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FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Operating as The FA, the company serves as the national governing body for association football in England and oversees both the professional and amateur levels of the sport.

#00077797 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1903-06-23 (123y 4m) · Last filing 2026-09-30 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 93199 · R Arts, Entertainment & Recreation · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-04-30 (in 6 months) · Confirmation due 2027-10-14 (in 12 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£282m

-11.3% vs 2024

Net assets

£462m

+2.9% vs 2024

Employees

1,224

+3.4% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£16m

-75.8% vs 2024

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31

Metric Trend 2024-07-312025-07-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £551,164,000£515,787,000 -6.4%
Operating profit £64,058,000£6,039,000 -90.6%
Profit before tax £66,421,000£16,099,000 -75.8%
Net profit £49,655,000£10,601,000 -78.7%
Cash £317,683,000£281,892,000 -11.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £625,529,000£626,491,000 +0.2%
Net assets £448,799,000£461,792,000 +2.9%
Equity £448,799,000£461,792,000 +2.9%
Average employees 1,1841,224 +3.4%
Wages £75,140,000£79,655,000 +6%
Directors' remuneration £1,277,000£1,352,000 +5.9%
Directors' pension contributions £10,000£10,000 0%
Highest paid director £859,000£877,000 +2.1%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2024-07-312025-07-31
Operating margin 11.6%1.2%
Net margin 9.0%2.1%
Return on capital employed 10.2%1.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 52.0%51.3%
Current ratio 1.34x1.36x
Interest cover 11.73x1.38x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“We have modelled what we believe to be a prudent scenario over the going concern period to 31 January 2027. Across the going concern period, a minimum cash balance of £213 million is maintained and allowing for the available RCF • which is committed throughout the going concern period, the minimum headroom is £263 million. The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
    1. Wembley National Stadium Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Organising sporting / entertainment events at Wembley Stadium
    2. National Football Centre Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Operation of hotel & sports facilities and educational activities
    3. FA Learning Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
    4. The English National Stadium Property Company Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant
    5. England Soccer Enterprises Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

