THE BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC LIMITED

• ⚠

  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-04-17.

• ⚠

  Material uncertainty over going concern

  We draw attention to note 2 of the financial statements, which describes an ongoing legal matter involving the wider group and the potential impact this could have on Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited's ("VHPL") ability to freely remit funds to its overseas subsidiaries, including this company. Until such time as the legal matter is concluded satisfactorily, thereby enabling VHPL to freely remit funds to its overseas subsidiaries, including this company, a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, until the legal matter is formally concluded, there still remains a possibility that developments in the matter could lead to a future restriction in the remittance of funds to the company. The directors consider that the ongoing legal matter therefore creates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to remain a going concern.

1. THE BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC LIMITED 2014-11-25 → present
2. THE BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC PLC 2014-11-25 → 2014-11-25
3. BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC P L C(THE) 1897-07-27 → 2014-11-25

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

PM+M Solutions for Business LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“We draw attention to note 2 of the financial statements, which describes an ongoing legal matter involving the wider group and the potential impact this could have on Venkateshwara Hatcheries Private Limited's ("VHPL") ability to freely remit funds to its overseas subsidiaries, including this company. Until such time as the legal matter is concluded satisfactorily, thereby enabling VHPL to freely remit funds to its overseas subsidiaries, including this company, a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. However, until the legal matter is formally concluded, there still remains a possibility that developments in the matter could lead to a future restriction in the remittance of funds to the company. The directors consider that the ongoing legal matter therefore creates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to remain a going concern.”

Group structure

1. THE BLACKBURN ROVERS FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC LIMITED · parent
   1. Blackburn Rovers Women Football Club Limited 100% · UK · professional football club

Significant events

• “Blackburn Rovers narrowly missed out on a Championship play-off place for the second time in three seasons”
• “It was a remarkable turnaround from the previous campaign, when Rovers had only avoided relegation on the final day at Leicester City.”
• “Head Coach John Eustace set about strengthening his squad over the summer”
• “Senegalese striker Makhtar Gueye and Japanese forward Yuki Ohashi were first to arrive on permanent deals”
• “They were followed by Danny Batth, Andi Weimann and Lewis Baker, who added valuable Championship experience”
• “Owen Beck and Amario Cozier-Duberry arrived on season-long loan deals”
• “Rover's completed two more deals on deadline day, bringing in Hungarian goalkeeper Balazs Toth from Fehervar and proven promotion winner Todd Cantwell from Rangers.”
• “Sammie Szmodics, who netted 33 goals in the previous campaign ... had completed a big money move to Premier League newcomers Ipswich Town.”
• “Leo Wahlstedt, Semir Telalovic and Sam Gallagher had also departed the club.”
• “Eustace's side enjoyed an impressive start to the season, turning Ewood Park into a fortress, with Rovers winning their first five home league fixtures for the first time in 30 years.”
• “Six straight Championship victories, including five successive clean sheets, throughout November and December propelled Rovers up to fifth in the table”
• “January saw another busy transfer window, with Dion Sanderson, Adam Forshaw, Augustus Karrgbo, Yuri Ribeiro, Emmanuel Dennis and Cauley Woodrow all arriving”
• “for the second successive season, a mid-season managerial change disrupted momentum, as head coach John Eustace departed for Derby County, with David Lowe winning two of his three games in caretaker charge.”
• “Valerien Ismael arrived through the Ewood doors. After a challenging start, the Frenchman steered the side to four successive victories over Luton Town, Millwall, Sunderland and Watford”
• “Rovers Under-21s competed in six different competitions for the first time in the club's history”
• “Senior Management Team with Steve Waggott, the Clubs Chief Executive Officer leaving after seven years' service”
• “Also departing was first team coach, David Lowe”
• “the direct impact of ever-increasing costs, particularly in the hospitality sector resulted in the club incurring higher costs”
• “Improvements continue to be made across the Clubs three main sites, with extensive work carried out, including the stadium vomitories, refurbishment of the training ground gym, and some stadium bathrooms.”
• “Since the balance sheet date the company has entered into transfer agreements amounting to net transfer fees receivable of £2.3m (2024 - £12.4m receivable).”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +10.8%

  £21,395,497 → £23,697,198

• Cash

  -54.7%

  £582,607 → £263,666

• Net assets

  -8.8%

  -£118,130,572 → -£128,553,760

• Employees

  +4.5%

  222 → 232

• Operating profit

  -10.5%

  -£17,200,000 → -£19,000,000

• Profit before tax

  -412.6%

  £3,334,238 → -£10,423,188

• Wages

  +11.9%

  £21,981,656 → £24,602,778

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