THE KILMARNOCK FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£209K
+72% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-9.5% vs 2024
Employees
195
+21.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£787K
+19.2% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,665,207 | £9,076,685 | |
| Operating profit | -£896,501 | -£713,797 | |
| Profit before tax | -£973,996 | -£786,802 | |
| Net profit | -£973,996 | -£786,802 | |
| Cash | £121,470 | £208,945 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,998,606 | £10,163,807 | |
| Net assets | £6,848,141 | £6,197,985 | |
| Equity | £6,848,141 | £6,197,985 | |
| Average employees | 161 | 195 | |
| Wages | £4,314,877 | £5,204,683 |
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 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.7% | -7.9% | |
| Net margin | -12.7% | -8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.0% | -7.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | -11.57x | -9.78x |
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
- Rogerson & Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are obligated to prepare the statutory financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue in business. The board assesses the going concern position of the club through a budgetary process to forecast expected liquidity and cashflow. This review must look at the 12 months following the approval and signing of the financial statements. This process has considered the position to 31 May 2026. The Directors, whilst accepting the difficulties in forecasting, are happy that sufficient funding has been secured to ensure the viability of the club through the next 12 months. They have considered the assumptions and estimates used in preparing the forecasts and while accepting the constraints of forecasting, consider these to be a fair reflection of the potential worst-case scenario on the financial performance of the club looking forward. The current available resources should be adequate for that period, however, tight restrictions on budgeted costs will continue. Accordingly, the financial statements continue to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The 2024/25 season marked a period of strong progress, including European campaign, Women's First Team advancing to SWPL 2 play-offs, and the under-18 squad winning the Scottish Youth Cup. Academy graduates Bobby Wales transferred to Swansea City and Reuben Cooper joined Norwich City.”
- “Following the conclusion of the 2024/25 season, the Board appointed Stuart Kettlewell as first team manager.”
- “The development of Bowie Park, the Club's new training facility, and the planned return to a grass playing surface at Rugby Park ahead of the 2026/27 season represent significant long-term investments in infrastructure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRYSON, Graeme | Secretary | 2019-09-01 | — | — |
| BIRCHAM, Donald Wilson | Director | 2025-08-21 | Jan 1963 | British |
| BOWIE, William Davidson | Director | 2014-03-14 | Feb 1966 | British |
| CARROLL, Phyllis | Director | 2018-05-12 | Dec 1964 | British |
| JAMIESON, Catherine Mary | Director | 2018-06-01 | Nov 1956 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Kevin David | Secretary | 1991-11-04 | 2002-05-13 |
| JOHNSTON, John Michael | Secretary | 2003-02-18 | 2017-05-19 |
| MCCRAE, Walter Weir | Secretary | — | 1991-10-31 |
| POTTER, Derek | Secretary | 2002-05-13 | 2003-01-23 |
| ROBERTSON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| BOYLE, Martin James | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-01-20 |
| CAIRNS, Richard | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2016-01-12 |
| CAIRNS, Thomas | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2001-06-30 |
| CHADWICK, Laurel Janet | Director | — | 1996-03-14 |
| CLARK, James Higgins | Director | 1996-04-23 | 2004-12-08 |
| COSTLEY, William James Mccreadie | Director | 1996-03-26 | 2002-09-26 |
| DEY, Iain Steuart | Director | — | 1990-01-12 |
| FLEETING, Robert | Director | — | 1996-03-14 |
| HAMILTON, Ronald Douglas | Director | 1993-09-06 | 1997-10-07 |
| HAMILTON, Ronald Douglas | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| HEATH, David | Director | 2001-08-07 | 2003-05-09 |
| JACKSON, William Gordon | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2009-05-31 |
| JOHNSTON, John Michael | Director | 2002-10-15 | 2017-05-19 |
| KILTIE, John Mckissock | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2018-11-26 |
| LAUCHLAN, Robert | Director | — | 1990-01-12 |
| LEGGATE, Alexander Drinnan | Director | — | 1990-01-12 |
| MANN, James Stanley | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2016-04-26 |
| MOFFAT, James Talbot | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2005-05-26 |
| MOFFAT, James Harkness | Director | — | 1998-09-18 |
| MORAN, David | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2015-03-13 |
| MURDOCH, James Kenneth | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2002-09-26 |
| MURRAY, Thomas Loch | Director | — | 1990-01-12 |
| ORR, John, Sir | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2003-12-10 |
| PATON, John | Director | — | 2001-03-12 |
| SAGE, Brian Joseph | Director | 1998-04-21 | 2002-09-26 |
| SMITH, Russel Dewar | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2016-10-18 |
| THOMSON, James Kirkland | Director | — | 1990-01-12 |
| WELSH, John Mcwilliam | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2001-05-31 |
| WHITE, William | Director | 2017-08-15 | 2018-11-22 |
| WYPER, Robert Littlejohn | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2004-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2021-05-21 | Active |
| Billy Bowie Special Projects Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-06-26 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
| Mr William Davidson Bowie | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
| Mr John Michael Johnston | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+18.4%
£7,665,207 £9,076,685
-
Cash
+72%
£121,470 £208,945
-
Net assets
-9.5%
£6,848,141 £6,197,985
-
Employees
+21.1%
161 195
-
Operating profit
+20.4%
-£896,501 -£713,797
-
Profit before tax
+19.2%
-£973,996 -£786,802
-
Wages
+20.6%
£4,314,877 £5,204,683
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