SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

1. SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 1972-11-03 → present
2. SOUTHHAMPTON FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC COMPANY LIMITED 1897-07-12 → 1972-11-03

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Under all of these reasonable foreseeable scenarios, based on the cashflow forecast, the expectations of player trading and the availability of funding, as required, the directors are satisfied that the Club will have sufficient resources available to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and have concluded that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED · parent
   1. St Mary's Training Ground Limited 100% · UK · Trading
   2. Southampton Girls and Women's Football Club Limited 100% · UK · Trading
   3. St Mary's Catering Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   4. St Mary's Stadium Limited 100% · UK · Dormant

Significant events

• “The 2024/25 season was a disappointing one for the first team, which culminated in relegation from the Premier League to the EFL Championship.”
• “The Club parted ways with two first team managers, Russell Martin (December 2024) and Ivan Juric (April 2025), with Simon Rusk taking over as interim first team manager.”
• “Prior to the 2025/26 season, Will Still was appointed first team manager, but due to a difficult start, the Club parted ways with him and some support staff, with Tonda Eckert taking over as interim.”
• “The Club continued its programme of capital investment at St Mary's Stadium, completing several infrastructure projects including perimeter fencing and a large safe standing area.”
• “New developments at the stadium included converting the former ticket office into The Dell pub, constructing the Northam Fan Zone, and introducing the Knightwood Lounge hospitality suite.”
• “At year-end, capital expenditure continued with the redevelopment of the South Stand into a mixed-use entertainment venue.”
• “Organisational changes included the resignation of a board director and the appointment of the group technical director.”
• “Henrik Kraft stepped down as a director in January 2025.”
• “Johannes Spors was appointed as the group technical director in February 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +87.5%

  £84,001,000 → £157,520,000

• Cash

  -28.8%

  £13,128,000 → £9,347,000

• Net assets

  -65.5%

  -£68,373,000 → -£113,166,000

• Employees

  +1.5%

  342 → 347

• Operating profit

  +29.9%

  -£88,792,000 → -£62,254,000

• Profit before tax

  -232.4%

  £34,197,000 → -£45,291,000

• Wages

  +43.8%

  £69,019,000 → £99,233,000

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