Bristol City Holdings Limited
Registered name: BRISTOL CITY HOLDINGS LIMITED
Bristol City Holdings Limited made £40.3m revenue and a £7.5m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Bristol City Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £40.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £7.5m and 1,001 employees. The company is classified under “operation of sports facilities” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 46 yrs · since 1980
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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: “Pula Sport 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) | £42.8m | £40.3m |
| Operating profit | −£22.3m | −£22.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£3.3m | −£18.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£13.3m | −£7.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£13.3m | −£7.5m |
| Staff costs | £34.9m | £35.9m |
| Employees (average) | 1,052 | 1,001 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −31% | −18.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £40.7k | £40.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£12.6k | −£7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £978k |
| Net assets | −£22m | −£33.1m |
| Fixed assets | £60.7m | £64.5m |
| Current assets | £23.5m | £19.7m |
| Debtors | £473k | £829k |
| Cash from operations | −£15.1m | −£13m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −18.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £40.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 159.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- 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 −£33.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼39%
- Now £978k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 1,001
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £64.5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Bristol City Football Club LimitedRev. £24.1m · Profit −£13.1m
- Ashton Gate LimitedRev. £18.4m · Profit −£5.5m
- BCFC 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 −£7.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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