This page organises public company records, shareholder filings, screenshots and news/source leads relating to Raise Your Game Ltd, Macclesfield FC, Robert Smethurst and the wider Play Fund Win / Raise Your Game evidence lane.
Name handling: references to Zara Shepherd and Zara Louise Shepherd are treated on this site as references to the same person where supported by the relevant public source. Companies House sections use the register name where applicable. This evidence hub also concerns David Shepherd.
Handling note: this page records public-source and screenshot evidence. It does not state that any named shareholder, club, company or connected person has committed wrongdoing. It helps reviewers understand the Raise Your Game Ltd formation, shareholder structure, Macclesfield FC address/company links and related source leads.
Companies House shows Raise Your Game Ltd, company number 16023811, was incorporated on 17 October 2024 with statement of capital GBP 100. The filing history also records David Shepherd and Paul Prescott appointed as directors on 1 November 2024, office-address changes, a confirmation statement on 18 September 2025 and cessation of David Shepherd as a PSC on 16 June 2025.
The 18 September 2025 confirmation statement records 100 ordinary shares. The shareholder table includes Robert Smethurst, David Shepherd, Paul Prescott, Nicholas Smith, Robert Savage, Amarjit Singh Grewal, Daniel Stuttard and Jonathan Bull. The name “Robert Savage” is recorded as shown in the filing; the site does not equate this to footballer Robbie Savage unless a separate source verifies the identity.
An uploaded news screenshot shows reporting that a Macclesfield FC co-owner was suspended following arrest on suspicion of a coercive control offence. This is included as a public news/source lead only. Arrest on suspicion is not a conviction or court finding.
Companies House shows Robert Stephen Smethurst with four appointments: Raise Your Game Ltd, Football Kitchen Limited, Deliver My Container Limited and Godmadeclo Limited. This page links the relevant official public records so reviewers can check current roles, dates, office addresses and company context.
The Maxonian article is included as a public source lead because it summarises Robert Smethurst’s Facebook Live broadcast, the Macclesfield FC club statement, BBC headline context, supporters’ reaction and a transcript-style account of his comments following suspension from club duties.
This is included for source context only. It does not alter the identity-caution and no-wrongdoing wording already applied to shareholders and related parties.
The uploaded LinkedIn screenshot shows David Shepherd with a visible “Raise Your Game Limited” organisation marker. This supports the public profile/source lane connecting David Shepherd with Raise Your Game Ltd.
This explanation is included because public news reports use the term and visitors may not understand what it means.
In plain English: controlling or coercive behaviour generally refers to a repeated pattern of behaviour used to exert power, control or coercion over another person in an intimate or family relationship. It can involve isolation, monitoring, threats, intimidation, humiliation, financial control or other conduct that seriously affects the victim. An arrest on suspicion means police are investigating; it is not a conviction, charge, court finding or proof of guilt.