WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-6.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
128
-19% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£371K
+37.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,532,413 | £2,639,347 | |
| Operating profit | -£717,976 | -£485,029 | |
| Profit before tax | -£592,577 | -£371,316 | |
| Net profit | -£592,577 | -£371,316 | |
| Cash | £2,542,820 | £2,388,697 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,775,748 | £6,489,971 | |
| Net assets | £6,728,748 | £6,431,171 | |
| Equity | £6,728,748 | £6,431,171 | |
| Average employees | 158 | 128 | |
| Wages | £2,558,634 | £1,988,633 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -20.3% | -18.4% | |
| Net margin | -16.8% | -14.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.6% | -7.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.63x | 5.88x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST · parent
- Watford Trust Trading Limited 1%
- Watford FC Women Limited 0%
Significant events
- “Watford FC Women Limited was transferred from the Trust to the Club on 1 September. Alongside this, the U14 and U16 Girls teams also transferred to the Club at the end of the 24/25 season, in readiness for the commencement of the 25/26 season.”
- “Watford FC Women Limited was disposed of on 1 September 2024 for its nominal share value of £1.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASTALL, Peter James, Mr. | Secretary | 2003-09-18 | — | British |
| ADAMS, Emily Jane | Director | 2025-07-16 | May 1997 | British |
| CHAUDRY, Farzana Asmat | Director | 2025-07-16 | Feb 1966 | British |
| DAWAN, Kurshed | Director | 2023-07-19 | Sep 1981 | British |
| GABBITASS, Martine Julie | Director | 2019-04-23 | Jul 1970 | British |
| HART, Marie | Director | 2025-07-16 | Jun 1982 | British |
| INSKIPP, Rosemary Ann, Mrs. | Director | 2023-07-19 | Apr 1967 | British |
| LEES, Terry | Director | 2025-07-16 | Jul 1978 | British |
| MACQUEEN, Simon James | Director | 2017-05-18 | Sep 1975 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Paul Matthew | Director | 2023-04-19 | Mar 1980 | British |
| TAKER, Iain Keith | Director | 2023-04-19 | Oct 1982 | British |
| TEARLE, Fiona Kirsty Spence | Director | 2025-07-16 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2008-12-12 |
| BAILY, Heather Joan, Ms. | Director | 2008-10-21 | 2018-04-30 |
| BATTRAM, Hannah | Director | 2023-07-19 | 2024-10-16 |
| CLARK, Paul Anthony | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2022-11-17 |
| CLARKE, Gayle Louise | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2023-04-19 |
| COAN, Edmund James | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2023-04-19 |
| COX, Judith | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2007-06-30 |
| DAVIS SMITH, Justin Paul | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2023-10-04 |
| ELLIS, Ruth Mary | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2016-10-31 |
| JONES, Michael Terence Chave | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2011-10-14 |
| LUFF, Christopher John | Director | 2015-04-15 | 2023-04-19 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, James | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2006-04-07 |
| NORTON, Christopher James | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2023-04-19 |
| NORTON, Christopher James | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2005-06-29 |
| PALMER, David Philip | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-11-30 |
| PATTEN, Louise Anne | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-01-19 |
| READE, Roger William | Director | 2004-05-19 | 2007-01-17 |
| SAUNDERS, Emma Rachel | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2022-10-10 |
| SHAW, Timothy Michael | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2005-06-29 |
| SIMMONS, Stephen John | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2005-03-17 |
| SIMPSON, Graham Michael | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2008-12-01 |
| SIMPSON, Graham Michael | Director | 2003-09-18 | 2005-06-29 |
| TIMPERLEY, Stuart Read, Professor | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2023-04-19 |
| WHITLAM, Michael Richard, Mr. | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2017-04-13 |
| WINTER, Julian | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2011-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon James Macqueen | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-19 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Mr Christopher James Norton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Mr Christopher John Luff | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Professor Stuart Read Timperley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-26 |
| Mr Paul Anthony Clark | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-19 |
| Mr Edmund James Coan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-19 |
| Mr Justin Paul Davis Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-19 |
| Mrs Ruth Mary Ellis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-19 |
| Ms Heather Joan Baily | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-30 |
| Mr Michael Richard Whitlam | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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
-25.3%
£3,532,413 £2,639,347
-
Cash
-6.1%
£2,542,820 £2,388,697
-
Net assets
-4.4%
£6,728,748 £6,431,171
-
Employees
-19%
158 128
-
Operating profit
+32.4%
-£717,976 -£485,029
-
Profit before tax
+37.3%
-£592,577 -£371,316
-
Wages
-22.3%
£2,558,634 £1,988,633
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