Carlisle United Association Football Club (1921) Limited
Registered name: CARLISLE UNITED ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB (1921) LIMITED
Part of Castle Sports Group Limited groupCarlisle United Association Football Club (1921) Limited made £6.9m revenue and a £5.1m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Carlisle United Association Football Club (1921) Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £6.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £5.1m and 203 employees. The company is classified under “other sports activities” and is based in Carlisle; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Carlisle, North West
- Age
- 105 yrs · since 1921
- 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: “C.U.F.C. Holdings 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 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.3m | £6.9m |
| Cost of sales | £5.5m | £8.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | −£1.5m |
| Operating profit | £2.8m | −£5.1m |
| Profit before tax | £2.8m | −£5.1m |
| Profit after tax | £2.8m | −£5.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.8m | −£5.1m |
| Staff costs | £4.4m | £7m |
| Employees (average) | 239 | 203 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 33.9% | −74.2% |
| Gross margin | 33.4% | −22% |
| Revenue per employee | £34.8k | £34k |
| Profit per employee | £11.8k | −£25.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼17% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼281.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼15.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £802k | £189k |
| Net assets | £11m | £5.9m |
| Fixed assets | £14.8m | £18.4m |
| Current assets | £3m | £1.8m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £736k |
| Deferred income | £1.8m | £769k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −74.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −22%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £34k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£25.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 266.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 11.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.7%
- 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
- ▼46%
- Now £5.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £189k
- Headcount
- ▼15%
- Now 203
- Deferred income
- ▼58%
- Now £769k
- Fixed assets
- ▲24%
- Now £18.4m
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
- Castle Sports Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- C.u.f.c. Holdings Limited75–100%
- Carlisle United Association Football Club (1921) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 −£5.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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