FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“We have modelled what we believe to be a prudent scenario over the going concern period to 31 January 2027. Across the going concern period, a minimum cash balance of £213 million is maintained and allowing for the available RCF • which is committed throughout the going concern period, the minimum headroom is £263 million. The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

1. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
   1. Wembley National Stadium Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Organising sporting / entertainment events at Wembley Stadium
   2. National Football Centre Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Operation of hotel & sports facilities and educational activities
   3. FA Learning Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
   4. The English National Stadium Property Company Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
   5. England Soccer Enterprises Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant

Significant events

• “On 13th August 2024, The FA transferred its ownership of Leagues Opco Limited, which operates the Women's Super League and Women's Championship, to Women's Professional Leagues Limited (subsequently renamed Women's Super League Football Limited), an entity owned by the clubs that compete in those divisions.”
• “On 18th March 2025, the national associations of Scotland, Wales, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland subscribed for one ordinary share each in UK & Ireland 2028 Limited... UK & Ireland 2028 ceased to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of The FA.”
• “Our energy consumption has reduced by c9.5% compared to the previous financial year, and this has been due to reduced natural gas consumption (down c17.5%) and reduced electricity consumption (down 5.8%).”
• “The Committee approved the annual all-employee bonus award for the 2024/25 season based on a review of The FA's achievements throughout the season both on and off the pitch.”

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

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -6.4%

  £551,164,000 → £515,787,000

• Cash

  -11.3%

  £317,683,000 → £281,892,000

• Net assets

  +2.9%

  £448,799,000 → £461,792,000

• Employees

  +3.4%

  1,184 → 1,224

• Operating profit

  -90.6%

  £64,058,000 → £6,039,000

• Profit before tax

  -75.8%

  £66,421,000 → £16,099,000

• Wages

  +6%

  £75,140,000 → £79,655,000

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