FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£91M
+4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+103.4% vs 2024
Employees
133
+5.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
-10% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £207,508,000 | £281,975,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,777,000 | -£2,494,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,122,000 | £3,710,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,075,000 | £2,918,000 | |
| Cash | £87,104,000 | £91,231,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,959,000 | £30,630,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,652,000 | £5,395,000 | |
| Equity | £2,652,000 | £5,395,000 | |
| Average employees | 126 | 133 | |
| Wages | £6,959,000 | £7,344,000 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.9% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.1% | -8.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | -1.27x | -10.06x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months to the end of December 2026.”
Group structure
- FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED(THE) · parent
- EFL Digital Limited 100%
- The Football League Trust Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The 2024/25 campaign was the first season of the new ground-breaking domestic broadcast agreement with Sky Sports, worth £935m over five years, including the introduction of Sky Sports+.”
- “First year of the EFL's latest overseas broadcasting cycle, with new agreements secured with Relevent Sport LLC and Pitch International.”
- “EFL partnership and sponsorship revenue for 2024/25 reached its highest ever level of £34.5m, up £6.9m on the previous year.”
- “Launched a new EFL Digital business model and the EFL Fantasy Football product in July 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, Nicholas | Secretary | 2020-06-01 | — | — |
| ARTIS, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 2023-07-05 | Apr 1962 | British |
| BAUSOR, Neil James | Director | 2021-07-14 | Dec 1967 | British |
| BIRCH, Trevor Nigel | Director | 2021-01-01 | Feb 1958 | British |
| GRANT, Charles Howard | Director | 2023-06-09 | Dec 1954 | British |
| PARRY, Richard Nicholas | Director | 2019-10-07 | Feb 1955 | British |
| RIDSDALE, Robert Peter | Director | 2021-07-14 | Mar 1952 | British |
| SCULLY, Liam Joseph | Director | 2024-06-07 | Jul 1985 | British |
| TAGG, Julian Francis | Director | 2024-06-07 | Oct 1956 | British |
| WEBBER, Zoe Joanne | Director | 2024-10-29 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENT, John David | Secretary | — | 2001-06-30 |
| DETKO, Tadeusz Stephen | Secretary | 2001-07-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| ALEXANDER, Philip James | Director | 2012-06-22 | 2013-05-28 |
| AMBLER, Andrew Jeremy | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2016-10-01 |
| AMBLER, Andrew Jeremy | Director | 2013-06-21 | 2015-06-05 |
| ARTHUR, Mark Alexander | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2008-06-06 |
| ASHTON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2021-05-29 |
| BALDWIN, David Francis | Director | 2020-06-17 | 2020-12-31 |
| BARBER, Paul John | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2017-05-12 |
| BAZALGETTE, Simon Louis | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| BEEKS, Ivor Leonard | Director | 2005-07-06 | 2008-06-23 |
| BEEKS, Ivor Leonard | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2004-07-08 |
| BELL, William Thomas | Director | 1994-07-07 | 1996-12-31 |
| BLACKBURN, Nicholas Graham Goddard | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2001-07-12 |
| BOWKER, Steven Richard | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2018-06-08 |
| BOWLER, Edward John | Director | 1999-06-23 | 2002-06-05 |
| BOWLER, Edward John | Director | 1996-12-31 | 1998-06-30 |
| BURNS, David Campbell | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2002-08-06 |
| CHASE, Robert Timothy | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| CLARKE, Gregory Allison | Director | 2010-04-08 | 2016-06-10 |
| CORFE, Francis Daniel | Director | 1998-06-30 | 1998-10-07 |
| CRAIG, Douglas Malcolm | Director | 1994-04-26 | 1996-12-31 |
| CROWN, Clifford | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2019-06-13 |
| CULLEN, Andrew Paul | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2015-06-05 |
| CURWOOD, Steven | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2024-06-07 |
| DONCASTER, Neil Antony | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2009-06-19 |
| ELLIS, Herbert Douglas | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| ELSOM, John | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2003-01-13 |
| FOX, William | Director | — | 1991-12-08 |
| GAMBLE, Stefan | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-06-13 |
| GEORGE, Martin Francis | Director | 1995-07-27 | 1996-06-01 |
| GIBSON, Garry | Director | 1993-01-06 | 1994-04-07 |
| GLICK, Thomas Allen | Director | 2010-06-25 | 2012-06-22 |
