FVWL Football Limited
Registered name: FVWL FOOTBALL LIMITED
Part of Football Ventures (Whites) Limited groupFVWL Football Limited made £17.3m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
FVWL Football Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £17.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.8m profit and 401 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Bolton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bolton, North West
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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: “The parent company is Football Ventures (Whites) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.5m | £12.8m | £18.3m | £17.3m |
| Cost of sales | £8.2m | £12.1m | £16.6m | £18.5m |
| Gross profit | £326k | £722k | £1.7m | −£1.2m |
| Operating profit | −£5.8m | −£5m | −£9.8m | −£13.9m |
| Profit before tax | £3m | £1.7m | £2.6m | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £3m | £1.7m | £2.6m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £3m | £1.7m | £2.6m | £1.8m |
| Staff costs | £8.1m | £10.1m | £14.8m | £17.1m |
| Employees (average) | 306 | 324 | 382 | 401 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 35.3% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 3.8% | 5.6% | 9.3% | −6.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £27.8k | £39.6k | £47.9k | £43.2k |
| Profit per employee | £9.8k | £5.3k | £6.9k | £4.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲50.9% | ▲42.4% | ▼5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼42.3% | ▲53% | ▼30.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▲17.9% | ▲5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £173k | £56.7k | £363k | £343k |
| Net assets | £11.4m | £13.2m | £15.8m | £17.7m |
| Fixed assets | £19.3m | £18m | £20.2m | £21.8m |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £4m | £5.9m | £4.6m |
| Debtors | £593k | £598k | £1.1m | £2.1m |
| Deferred income | £2m | £2.2m | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −6.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 125.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 15.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £17.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £343k
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 401
- Deferred income
- ▼4%
- Now £2.6m
- Fixed assets
- ▲8%
- Now £21.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Football Ventures (Whites) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- FVWL Football Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Bolton Sporting Ventures LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bolton Sports Village LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Bolton Wanderers Football & Athletic Company LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- FVWL Hotel 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 £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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