SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

BDO LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have reviewed all relevant information and cash forecasts and believe that the Group has adequate resources to continue to trade on a normal basis for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the annual report and financial statements continue to be prepared on the going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE) · parent
   1. Hampden Park Limited 100% · Stadium management
   2. Hampden Park Stadium Limited 100% · Stadium holding
   3. The National Stadium Plc 100% · Debenture holding

Significant events

• “The Scottish FA launched the Pitching In campaign, with the ambition of raising £50m over the next five years to improve football facilities across the country. The Scottish FA pledged £5m towards the campaign which will build, upgrade and restore football facilities across the nation, driving increased participation. in football, improving health and wellbeing and allowing more people to experience the Power of Football.”
• “In late 2023 the United Kingdom & Ireland was confirmed as hosts of the 2028 UEFA European Football Championship. 2024 has focused on completing the legal arrangements for the competition with UEFA. In March 2025, along with the other host national associations, the Scottish FA became a 20% shareholder of the UK&I EURO 2028 company which, alongside UEFA, will be the responsible body for hosting the tournament. Also in March, the Scottish FA and the Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland and Wales announced that they will collectively submit an expression of interest in hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2035.”
• “The Scotland Men's National Team had a memorable year, participating in the 2024 UEFA European Championship finals in Germany. Following a difficult meeting with the hosts in the opening match of the tournament in Munich, Scotland achieved a hard-fought draw against Switzerland in the second match.”
• “The grassroots game continued to grow in 2024, providing recreational and competitive opportunities for players of all ages. The Scottish FA's second annual Week of Football was a major anchor point in another busy year for grassroots football in Scotland.”

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

Filings

11

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +37.9%

  £57,094,990 → £78,719,868

• Cash

  +11%

  £16,308,162 → £18,094,798

• Net assets

  +46%

  £11,127,773 → £16,245,362

• Employees

  +9.1%

  176 → 192

• Operating profit

  +333.9%

  £1,347,642 → £5,847,401

• Profit before tax

  +261.4%

  £2,051,108 → £7,412,632

• Wages

  +2.4%

  £8,398,615 → £8,597,392

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