11 active · 194 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MCDERMOTT, Richard James Secretary 2015-07-15 — —
BAKER, Alexander Jesse Director 2024-07-18 May 1985 British
BULLINGHAM, Mark William Director 2019-08-01 Nov 1974 English
ESIRI, Mark Leslie Vivian Director 2022-05-26 Nov 1964 British
HEWITT, Deborah Alison Director 2022-01-03 Aug 1963 British
MCANUFF, Joel Director 2022-05-26 Nov 1981 British
MISTRY, Dharmash Pravin Director 2023-07-03 Aug 1970 British
MORANA, Stephen Gavin Director 2025-11-05 Mar 1971 British
PARRY, Rick Director 2019-10-18 Feb 1955 British
TINSLEY, Kate Helena Director 2017-10-26 Oct 1976 British
WALTERS, Sarah Jane Director 2025-07-30 Feb 1986 British
Show 194 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
COWARD, Nicholas Ian Secretary 1998-01-01 2004-07-10
HORNE, Alexander James Secretary 2004-07-10 2005-05-08
JOHNSON, Simon Harris Secretary 2005-05-08 2008-11-24
KELLY, Robert Henry Graham Secretary — 1998-12-15
MACLEAN, Alistair Ritchie Secretary 2008-11-24 2015-07-15
ADSHEAD, Brian John Director 1997-05-22 1999-12-14
ANNABLE, William Terrance Director — 1999-12-14
ARMITAGE, John Michael Director 1997-04-02 1999-12-14
ARMSTRONG, Maurice Mark Director — 1999-12-14
BAINS, Rupinder Director 2017-11-16 2023-07-03
BANNISTER, Richard Director — 1992-05-27
BARNES, Peter Rodney Director 1997-07-01 1999-12-14
BARSTON, Ronald Ernest Director — 1999-12-14
BARTER, Jack Director — 1993-06-29
BARWICK, Brian Robert Director 2005-01-31 2008-08-20
BATES, Kenneth William Director 2000-01-10 2002-07-05
BATES, Kenneth William Director 1992-07-11 1999-12-14
BAYLEY, Robert Duncan Director 1996-07-11 1999-12-14
BERNSTEIN, David Alan Director 2011-01-25 2013-07-12
BERRIDGE, Raymond George Director — 1999-12-14
BERRY, Malcolm Russell Director — 1999-12-14
BLOOM, Peter Daniel Addis Director — 1992-06-30
BONE, David Sydney Director 1999-06-26 1999-12-14
BOWLER, Edward John Director 2001-08-16 2002-05-13
BOWLER, Edward John Director 1997-09-11 1999-12-14
BOYER, Kenneth Director 1996-07-01 1999-12-14
BRETT, Alan Wilfred Director — 1999-12-14
BRIGHT, Barry William Director — 2017-07-26
BROWN, Ben Ronald, Doctor Director — 1992-06-30
BROWN, Ernest Albert Director — 1999-12-14
BULLEN, Clifford David Director — 1999-12-14
BURBIDGE, Alan Director — 1999-12-14
BURDEN, Roger Francis Director 2001-06-23 2016-07-21
BURDEN, Roger Francis Director 1995-03-06 1999-12-14
BURR, Reginald Ivor Director — 1997-07-01
CARTWRIGHT, Stacey Director 2018-06-01 2020-11-28
CHAMPION, Dennis George Director 1994-06-14 1999-12-14
CHAPPELL, John Edward Director — 1994-06-30
CHASE, Robert Timothy Director — 1995-06-30
CHRISTOPHER, John Alfred Director — 1999-12-14
CLARK, Arthur Director — 1997-02-21
CLARKE, Gregory Director 2016-09-02 2020-11-10
CLAYTON, Peter John Director 1997-07-01 1999-12-14
COAD, James William Director 1993-11-22 1999-12-14
COAR, Robert Duckworth Director 2005-06-25 2007-06-29
COAR, Robert Duckworth Director 2002-08-27 2004-07-10
COATES, Peter Director 1994-09-08 1999-12-14
COMPTON, Keith William Director — 1999-12-14
COTTER, Robert Malcolm Director 2016-07-22 2021-07-21
COWARD, Nicholas Ian Director 2014-09-23 2015-07-31
CROZIER, Adam Alexander Director 1999-12-31 2002-11-08
DANKS, Peter James William, Lt Cor Director — 1999-12-14
DAVEY, John Ernest Director — 1999-12-14
DEIN, David Barry Director 1995-06-30 2006-07-14
DEVLIN, Roger William Director 2012-01-18 2018-05-31
DONCASTER, Neil Antony Director 2008-07-11 2009-07-03
DYKE, Gregory Director 2013-07-13 2016-07-22
ELLIS, Herbert Douglas Director — 1999-12-14
FARMER, Samuel Thomas Director 1994-10-14 1999-12-14
FATHERS, John Edward Director 1998-06-15 1999-12-14
FAULKNER, Paul John Director 2014-04-04 2014-08-01
FLEMING, John Baines Director — 1999-12-14
FOX, William Director — 1991-12-08
FRY, Anthony Michael Director 2013-07-13 2014-06-30
