Ballymena United Football Club Limited
Registered name: BALLYMENA UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Ballymena United Football Club Limited made £1.2m revenue and £95k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ballymena United Football Club Limited’s revenue grew 106% to £1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £95k profit and 63 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Ballymena; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ballymena, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £437k | £616k | £578k | £1.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £16.1k | −£4.4k |
| Gross profit | £437k | £616k | £578k | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | −£293k | −£65.6k | −£115k | £95k |
| Profit after tax | −£281k | −£65.6k | −£115k | £95k |
| Profit (best available) | −£281k | −£65.6k | −£115k | £95k |
| Staff costs | £463k | £383k | £366k | £672k |
| Employees (average) | 60 | 67 | 63 | 63 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −64.3% | −10.7% | −19.9% | 8% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £7.3k | £9.2k | £9.2k | £18.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.7k | −£980 | −£1.8k | £1.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲40.9% | ▼6.2% | ▲106% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.7% | ▼6% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £201k | £151k | £182k | £206k |
| Net assets | £170k | £126k | £41.8k | £310k |
| Fixed assets | — | £11.2k | £58.4k | £40.2k |
| Current assets | £213k | £168k | £184k | £378k |
| Debtors | £12.1k | £2.5k | £1.9k | £49.5k |
| Cash from operations | −£239k | −£61k | −£42.2k | −£26.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £18.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.2%
- 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
- ▲641%
- Now £310k
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £206k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 63
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼31%
- Now £40.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £95k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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