Bristol City Football Club Limited
Registered name: BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Part of Bristol City Holdings Limited groupBristol City Football Club Limited made £24.1m revenue and a £13.1m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Bristol City Football Club Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £24.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £13.1m and 219 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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: “Bristol City 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) | £20.5m | £24.1m |
| Operating profit | −£22m | −£18.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£796k | −£13.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£796k | −£13.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£796k | −£13.1m |
| Staff costs | £24.8m | £25.9m |
| Employees (average) | 218 | 219 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −3.9% | −54.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £94.1k | £110k |
| Profit per employee | −£3.7k | −£60k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £278k | £33.1k |
| Net assets | £11.5m | £5.9m |
| Fixed assets | £20.2m | £25.7m |
| Current assets | £19.1m | £16.3m |
| Debtors | £21.6k | £174k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −54.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £110k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£60k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 106.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- 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
- ▼49%
- Now £5.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼88%
- Now £33.1k
- Headcount
- ▲0%
- Now 219
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲27%
- Now £25.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bristol City Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Bristol City Football Club Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- 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 −£13.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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