GAME, Michael Bernard Director 2006-07-14 2015-07-15
GAME, Michael Bernard Director 1999-06-26 1999-12-14
GARTSIDE, Philip Andrew Director 2004-07-10 2012-07-05
GILL, David Alan Director 2006-07-14 2017-07-26
GILLARD, Douglas Stephen Reginald Director 1993-07-09 1999-12-14
GLENN, Martin Richard Director 2015-05-18 2019-07-31
GOSS, Walter Percival Director — 1999-12-14
GRAHAM, Gordon Bindloss Director — 1994-06-30
HALSEY, William George Director — 1993-03-31
HAMMOND, David Glyndwr Director 1992-07-11 1997-09-11
HANNAH, Frank Director — 1999-12-14
HAYWARD, Jack Vernon Director — 1993-07-01
HEARD, Peter James Director 2000-01-10 2006-07-14
HEARD, Peter James Director 1998-07-18 1999-12-14
HEARN, Barry Maurice William Director 1998-01-04 1999-12-14
HEMSLEY, Julie Diane Director 1993-09-09 1999-12-14
HENSON, David John Director — 2010-05-18
HILL, James William Thomas Director 1992-07-11 1996-05-21
HILL-WOOD, David Basil, Sir Director — 1999-12-14
HILTON, Peter William, Group Captain Director — 1999-12-14
HOBBS, Alan John Director — 1999-12-14
HOLMES, George Naxwell Director — 1993-06-29
HORNE, Alexander James Director 2010-04-01 2015-01-30
HOUGH, Peter Stuart Director 2000-01-10 2007-06-29
HOUGH, Peter Stuart Director — 1999-12-14
HOUGH, Susan Ann Director 2019-07-25 2025-07-29
HOWLETT, Roger James Director 1999-09-06 1999-12-14
HUNTER, Frederick Leslie James Director — 1999-12-14
INSOLE, Douglas John Director — 1999-12-14
JONES, Colin Director — 1995-06-30
KEW, Leslie John, Councillor Director — 1994-01-01
KIBBLE, Ronald George Director 1995-07-01 1999-12-14
KIDDELL JP, Raymond Walter Director — 2006-07-14
KIRBY, Paul Director — 1999-12-14
KLEANTHOUS, Anthony Andrew Director 2009-08-19 2013-05-21
KNIGHT, Terence Christopher, Major Director — 1999-12-14
LADBROOK, Peter John Director 1993-06-26 1998-06-14
LAMB, Keith Director 2011-06-28 2016-05-09
LEGGETT, Mervyn Reginald Director 2010-05-19 2019-07-24
LEGGETT, Mervyn Reginald Director 1992-06-01 1999-12-14
LENAGAN, Ian Francis Director 2014-07-24 2016-06-10
LEWIN, Derek James Director — 1999-12-14
LOWE, Rupert James Graham Director 2003-01-13 2005-06-25
MARSDEN, Kenneth Director — 1999-12-14
MATTHEWS, Martin Hubie Director 1992-07-01 1999-12-14
MATTHEWS, Maurice Director 1997-11-10 1999-12-14
MAUGHAN, Rowland Edward Director 1992-11-19 1999-12-14
MAWHINNEY, Brian Stanley, Rt Hon The Lord Director 2006-07-14 2008-07-11
MCCORMICK, Peter David Godfrey Director 2015-08-01 2023-07-03
MCKEAG, William Gordon Director — 1997-07-01
MCMULLEN, Arthur Derek Director — 1999-12-14
MIDDLETON, Peter James Director 1998-11-19 1999-12-14
MILLICHIP, Frederick Albert Director — 1999-12-14
MOORE, Bryan William Director 1994-05-19 1999-12-14
MOXEY, Jeremy Derek Director 2016-05-09 2017-07-26
MUIR, Christopher Boyack Director 1998-05-28 1999-12-14
MULRENAN, Bernard Director — 1999-12-14
MYATT, Thomas Director — 1999-12-14
NATHAN, Stanley Director 1991-06-09 1999-12-14
NIXON, John Lee Director 2019-07-18 2019-10-18
NIXON, John Lee Director 2013-07-12 2014-07-23
NOADES, Ronald Geoffrey Director 1996-07-11 1997-07-01
O'HARA, John, Dr Director — 1992-02-01
ODELL, Alan Keith Director — 1997-07-01
PALIOS, Mark Director 2003-07-01 2004-08-01
PARRY, Eric Michael Director — 1999-05-09
PATTISON, Francis Davison Director — 2002-11-02
PEARCE, John David Director 2015-07-11 2023-07-03
PERKS, Robert Jack Director 1997-07-01 1999-12-14
POWELL, Edward Griffiths Director — 1999-12-14
PRESCOTT, Eric Raymond Director 1992-05-14 1997-07-01
RABBATTS, Heather Victoria Director 2012-01-18 2017-07-26
RAWDING, Michael Henry Director 2004-07-10 2005-02-14
RAWDING, Michael Henry Director — 1999-12-14
REAMES, Keith John Director 1991-11-18 1997-01-20
REDMOND, Rodney Terence Director 1995-09-07 1999-05-28
REID, Fred Director — 1995-06-30
RICHARDS, David Gerald, Sir Director 1994-06-11 2013-05-21
RICHARDS, John Peter Director 2000-01-10 2000-01-10
