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Company No. 04573250 · Incorporated 25 Oct 2002

Barnsley Football Club Limited

Registered name: BARNSLEY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

Barnsley Football Club Limited made £10.3m revenue and a £6.6m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Barnsley Football Club Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £10.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £6.6m and 423 employees. The company is classified under “other sports activities” and is based in South Yorkshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection R · Arts, entertainment and recreationSIC 93199Other sports activities
Status
Active
Location
South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£10.3m
Growth ▲14.6%
Profit
−£6.6m
Growth —
Profit margin
−64%
Gross −35.9%
Employees
423
Change ▼2.8%
Profit / employee
−£15.6k
Revenue/employee £24.3k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15m£9.5m£9m£10.3m
Cost of sales£15.9m£12.6m£14.6m£14m
Gross profit−£965k−£3m−£5.6m−£3.7m
Operating profit−£6.8m−£5.9m−£9.7m−£6.3m
Profit before tax−£7m−£4m−£2.8m−£6.6m
Profit after tax−£6.8m−£4m−£2.8m−£6.6m
Profit (best available)−£6.8m−£4m−£2.8m−£6.6m
Staff costs£13.1m£9.3m£11.3m£11.5m
Employees (average)286383435423
Ratios
Profit margin−45.7%−42%−31.7%−64%
Gross margin−6.5%−31.6%−62.4%−35.9%
Revenue per employee£52.3k£24.9k£20.6k£24.3k
Profit per employee−£23.9k−£10.5k−£6.5k−£15.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼36.3%▼6%▲14.6%
Headcount growth—▲33.9%▲13.6%▼2.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1m£2m£701k£882k
Net assets−£4.8m−£2.8m−£1.5m−£2.7m
Fixed assets£2.8m£1.3m£1.7m£1.9m
Current assets£2.9m£4.9m£6.1m£3.3m
Debtors£385k£111k£508k£535k
Deferred income£2.6m£2.3m£2.6m£2.3m
Cash from operations£4.8m£6m£9.2m£8.7m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−64%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−35.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£24.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£15.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
18.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
22.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 −£2.7m
Cash at bank
▲26%
Now £882k
Headcount
▼3%
Now 423
Deferred income
▼11%
Now £2.3m
Fixed assets
▲12%
Now £1.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£6.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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