John Matthew Fickling

The Sunderland Association Football Club Ltd. operates sports clubs. The company was founded by James Allan in 1879 and is headquartered in Sunderland, the United Kingdom.

Sunderland Ltd. owns and operates the Sunderland Football Association Club, which plays in the English League. Known to supporters as The Black Cats, the team was started in 1879 and plays host at the Stadium of Light. The firm was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunderland, GB.

Optare Plc engages in the bus design, manufacture, sales, refurbishment, and aftermarket support. Its product vehicles include metrodecker, versa, tempo, solo, and metrocity. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Arriva Kent Thameside Ltd. provides urban, suburban, and metropolitan passenger land transport services. The company is based in Sunderland, UK. The British company is ultimately controlled by the Government of Germany. Arriva Kent Thameside was founded in 1986.

Optare UK Ltd. design and manufactures single deck and double deck buses. The company was founded on August 9, 2007 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

Part of Foundation of Light, Beacon of Light Ltd. is a British company that constructs light facilities. The company is based in Sunderland, UK. Beacon of Light was founded in 2014.