| HAMMOND, David Glyndwr | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1997-08-15 |
| HARRIS, Keith Reginald | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2002-08-06 |
| HARVEY, Shaun Antony | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2019-07-01 |
| HARVEY, Shaun Antony | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2013-07-29 |
| HASLAM, Keith Thomas | Director | 1996-12-31 | 1998-06-04 |
| HAYWARD, Jonathan Michael | Director | 1992-10-16 | 1994-07-07 |
| HEARD, Peter James | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2006-06-23 |
| HEARN, Barry Maurice William | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2003-06-05 |
| HILL, James William Thomas | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1996-07-02 |
| HOLMES, George Naxwell | Director | — | 1992-06-05 |
| HOWE, Nigel | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2021-06-28 |
| JEVANS, Deborah Ann | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2023-06-08 |
| KAVANAGH, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2022-06-10 | 2024-05-20 |
| KESLER, Tan | Director | 2024-05-30 | 2024-10-18 |
| KILPATRICK, David Frank | Director | 1996-12-31 | 1998-06-30 |
| KLEANTHOUS, Anthony Andrew | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2013-05-06 |
| LAMB, Keith | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2016-05-09 |
| LENAGAN, Ian Francis | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2018-09-06 |
| LENAGAN, Ian Francis | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2016-06-03 |
| LLOYD, Michael Norman | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2003-01-13 |
| MARTIN, Ronald | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2005-07-06 |
| MAWHINNEY, Brian Stanley, Rt Hon The Lord | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2010-04-07 |
| MCKEAG, William Gordon | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| MCKEOWN, John Wilson | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2000-04-04 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter James | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| MOSTYN, Jeffrey Anthony | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2013-06-14 |
| MOXEY, Jeremy Derek | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2024-06-04 |
| MOXEY, Jeremy Derek | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2018-06-06 |
| NIXON, John Lee | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2023-06-08 |
| NIXON, John Lee | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2014-06-30 |
| NOADES, Ronald Geoffrey | Director | 1996-07-02 | 1997-06-15 |
| OYSTON, Karl Samuel | Director | 2013-08-23 | 2015-06-05 |
| OYSTON, Karl | Director | 2004-07-08 | 2007-06-08 |
| PAPHITIS, Theodoros | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2006-06-23 |
| PEARCE, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2021-07-04 |
| PEARSON, Adam Faulkner | Director | 2009-06-19 | 2009-11-03 |
| PEARSON, Adam Faulkner | Director | 2006-06-23 | 2007-08-01 |
| PORTER, Matthew Richard | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2014-09-30 |
| POWELL, Peter David | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2011-06-24 |
| RANDALL, Nicholas Clive | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2022-05-31 |
| REAMES, Keith John | Director | 1991-10-04 | 1996-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, John Peter | Director | 1998-10-14 | 2000-09-15 |
| RICHARDSON, Bryan Anthony | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-02-07 |
| RICHMOND, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2002-05-24 |
| RITCHIE, Ian Russell | Director | 2004-04-28 | 2012-02-27 |
| ROBERTS, Justine Juliette Alice | Director | 2023-06-27 | 2026-02-19 |
| ROBINSON, Terence James | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-12-11 |
| ROBINSON, Terence James | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2006-06-23 |
| ROBINSON, Terence James | Director | 1992-06-05 | 1999-06-23 |
| RODWELL, James Richard | Director | 2015-04-13 | 2019-06-13 |
| RODWELL, James Richard | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2015-03-18 |
| ROGERS, Lorraine | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2012-12-21 |
| ROGERS, Lorraine | Director | 2000-10-18 | 2001-07-12 |
| SCALLY, Paul Damien Philip | Director | 1996-12-31 | 1998-06-30 |
| SCHOLES, Anthony John | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2002-12-23 |
| SCUDAMORE, Richard Craig | Director | 1998-07-09 | 1999-11-05 |
| SHEEPSHANKS, David Richard | Director | 2003-01-13 | 2011-06-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 410 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | 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
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+35.9%
£207,508,000 £281,975,000
-
Cash
+4.7%
£87,104,000 £91,231,000
-
Net assets
+103.4%
£2,652,000 £5,395,000
-
Employees
+5.6%
126 133
-
Operating profit
-40.3%
-£1,777,000 -£2,494,000
-
Profit before tax
-10%
£4,122,000 £3,710,000
-
Wages
+5.5%
£6,959,000 £7,344,000
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