OXFORD UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-04
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£243K
-48.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£59M
-41.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
282
+11% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£17M
-10.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-04.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,962,767 | — | — | £8,439,071 | £18,999,871 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£3,636,715 | — | — | -£15,722,472 | -£17,460,556 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£3,738,341 | -£4,126,628 | — | -£15,850,627 | -£17,479,972 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£3,738,341 | — | — | -£15,850,627 | -£17,479,972 | |
| Cash | — | — | £156,733 | £414,038 | — | £470,625 | £242,669 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£16,944,041 | -£19,687,617 | — | -£41,813,888 | -£59,348,501 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£17,357,378 | -£19,984,006 | — | -£42,008,182 | -£59,488,154 | |
| Equity | -£15,112,686 | -£13,619,037 | -£17,357,378 | -£19,984,006 | — | £7,070,527 | £7,070,527 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 146 | 183 | — | 254 | 282 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £9,980,513 | £19,033,235 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -61.0% | — | — | -186.3% | -91.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -62.7% | — | — | -187.8% | -92.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 21.5% | — | — | 37.6% | 29.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 811.0% | 682.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.05x | 0.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -35.79x | — | — | -122.68x | -570.70x |
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
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts to confirm the funding requirements to 31 December 2026. Furthermore, the principal shareholders remain highly supportive of the Club and have confirmed that they will continue to support the Club through to 31 December 2026. Taking the above factors into account, the Club's financial statements continue to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Planning permission for a new, all-electric 16,000 capacity stadium to be based at a site near Kidlington was granted by Cherwell District Council on 14th August 2025.”
- “Since the year-end, the Club has entered into transfer agreements amounting to net transfer fees payable and related costs of approximately £3,815,243.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end, Erick Thohir became the ultimate controlling party as he acquired a controlling shareholding in the parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKRIE, Anindya Novyan | Director | 2019-04-30 | Nov 1974 | Indonesian |
| BOGDANOVIC, Dusan | Director | 2026-05-04 | Jul 1979 | Serbian |
| FERGUSON, Grant Scott | Director | 2022-07-18 | Apr 1962 | British |
| LAKSMANA, Rudi Setia | Director | 2026-05-04 | Aug 1965 | Indonesian |
| THANAKARNJANASUTH, Sumrith | Director | 2018-02-21 | Dec 1962 | Thai |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGEOUGH, Patrick David | Secretary | 1991-12-05 | 1992-06-08 |
| STEPHENS, Henry Alan | Secretary | — | 1991-12-03 |
| TAWAKLEY, Ashwini Dayal | Secretary | 2000-11-17 | 2006-03-21 |
| TOWERS, Nicholas | Secretary | 1992-06-08 | 2000-11-17 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-01 | 2014-01-20 |
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-21 | 2008-11-01 |
| ASHTON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2014-12-19 |
| ASHTON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2015-12-18 |
| BOX TURNBULL, Greig Antony | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2017-06-17 |
| BROWN, Benn | Director | 2017-06-17 | 2018-02-21 |
| CLITHEROE, Donald Martin, Mr. | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1995-06-30 |
| COPPOCK, Geoffrey Ernest | Director | — | 1991-12-05 |
| COX, Keith Alan | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1999-02-02 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2018-02-28 |
| DOLTON, Stephen | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-01 |
| EALES, Darryl Charles | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2018-08-22 |
| EVANS, Maurice George | Director | 1998-01-19 | 1999-06-04 |
| GEICKE, Horst Joachim Franz | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2025-11-13 |
| HARRIS, Nicholas James Watson | Director | 1994-07-11 | 1999-06-04 |
| HERD, Robert John | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1997-10-31 |
| HIGGINS, Fenton William | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2004-06-21 |
| HUNT, James Alfred | Director | — | 1991-12-03 |
| JONES, David Benjamin Goodburn | Director | 2015-01-24 | 2018-03-19 |
| KASSAM, Firoz Alibhai, Mr. | Director | 1999-08-12 | 2006-03-21 |
| KELNER, Simon Maurice | Director | 2016-04-09 | 2018-02-21 |
| LEE, Peter Robert | Director | 2015-09-10 | 2018-02-21 |
| LENAGAN, Adrian Peter | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2014-07-04 |
| LENAGAN, Ian Francis | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2016-06-03 |
| LENAGAN, Simon Francis | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2014-07-04 |
| LOWE, Paul Leonard | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1995-06-30 |
| MAXWELL, Ghislaine Noelle Marion | Director | — | 1991-12-05 |
| MAXWELL, Kevin Francis Herbert | Director | — | 1992-05-14 |
| MCGEOUGH, Patrick David | Director | — | 1992-10-21 |
| MERRY, Nicholas | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2009-07-08 |
| MIDGLEY, Timothy James | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1993-07-09 |
| NUSEIBAH, Zaki Mohammad | Director | 2018-08-29 | 2020-10-06 |
| O'LEARY, Michael Kevin | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2015-10-30 |
| RAMSAY, Albert | Director | — | 1991-12-04 |
| REEVES, Paul Francis | Director | — | 1991-11-15 |
| ROSENTHAL, Jim | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2012-09-10 |
| SMITH, Denis | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1997-12-23 |
| SMITH, James Michael | Director | 2006-03-29 | 2008-11-10 |
| TARASSENKO, Lionel | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2018-02-21 |
| TAWAKLEY, Ashwini Dayal | Director | 1999-05-28 | 2006-03-21 |
| THOHIR, Erick | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2019-10-22 |
| THOMAS, Kelvin | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2012-09-20 |
| WATERHOUSE, Frank | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2016-02-09 |
| WRIGHT, Paul Keith | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2014-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Horst Joachim Franz Geicke | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-09-19 | Ceased 2025-02-17 |
| Mr Anindya Novyan Bakrie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-09-19 | Ceased 2025-02-17 |
| Mr Erick Thohir | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2022-09-19 | Active |
| Mr Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-02-21 | Ceased 2022-09-19 |
| Ensco | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 299 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
+125.1%
£8,439,071 £18,999,871
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-48.4%
£470,625 £242,669
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Net assets
-41.6%
-£42,008,182 -£59,488,154
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+11%
254 282
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-11.1%
-£15,722,472 -£17,460,556
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-10.3%
-£15,850,627 -£17,479,972
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+90.7%
£9,980,513 £19,033,235
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