How much does Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited make?

Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited reported revenue of £9.2m and a loss of £8.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited have?

Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited reported an average of 275 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Is Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited profitable?

No — Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited reported a loss of £8.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Company No. 13161421 · Incorporated 27 Jan 2021

Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited

Registered name: WIGAN ATHLETIC A.F.C. LIMITED

Part of Community Holdco 2023 Limited group

Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited made £9.2m revenue and a £8.2m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limited’s revenue fell 42% to £9.2m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with a loss of £8.2m and 275 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Wigan; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection R · Arts, entertainment and recreationSIC 93120Activities of sport clubs

Status: Active
Location: Wigan, North West
Age: 5 yrs · since 2021
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2024

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£9.2m

Growth ▼41.7%

Profit

−£8.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−89%

Gross 90.5%

Employees

275

Change ▼3.9%

Profit / employee

−£29.9k

Revenue/employee £33.6k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8.3m	£15.9m	£9.2m
Cost of sales	£767k	£930k	£882k
Gross profit	£7.5m	£14.9m	£8.4m
Profit before tax	−£7.7m	−£13.4m	−£8.2m
Profit after tax	−£7.7m	−£13.4m	−£8.2m
Profit (best available)	−£7.7m	−£13.4m	−£8.2m
Staff costs	£13m	£23.2m	£11.7m
Employees (average)	241	286	275
Ratios
Profit margin	−92.2%	−84.3%	−89%
Gross margin	90.8%	94.1%	90.5%
Revenue per employee	£34.5k	£55.5k	£33.6k
Profit per employee	−£31.8k	−£46.7k	−£29.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲91%	▼41.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲18.7%	▼3.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£263k	£338k	£324k
Net assets	£189k	−£5.2m	−£13.4m
Fixed assets	£3.3m	£3m	£2.5m
Current assets	£2.7m	£2.1m	£2.9m
Debtors	£111k	£497k	£295k
Deferred income	£3.4m	£1.7m	£1.8m
Cash from operations	£6.8m	£17.7m	£9.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −89%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 90.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £33.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£29.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 27.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 19.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.2%; 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 −£13.4m
Cash at bank: ▼4%; Now £324k
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 275
Deferred income: ▲4%; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £2.5m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Community Holdco 2023 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Wigan Athletic A.f.c. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Wigan Sporting Events LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£8.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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