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Ron Martin (Ronald Martin) was born on 17 January, 1953 in United Kingdom, is an English football executive. Discover Ron Martin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Ronald Martin
Occupation CEO of Martin Dawn PLC, chairman of Southend United
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 17 January, 1953
Birthday 17 January
Birthplace N/A
Nationality United Kingdom

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1953

Ronald Martin (born 17 January 1953) is a British businessman who is chief executive of Martin Dawn PLC, an Essex, United Kingdom-based property development company.

1980

Reports suggest Martin was a member of the Great Britain 1980 Winter Olympics bobsleigh team - a claim Martin made in a local newspaper interview in February 2000.

1983

A construction and property development business, Martin Dawn (Essex) Limited was incorporated on 3 November 1983 with Ron Martin named as one of its directors.

1987

The company changed its name to Martin-Dawn Ltd on 12 February 1987, and became Martin Dawn plc on 6 February 1995.

1998

After taking an ownership stake in Southend United Football Club in November 1998, he has, since 2000, also been the club's chairman, championing its move to a proposed new stadium at Fossetts Farm during financial struggles, including 18 winding-up petitions, at the club.

Martin Dawn PLC and Delancey Estates, together forming South Eastern Leisure (SEL), took control of Southend United in November 1998, buying the club and its centrally located Roots Hall ground for £4m from then chairman Vic Jobson, who at the time owned 55% of the issued share capital of the club.

Jobson had previously sold part of the ground's South Bank for housing, and SEL's plan was to continue the redevelopment and move the club to a proposed 16,000-seat stadium in a leisure redevelopment in the northern part of Southend.

John Main replaced Jobson as Southend United chairman, but was uneasy about the club having to pay £400,000 annual rent to its new owners, and about Ron Martin's motives ("How can he argue for the club, particularly against SEL, if he jointly owns SEL and his main interest is in making money from the property deal?").

2000

Two years later, in September 2000, Main was ousted as a condition of a £1.5m investment by Delancy Estates, and replaced by Martin.

2001

In September 2001 it was claimed that Southend United could remain at Roots Hall after a deal was proposed between property developers Lansbury and Delancey.

2002

Negotiations continued into 2002, with a deal announced in December 2002, allowing the club to remain at Roots Hall for three years while plans for Fossetts Farm were developed.

2006

In March 2006, Martin bought out Delancy's shareholding in Southend United, and planned a new Council submission about a combined 17,000-seat stadium, retail and leisure development at Fossett's Farm.

On 3 August 2006 local media reported that work was to start in 2007 on a £25 million 22,000 super-stadium.

Martin stated that "plans are at an advanced stage now" and added that they would be submitted in late September 2006 after which there will be a 16-week public consultation.

The new ground has been designed by Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport.

2007

Under his ownership, the club was promoted to the Championship (second tier of English football) before dropping to the fifth tier National League between 2007 and 2021.

In October 2023, a deal was agreed in which Martin would sell the club to new owners, with the takeover expected to be finalised in early 2024.

In January 2007, Southend Borough Council gave planning permission for a new 22,000-seater stadium at the proposed Fossetts Farm site, with Rochford District Council following suit 24 hours later.

2008

On 6 March 2008, permission to develop Fossetts Farm was given by the government.

2009

In 2009, the East London and West Essex Guardian reported that in the 1970s he "was on-standby to join the Great Britain bobsleigh team. The call never came".

During the 2009–10 season, Southend faced two winding-up orders from HM Revenue and Customs over unpaid tax bills.

2010

In February 2010 Southend players were not paid, the Professional Footballers Association had to pay the players, and the club were placed under a transfer embargo until they paid the money back.

In March 2010 Southend were given a 35-day extension to pay the unpaid bill or face administration, and further seven day extension in April 2010.

On 20 April 2010 the bill was paid, and in August 2010 all actions against Southend United were dropped and an agreement was reached with HMRC.

It later emerged that Martin had re-mortgaged his home to stop the club going bust, borrowing £750,000 against his £1.6m home in Benfleet, to help clear a £338,000 tax debt and stop the club being forced into administration.

The 2010 bailout was part of a total of around £13.5m of his own or borrowed money that Martin had ploughed into the club since 1999.

2012

According to the club's 2012 accounts, the club was effectively insolvent, but remained a "going concern" thanks to support from Martin Dawn Plc and South Eastern Leisure.

2013

Martin had also faced legal action from individuals and firms (including solicitors, a neuro specialist and Anglian Water) to settle bills, and in 2013 agreed a repayment plan with former club chief executive Tara Brady over a £150,000 debt.

2018

Established in 2018, Citizen is a joint venture between Lenrose Housing and Allied Commercial Exporters, the UK investment vehicle of property tycoons, the Dellal family; it is fronted by Ron Martin's son, Jack Martin.

Plans approved in October 2021 included a 22,000-capacity stadium with a 107-bed hotel and high-rise residential blocks of 182 homes on two corners, but the hotel plan was later dropped and the proposed stadium capacity was reduced to 16,226 seats.

2019

Later financial difficulties resulted in non-payment of players' and other employees' wages in December 2019, after which players consulted with the PFA.

Martin paid £140,000 after seven senior players did not receive their December 2019 wages on time, and met with all players to reassure them it would not happen again.

2020

However, it took a further 12 years before firm plans emerged for the development; in April 2020, a deal was agreed between Southend United, the borough council and social housing provider Citizen Housing.

The winding-up petition was dismissed after debts were cleared, but continued financial constraints prevented the club signing any new players during the January 2020 transfer window.

On 2 March, Martin confirmed Southend was under an EFL transfer embargo due to an unpaid tax bill, while February's wages to players were not paid on time, resulting in further PFA involvement.

On 9 March, Southend was charged with misconduct by the EFL for failing to pay players on time, and for fielding an ineligible player (on 2 June, Southend received a suspended three-point penalty and were fined £7,500 for these offences).

On 11 March, a further HMRC winding-up petition was adjourned to 29 April; it was then adjourned three more times, eventually to 28 October 2020, when the club finally settled tax debts of £493,931 with HMRC; as a result, a winding-up petition was dismissed by the High Court.

Meanwhile, on 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Southend put "several staff and some players" on furlough (temporary leave) under the UK Government's emergency job retention scheme.

Martin said "It enables the club to best manage its finances during this time of limited income", but the move was criticised by the PFA who said the club had "consistently" let players down over wages.

In April 2021, former Southend player Stan Collymore wrote to Martin offering to buy the club from him, and held talks concerning the potential appointment of a Collymore associate as the club's CEO.