The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited
Registered name: THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED
Part of Uksv Holdings Company Ltd. groupThe Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited made £703m revenue and £8.3m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £703m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £8.3m profit and 1,083 employees. The company is classified under “operation of sports facilities” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Liverpool, North West
- Age
- 134 yrs · since 1892
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £594m | £614m | £703m |
| Cost of sales | −£70.5m | −£83.5m | −£88.6m |
| Gross profit | £523m | £530m | £614m |
| Operating profit | −£4.5m | −£47.7m | £23.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£9m | −£57.1m | £15.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£6.9m | −£43.5m | £8.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£6.9m | −£43.5m | £8.3m |
| Employees (average) | 1,008 | 1,011 | 1,083 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −1.2% | −7.1% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | 88.1% | 86.4% | 87.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £589k | £607k | £649k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.9k | −£43k | £7.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.4% | ▲14.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.3% | ▲7.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 87.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £649k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 1,083
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Uksv Holdings Company Ltd.ultimate parent75–100%
- The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (15)
- Anfield Arena LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.F.C. Leisure LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.F.C. LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.F.C. Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.F.C. Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.F.C. Television LimitedFigures not disclosed
- L.F.C. TV LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LFC Financial Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LFC International LimitedFigures not disclosed
- LFC Travel LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liverpool F.C. LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liverpool Football Club LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liverpool LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liverpool Women’s FC LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Liverpoolfc.tv LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Uksv LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £8.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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