England and Wales Cricket Board Limited
Registered name: ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD LIMITED
England and Wales Cricket Board Limited made £409m revenue and £535m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
England and Wales Cricket Board Limited’s revenue grew 28% to £409m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £535m profit and 486 employees. The company is classified under “other sports activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £336m | £320m | £409m |
| Cost of sales | −£66.6m | −£70.8m | −£125m |
| Gross profit | £269m | £249m | £284m |
| Operating profit | £20.9m | −£4.6m | −£18m |
| Profit before tax | £27.9m | £2.6m | £538m |
| Profit after tax | £22.8m | £1.5m | £535m |
| Profit (best available) | £22.8m | £1.5m | £535m |
| Employees (average) | 542 | 535 | 486 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.8% | 0.5% | 130.8% |
| Gross margin | 80.2% | 77.8% | 69.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £620k | £597k | £841k |
| Profit per employee | £42.1k | £2.8k | £1.1m |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.9% | ▲28% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼93.4% | ▲35583% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.3% | ▼9.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 130.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 69.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £841k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 486
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- England and Wales Cricket TrustRev. £29.1m · Profit £1.9m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £535m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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