Aston Villa Football Club Limited
Registered name: ASTON VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Part of Nswe UK Limited groupAston Villa Football Club Limited made £359m revenue and a £73.3m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Aston Villa Football Club Limited’s revenue grew 37% to £359m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £73.3m and 793 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £205m | £263m | £359m |
| Operating profit | −£116m | −£50.7m | −£74.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£116m | −£50.7m | −£74.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£116m | −£49.4m | −£73.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£116m | −£49.4m | −£73.3m |
| Employees (average) | 693 | 705 | 793 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −56.8% | −18.8% | −20.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £295k | £373k | £453k |
| Profit per employee | −£168k | −£70.1k | −£92.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲28.6% | ▲36.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.7% | ▲12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −20.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £453k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£92.4k
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now 793
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Nswe UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Nswe Sports Limited75–100%
- Aston Villa Limited75–100%
- Aston Villa Football Club Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- 1874 Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Aston Villa FoundationFigures not disclosed
- Nswe Stadium Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Aston Villa FC LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£73.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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