THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

1. THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 2023-04-18 → present
2. THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1991-05-09 → 2023-04-18
3. THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 1915-05-10 → 1991-05-09
4. THE WOOLWICH ARSENAL FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC COMPANY LIMITED 1910-04-26 → 1915-05-10

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

Deloitte LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have recently undertaken a thorough review of the Company's financial projections, budgets and forecasts. This financial assessment takes account prudent assumptions with regard to on-field performance, the Club's key revenue streams, operating costs and cash-flows. The Company's financial projections take account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance. The financial projections have been stress tested to ensure that the financial position remains robust in reasonable worst case scenarios. The Directors have also considered a number of actions that they could take in order to further mitigate any potential adverse circumstances. The Company currently meets its day to day working capital requirements through a combination of its own financial resources, which include a loan from its ultimate parent company, and bank facilities. The Company is reliant on the continued financial support of its ultimate parent company, KSE UK Inc., which has provided a loan to enable the refinancing and to support working capital requirements as they arise. KSE UK Inc. has confirmed that its financial support will continue for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing this report. The Company's bank facilities are due for renewal, however, the Company has held discussions with its bankers about these facilities and no matters have been drawn to its attention to suggest that renewal may not be forthcoming on acceptable terms. The Directors have given careful consideration to the sufficiency of the financial resources which have been confirmed as available to the Company through loan funding from its ultimate parent company, both now and as required to finance the business for the foreseeable future. On this basis the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate financial resources and, accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

1. THE ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED · parent
   1. Arsenal (Emirates Stadium) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Property development
   2. Arsenal Stadium Management Company Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Stadium operations
   3. Arsenal Securities Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Financing
   4. Arsenal Overseas Holdings Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Shareholding
   5. AOH-USA LLC 100% · USA · Sports analytics
   6. Arsenal Women Football Club Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Ladies football

Significant events

• “During 2024/25 and subsequently during the summer 2025 transfer window the Club has again invested strongly in the development of its Men's First Team playing resources.”
• “Since the end of the financial year a subsidiary company, Arsenal Football Club Limited, has contracted for the purchase and sale of various players. The net payment resulting from these transfers, taking into account the applicable levies, is £273.4 million (2024 – net payment of £20.9 million). These transfers will be accounted for in the year ending 31 May 2026.”

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

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

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

  +12.1%

  £573,973,000 → £643,289,000

• Cash

  -43.9%

  £58,025,000 → £32,529,000

• Net assets

  +7.4%

  £335,043,000 → £359,825,000

• Employees

  +14%

  699 → 797

• Operating profit

  +25%

  -£51,315,000 → -£38,505,000

• Profit before tax

  +236.1%

  -£18,515,000 → £25,198,000

• Wages

  +5%

  £275,456,000 → £289,233,000

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