{!".

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