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National North League Morecambe Football Club have received a warning notice issued by the Independent Football Regulator ("IFR").
These are the circumstances as noted by the FSA (Football Supporters Association)
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has issued its first warning notice, to the owners of Morecambe FC, for failing to respond to their requests for information about the running of the club.
Clubs have a legal requirement to comply with requests from the IFR, and this marks the first time that the IFR have taken action in this way since they came into being last year.
Club directors Kuljit Singh and Harjit Singh failed to reply to two requests for information, and so have been served with the warning notice.
“The IFR has issued a warning notice to Morecambe Football Club Limited and to the club’s two owners,” an IFR statement read.
“It has been provisionally determined that the owners breached information requirements imposed upon them without reasonable excuse and, in accordance with the Football Governance Act, the IFR is therefore minded to issue a censure statement against these individuals and the club.”
Although Morecambe were relegated to National League North last season, the IFR are able to enforce their regulations as the requests came at a time when Morecambe were in the National League and thus under their scope. The IFR covers the top five divisions in the men’s game.
This is Morecambe's response:
Whilst the Club and its owners can confirm that they fully support and respect the regulator’s oversight of the football industry, they are disappointed by the decision to issue this warning notice, particularly in light of the extensive cooperation, transparency and engagement demonstrated by both the Club and its directors throughout the regulatory process.
The Club and its owners strongly dispute that a warning notice is justified in the circumstances. They consider that insufficient weight has been given to the significant mitigating factors, the unprecedented operational challenges inherited following the acquisition of the Club in August 2025, and the considerable efforts made to work constructively with the IFR at every stage.
Notwithstanding that this alleged breach is at the IFR’s lowest level of seriousness, the Club and its directors are taking legal advice and will submit detailed representations within the 14-day period prescribed by the IFR. They remain confident that those representations will demonstrate why no further regulatory action is warranted.
Morecambe FC thanks its supporters, sponsors and staff for their continued support and loyalty throughout this period and continues to welcome informed and transparent engagement via appropriate and professional channels with any of its supporter and community representative parties, as it was pleased to see yesterday with the Shrimps Trust.
Following the Club’s rescue last August by Panjab Warriors, the Club and its owners are proud of the many positive steps taken in recent months both on and off the pitch in preparation for the new 2026/27 football season and are looking forward to it with renewed optimism.