company information

The Directors – duties, committees and responsibilities

John Byfield	Executive Chairman
Bart Campbell	CEO
Dwight Mighty	COO
Matthew Vandrau	New Business Director
Tim Berg	CFO
James Butterfield	Non-Executive Director
Richard Battersby	Non-Executive Director

Sub Committees 

Audit	James Butterfield, Richard Battersby and Dwight Mighty
Remuneration	John Byfield, Richard Battersby and James Butterfield
AIM Compliance	James Butterfield and Richard Battersby

Country of Incorporation

Incorporated in Jersey. Main country of operation is Jersey with subsidiaries operating in UK, South Africa, New Zealand, Japan, Austarlia and India

Rights of Shareholders

The Company is incorporated in Jersey and the rights of shareholders are governed by Jersey law. The Company has adopted Articles of Association which are compliant with AIM rules and which are likely to be substantially similar to those of a UK incorporated company. Certain shares issued to vendors of acquired businesses are subject to lock-in provisions for various periods. Otherwise there are no restrictions on share transfers.

Memorandum and Articles of Association

View the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Essentially Group Limited by clicking here (PDF file download).

AIM Admission documentation

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Circular relating to the acquisition of Frontiers Group and Athletes1 and Sportseen.

Click here to see the Circular relating to the acquisition of Frontiers Group and Athletes1 and Sportseen.

Click here to see Circular relating to the acquisition of Sportseen Limited.

Activities

Essentially Group is a full service sports marketing agency and Athlete Management service business .

The prime services and areas of expertise that the group provides include:

• Sponsorship, includes sourcing and developing relationships with sponsors and rights owners, through consulting with rights owners and sponsors; activatiation of rights for sponsor; and the selling of rights for rights owners. This is predominanatly with in the area of cricket and rugby but also includes other areas within media and cultural activities ;
• The management of some 500 athletes, predominantly in rugby and cricket, on a global basis, including negotiating contracts and sponsorship for these athletes.
• The provision of specialist image rights and other services to athletes and clubs.