Gloucester Rugby Limited
Registered name: GLOUCESTER RUGBY LIMITED
Gloucester Rugby Limited made £13.4m revenue and a £3.6m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Gloucester Rugby Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £13.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £3.6m and 250 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Gloucester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gloucester, South West
- Age
- 135 yrs · since 1891
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17m | £18.2m | £14.9m | £13.4m |
| Cost of sales | £11.7m | £11.9m | £11.4m | £10.9m |
| Gross profit | £5.3m | £6.2m | £3.5m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | −£218k | −£129k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£695k | −£544k | −£2.9m | −£4.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£629k | −£393k | −£2m | −£3.6m |
| Profit (best available) | −£629k | −£393k | −£2m | −£3.6m |
| Staff costs | £12m | £12.1m | £11.3m | £11.5m |
| Employees (average) | 326 | 282 | 286 | 250 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −3.7% | −2.2% | −13.2% | −26.5% |
| Gross margin | 31.4% | 34.2% | 23.5% | 18.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £52.3k | £64.4k | £52.2k | £53.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.9k | −£1.4k | −£6.9k | −£14.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲6.6% | ▼17.8% | ▼10% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼13.5% | ▲1.4% | ▼12.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £736k | £52 | £172 |
| Net assets | £8.2m | £7.8m | £7.3m | £6m |
| Fixed assets | £10.5m | £29.4m | £29.7m | £30.1m |
| Current assets | £4.3m | £2.2m | £1.4m | £2m |
| Debtors | £336k | £825k | £983k | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | £4.9m | £2.6m | £3m | £5.7m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −26.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £53.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 224.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 42.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼18%
- Now £6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲231%
- Now £172
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 250
- Deferred income
- ▲92%
- Now £5.7m
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £30.1m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£3.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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