RICHARDSON, Bryan Anthony Director 1996-07-01 1999-05-28
RICKETTS, George Leonard Director — 1998-09-11
RIDSDALE, Robert Peter Director 2000-01-10 2002-11-29
RIDSDALE, Robert Peter Director 1999-06-25 1999-12-14
ROBINSON, Terence James Director 1992-07-11 1999-06-15
RODWELL, James Richard Director 2016-07-01 2019-07-18
RUDD, Sidney Arthur Director — 1993-07-01
RUSHTON, Percy Director — 1999-12-14
RYDER, John Melville Director — 1999-12-14
SAUNDERS, Christopher John Director — 1999-12-14
SCALLY, Paul Damien Philip Director 1996-06-28 1998-05-28
SCORE, Timothy, Dr Director 2021-07-22 2025-11-04
SEYMOUR, Stanley Director — 1992-11-30
SHEEPSHANKS, David Richard Director 2003-01-17 2011-06-27
SHEEPSHANKS, David Richard Director 1997-01-20 1999-12-14
SMART, Lionel Director — 1994-08-12
SMITH, Leslie Director — 1999-12-14
SNELL, Gordon Alfred John Director 1993-07-01 1999-05-28
SPEAKE, Richard Henry Director — 1993-07-01
STEARN, Timothy Ian Bernard Director — 1993-07-01
STEWARD, William Mark Director — 1999-12-14
STOTT, Ian Hood Director 2000-09-25 2001-06-23
STOTT, Ian Hood Director — 1999-12-14
SWALES, Peter John Director — 1996-05-02
TAYLOR, Alec Colin Director — 1999-12-14
TAYLOR, Charles Barry Director — 1999-12-14
TERRY, Fred Dolphin Director — 1996-05-21
THOMAS, James Charles Director — 1999-12-14
THOMPSON, Geoffrey Director — 2008-01-31
THOMPSON, James Craig Director — 1993-07-01
TINKLER, Raymond Director 1994-09-08 1999-12-14
TRIESMAN, David Maxim, Lord Director 2008-02-01 2010-05-16
TURVEY, Alan Charles Frederick Director 2002-12-05 2004-07-10
TURVEY, Alan Charles Frederick Director 2000-01-10 2001-06-23
TURVEY, Alan Charles Frederick Director — 1999-12-14
VAUDRY, Raymond Thomas Director — 1994-06-30
VINE, Peter John Director 1993-07-01 1998-09-08
WALDEN, Brian Director — 1999-12-14
WARD, Edward John Director 2005-05-05 2012-07-05
WARD, Edward John Director 1998-09-28 1999-12-14
WATERALL, John Joseph Director — 1999-12-14
WATMORE, Ian Charles Director 2009-06-01 2010-03-31
WHITE, Noel Director — 1999-12-14
WILLCOX, Christopher Director — 1999-12-14
WILLIAMS, William Stanley Director — 1992-05-13
WILSON, William Director — 1999-12-14
WIN, Thura Kyaw Thu Director 2021-07-22 2024-07-17
WISEMAN, Jack Francis Director — 1999-12-14
WISEMAN, Keith St John Director 1993-06-11 1999-01-04
WOOD, Roger John Director 1998-11-19 1999-12-14
WRAGG, Richard Director — 1992-11-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 482 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2025-05-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-05-22 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2024-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2023-10-09 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-11-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-03 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-08-07 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-08-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-06-05 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-05-19 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-04-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-10-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-07-24 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-07-17 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-05-22 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-05-22 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-04-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-10-09 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-10-09 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-09-28 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2023-09-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-28 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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