THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-66.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£160M
+5.5% vs 2024
Employees
1,083
+7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£15M
+126.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED 2007-06-21 → present
- LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS PUBLICLIMITED COMPANY(THE) 1892-01-26 → 2007-06-21
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £613,764,000 | £702,722,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£47,658,000 | £23,761,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£57,104,000 | £15,212,000 | |
| Net profit | -£43,478,000 | £8,273,000 | |
| Cash | £7,504,000 | £2,541,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £320,089,000 | £325,073,000 | |
| Net assets | £151,268,000 | £159,541,000 | |
| Equity | £151,268,000 | £159,541,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,011 | 1,083 | |
| Wages | £341,354,000 | £374,795,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.8% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.1% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -14.9% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.32x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | -3.78x | 2.09x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that even in a scenario of downside performance, the club would have sufficient liquidity, based on the cash generation of the ongoing business, its existing revolving credit facility, and existing intercompany loans. The Directors are therefore satisfied that there is not a material uncertainty regarding going concern.”
Group structure
- THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED · parent
- Liverpool Women's FC Limited 100%
- LFC International Limited 100%
- LFC Properties Limited 100%
- LFC Financial Services Limited 100%
- LFC Leisure Limited 100%
- LFC Limited 100%
- Anfield Arena Limited 100%
- LFC Services Limited 100%
- LFC Television Limited 100%
- LFC Travel Limited 100%
- LFC TV Limited 100%
- Liverpool FC Limited 100%
- Liverpoolfc.TV Limited 100%
- Liverpool Football Club Limited 100%
- Liverpool Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the end of the financial period, the Club has contracted for the purchase and sale of various players. The net amount payable resulting from this activity is £229.0 million.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Club was deeply saddened by the tragic passing of first-team player Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva. Their deaths had a profound impact on the Club, the footballing community, and supporters around the world. In accordance with financial reporting standards, the Club expects to recognise the financial impact, including a £14.4 million impairment of remaining registration costs for Diogo and other associated costs, in the reporting period ending 31 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Joanne | Secretary | 2015-11-01 | — | — |
| BAMBER, Jonathan Albert | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| BEACHAM, Jennifer Louise | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jul 1983 | British |
| DALGLISH, Kenneth Mathieson, Sir | Director | 2013-10-01 | Mar 1951 | British |
| EGAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2013-07-01 | Nov 1960 | American |
| GORDON, Michael | Director | 2010-10-15 | Nov 1964 | American |
| HENRY, John | Director | 2010-10-15 | Sep 1949 | American |
| WERNER, Thomas Charles | Director | 2010-10-15 | Apr 1950 | American |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Ronald | Secretary | 2009-05-26 | 2009-12-01 |
| MORRISON, William Bryce | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2009-03-23 |
| NASH, Philip | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2011-03-22 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Beckett | Secretary | — | 1996-10-01 |
| WIGNALL, Natalie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2011-03-22 | 2015-10-31 |
| AYRE, Ian | Director | 2009-12-17 | 2017-02-24 |
| BROUGHTON, Martin Faulkner | Director | 2010-04-15 | 2010-12-01 |
| BURNS, Julian Delisle | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2007-05-01 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Stacey Lee | Director | 1999-07-11 | 1999-11-04 |
| CHESTNUTT, David Moore Alexander | Director | 1997-05-08 | 1999-09-30 |
| CLAYTON, Keith Edward Boyd | Director | 1993-10-05 | 2007-05-01 |
| COFFMAN, Casey Ann | Director | 2010-01-11 | 2010-04-15 |
| CRESSWELL, John | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2007-05-01 |
| CROSS, John Turner | Director | — | 2000-06-07 |
| ENSOR, George Anthony | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| GILLETT, Foster Lockhart | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-04-15 |
| GILLETT, George Nield | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-10-15 |
| GINSBERG, David Ira | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2016-01-01 |
| HICKS, Thomas Ollis | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-10-15 |
| HICKS JNR, Thomas Ollis | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2010-01-11 |
| HOGAN IV, William Michael | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| HUGHES, Andrew Lawrence | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2025-09-01 |
| MOORE, Peter Robert | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| MOORES, David Richard | Director | — | 2009-06-05 |
| MOSS, Sydney Thomas | Director | — | 1993-03-21 |
| NASH, Philip Tudor | Director | 2009-12-17 | 2013-02-28 |
| PAISLEY, Robert | Director | — | 1992-01-29 |
| PARRY, Richard Nicholas | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2009-06-19 |
| PURSLOW, Christian Mark Cecil | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2011-02-24 |
| REAKES, Sidney Cecil | Director | — | 1992-11-16 |
| ROBINSON, Peter Beckett | Director | 1993-04-05 | 2000-06-30 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Director | 1993-05-24 | 2000-06-07 |
| SMITH, John Wilson, Sir | Director | — | 1995-02-01 |
| SMITH, Terence Denby | Director | 1992-03-30 | 2007-05-01 |
| VINIK, Jeffrey | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2013-01-28 |
| WHEATLEY, Leslie Alan | Director | 2001-08-02 | 2007-05-01 |
| WHITE, Noel | Director | — | 2006-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uksv Holdings Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 254 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+14.5%
£613,764,000 £702,722,000
-
Cash
-66.1%
£7,504,000 £2,541,000
-
Net assets
+5.5%
£151,268,000 £159,541,000
-
Employees
+7.1%
1,011 1,083
-
Operating profit
+149.9%
-£47,658,000 £23,761,000
-
Profit before tax
+126.6%
-£57,104,000 £15,212,000
-
Wages
+9.8%
£341,354,000 £374,795,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers