SHREWSBURY TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£70K
-26.7% lowest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+16.4% vs 2024
Employees
167
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£927K
+41.2% vs 2024
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,451,472 | — | £3,591,414 | — | £6,175,278 | — | — | £6,823,952 | £7,214,063 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£736,187 | — | -£1,459,727 | — | -£632,493 | — | — | -£1,575,855 | -£922,606 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£723,840 | — | -£1,455,876 | — | -£629,977 | — | — | -£1,575,714 | -£926,504 | |
| Net profit | — | -£723,840 | — | -£1,455,876 | — | -£751,250 | — | — | -£1,556,007 | -£599,412 | |
| Cash | £2,708,217 | £3,349,958 | £3,349,958 | £2,349,258 | £2,354,942 | £1,582,528 | £1,582,528 | — | £95,786 | £70,254 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,837,970 | — | £15,934,023 | — | £14,892,243 | — | — | £10,024,664 | £11,161,212 | |
| Net assets | — | £16,480,940 | — | £15,025,064 | — | £13,900,040 | — | — | £9,161,894 | £10,662,482 | |
| Equity | £17,204,780 | £16,480,940 | £16,480,940 | £15,025,064 | £14,706,310 | £13,900,040 | £13,846,850 | £10,717,901 | £9,161,894 | £10,662,482 | |
| Average employees | — | 167 | — | 134 | — | 166 | — | — | 166 | 167 | |
| Wages | — | £3,886,439 | — | £3,706,675 | — | £4,416,054 | — | — | £4,889,580 | £4,812,295 |
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 | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -13.5% | — | -40.6% | — | -10.2% | — | — | -23.1% | -12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -13.3% | — | -40.5% | — | -12.2% | — | — | -22.8% | -8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -4.4% | — | -9.2% | — | -4.2% | — | — | -15.7% | -8.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.11x | 0.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -236.69x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mortimer Childe Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As explained in note 25, the directors (the Chairman and Vice-Chairman) are providing financial support to the company and this will continue throughout 2026 and 2027 as required. The company continues to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of its financial statements therefore.”
Group structure
- SHREWSBURY TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED · parent
- STFC 2007 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Season 24/25 followed on from the most challenging and difficult set of circumstances in the Club's History.”
- “24th Position finish in League One, finally succumbing to relegation after a tenth successive season in League One.”
- “managed to more than halve our financial losses from the prior year due to an increase in revenue and continued cost reduction. Thus, recording a total loss of 580k compared to £1.55m in the prior year and £3.12m in the year before that.”
- “continued success and growth of the STFC Academy”
- “STFC Foundation continues to do great work for the local community”
- “no movement with the previously proposed EPL & EFL distribution "deal".”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARRY, Michael David | Secretary | 2023-04-28 | — | — |
| DOOLEY, Liam Frederick | Director | 2024-09-05 | Jan 1987 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Duncan William George | Director | 2023-02-23 | Mar 1972 | British |
| WYCHERLEY, Roland Edward | Director | 1993-03-25 | Jun 1941 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL, Brian Douglas | Secretary | 2018-09-06 | 2023-04-28 |
| HOWARTH, John Whalley | Secretary | 2005-11-14 | 2007-07-11 |
| PARRY, Michael David | Secretary | 2007-07-11 | 2018-09-06 |
| SHONE, Judith Anne | Secretary | 2002-06-01 | 2005-11-14 |
| STARKEY, Malcolm John | Secretary | — | 2002-05-31 |
| ALLEN, Terence Joseph | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2003-05-01 |
| BAILEY, Ray | Director | — | 1997-08-07 |
| BICKERTON, Robert Victor | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2009-07-23 |
| DELVES, David Paul | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2024-02-02 |
| FRY, Frederick Charles Gatcombe | Director | — | 1994-12-01 |
| HOPKINS, Alan | Director | 1996-07-18 | 2002-08-31 |
| HUGHES, James Clarke | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2023-02-23 |
| NELSON, Geoffrey William | Director | — | 1995-10-02 |
| PASSANT, Derek Robert | Director | 2008-07-07 | 2009-09-21 |
| POOLE, Colin David | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2007-06-01 |
| RICHARDS, Wilfred Harold | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| SAYFRITZ, Keith James | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2012-05-15 |
| STARKEY, Malcolm John | Director | — | 2003-02-01 |
| WELLBELOVED, Stephen Hugh | Director | 2009-08-16 | 2009-09-14 |
| WHITRICK, Malcolm Ronald | Director | 2002-05-28 | 2006-12-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Alfred Charles | Director | — | 1992-03-26 |
| WOODHOUSE, Kenneth Roy | Director | — | 2002-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Liam Frederick Dooley | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-09-05 | Active |
| Blue And White Uk Holdings | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-09-05 | Active |
| Mr Duncan Montgomery | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-09-05 | Active |
| Roland Edward Wycherley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£6,823,952 £7,214,063
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-26.7%
£95,786 £70,254
lowest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.4%
£9,161,894 £10,662,482
-
Employees
+0.6%
166 167
-
Operating profit
+41.5%
-£1,575,855 -£922,606
-
Profit before tax
+41.2%
-£1,575,714 -£926,504
-
Wages
-1.6%
£4,889,580 £4,812,295
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers