Crewe Alexandra Football Club Company,limited(The)
Registered name: CREWE ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL CLUB COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
Part of Crewe Alexandra Group Limited groupCrewe Alexandra Football Club Company,limited(The) made £5.2m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
Crewe Alexandra Football Club Company,limited(The)’s revenue fell 1% to £5.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 244 employees. The company is classified under “operation of sports facilities” and is based in Crewe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Crewe, North West
- Age
- 127 yrs · since 1899
- 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: “The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Crewe Alexandra Group Limited.”
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.7m | £4m | £5.3m | £5.2m |
| Profit before tax | £153k | −£1.5m | −£793k | −£1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £177k | −£1.5m | −£765k | −£1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £177k | −£1.5m | −£765k | −£1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 258 | 247 | 248 | 244 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.1% | −36.8% | −14.5% | −21.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £22.3k | £16k | £21.2k | £21.3k |
| Profit per employee | £686 | −£5.9k | −£3.1k | −£4.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼31.1% | ▲33.1% | ▼1.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼921.3% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.3% | ▲0.4% | ▼1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £238k | £52.9k | £126k | £96.1k |
| Net assets | −£404k | −£1.9m | −£2.6m | −£3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £999k | £943k | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £523k | £827k | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £758k | £282k | £484k | £655k |
| Deferred income | £724k | £763k | £862k | £1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 29%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 19.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.6%
- 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 −£3.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £96.1k
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 244
- Deferred income
- ▲19%
- Now £1m
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £1.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Crewe Alexandra Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Crewe Alexandra Football Club Company,limited(The)this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Alexandra Stadium (Crewe) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Station Park (Crewe) LimitedFigures 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 −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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