The Hibernian Football Club Limited
Registered name: THE HIBERNIAN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
The Hibernian Football Club Limited made £16.8m revenue and a £5.8m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
The Hibernian Football Club Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £16.8m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £5.8m and 162 employees. The company is classified under “activities of sport clubs” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Age
- 123 yrs · since 1903
- 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 Company is a subsidiary undertaking of Bydand Sports LLC, whose registered office is at 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19808, United States of America.”
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) | £11.9m | £12.4m | £15.9m | £16.8m |
| Operating profit | −£3.5m | −£6.9m | −£9.2m | −£6.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.5m | −£3.9m | −£8.3m | −£6.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£3.8m | −£7.2m | −£5.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£3.8m | −£7.2m | −£5.8m |
| Staff costs | £8.5m | £10.1m | £12.7m | £12.5m |
| Employees (average) | 125 | 160 | 208 | 162 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −12.3% | −31.1% | −45.2% | −34.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £95.1k | £77.3k | £76.3k | £104k |
| Profit per employee | −£11.7k | −£24k | −£34.5k | −£36k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4% | ▲28.4% | ▲5.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲28% | ▲30% | ▼22.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.2m | £2.1m | £2.9m | £3.3m |
| Net assets | £25.6m | £23.2m | £28.7m | £27.7m |
| Fixed assets | £27.7m | £29.5m | £29.6m | £29.4m |
| Current assets | £9.3m | £7.5m | £8.3m | £8.1m |
| Debtors | £517k | £1.6m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Deferred income | £3.5m | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.6m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £6.3m | £2.5m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −34.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £104k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£36k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 175.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 27.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.1%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £27.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲11%
- Now £3.3m
- Headcount
- ▼22%
- Now 162
- Deferred income
- ▲10%
- Now £4.6m
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £29.4m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Hibernian Community Foundation 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 −£5.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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