MANCHESTER UNITED FOUNDATION

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

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Menzies LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“On the basis of their assessment of the group's financial position and resources, the Trustees believe that the group is well-placed to manage its business risks. Therefore, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

1. MANCHESTER UNITED FOUNDATION · parent
   1. Manchester United Foundation (Trading) Limited 100% · England · matchday lotteries, a service contract managing charity and trading activities for Manchester United Football Club Limited and various fundraising projects such as Legends matches, auctions.

Significant events

• “A group of 24 intrepid trekkers – led by former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson with support from journalist Andy Mitten and Foundation Chief Executive John Shiels - scaled Mount Kilimanjaro on a seven-day excursion in October. Collectively, the group raised more than £140,000 for the Foundation.”
• “Our third annual Old Trafford Sleep Out in November, with a final fundraising income of more than £30,000. All proceeds were equally split between Manchester United Foundation and homelessness charity Centrepoint.”
• “Our biennial home Legends match took place on 7 September 2024 against Celtic, watched by a crowd of over 33,000 fans, generating income of more than £1 million with a net profit of £351,630.”

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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

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

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -6.7%

  £10,058,375 → £9,384,767

• Net assets

  +9.9%

  £7,784,972 → £8,554,490

• Employees

  +0.9%

  110 → 111

• Profit before tax

  +16%

  £663,164 → £769,524

• Wages

  +23.3%

  £3,984,099 → £4,912,142

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