Lincoln City Football Club Company Limited
Registered name: LINCOLN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB COMPANY LIMITED
Part of Lincoln City Holdings Limited groupLincoln City Football Club Company Limited made £8.5m revenue and a £2.9m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Lincoln City Football Club Company Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £8.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £2.9m and 339 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Lincoln; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincoln, East Midlands
- Age
- 131 yrs · since 1895
- 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. From the filing: “During the period, the company was under the control of Lincoln City Holdings Limited.Consolidated accounts can be obtained from the address below:LNER StadiumSincil BankLincolnLN5 8LD”
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) | £7m | £6.5m | £7m | £8.5m |
| Cost of sales | £403k | £411k | £345k | £604k |
| Gross profit | £6.6m | £6.1m | £6.6m | £7.9m |
| Operating profit | −£2m | −£2.6m | −£3m | −£2.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.1m | −£2.6m | −£3m | −£2.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.1m | −£2.6m | −£3m | −£2.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.1m | −£2.6m | −£3m | −£2.9m |
| Staff costs | £6.2m | £5.9m | £6.9m | £7.5m |
| Employees (average) | 193 | 189 | 200 | 339 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −29.4% | −40.4% | −42.7% | −34% |
| Gross margin | 94.2% | 93.7% | 95.1% | 92.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £36.2k | £34.5k | £34.9k | £25k |
| Profit per employee | −£10.6k | −£13.9k | −£14.9k | −£8.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.5% | ▲6.9% | ▲21.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.1% | ▲5.8% | ▲69.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £930k | £1.7m | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £2.9m | £3.8m | £4.5m |
| Fixed assets | £4.8m | £5m | £7.2m | £8.1m |
| Current assets | £1.9m | £2.7m | £2.5m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £411k | £330k | £716k | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | £2m | £2.2m | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −34%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 92.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £25k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 95.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.5%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £4.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲23%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- ▲70%
- Now 339
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲12%
- Now £8.1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Lincoln City Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Lincoln City Football Club Company Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Impfinity LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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