BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£40M
+166.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£29M
-3,724.6% vs 2024
Employees
1,032
-11% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£32M
-136.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £203,574,000 | £221,293,000 | £221,063,000 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £139,485,000 | £84,713,000 | -£31,305,000 | -137% | |
| Profit before tax | £141,964,000 | £88,257,000 | -£32,005,000 | -136.3% | |
| Net profit | £131,533,000 | £73,369,000 | -£28,605,000 | -139% | |
| Cash | £15,160,000 | £14,966,000 | £39,836,000 | +166.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£57,552,000 | £30,555,000 | £43,176,000 | +41.3% | |
| Net assets | -£79,730,000 | -£768,000 | -£29,373,000 | -3,724.6% | |
| Equity | -£79,730,000 | -£768,000 | -£29,373,000 | -3,724.6% | |
| Average employees | 1,051 | 1,160 | 1,032 | -11% | |
| Wages | £109,446,000 | £125,300,000 | £139,300,000 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,023,000 | £3,784,000 | £3,463,000 | -8.5% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 68.5% | 38.3% | -14.2% | |
| Net margin | 64.6% | 33.2% | -12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 277.2% | -72.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 123.1% | 100.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.62x | 0.62x | 0.50x | |
| Interest cover | 53.77x | 22.62x | -4.59x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. The directors have not identified a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt over the Club's ability to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Since the year end, the company has entered into transfer agreements for confirmed contracted net transfer fees receivable of £55.1m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMER, Robert Francis | Secretary | 2003-09-22 | — | British |
| BARBER, Paul | Director | 2012-06-18 | Mar 1967 | British |
| BLOOM, Anthony Grant | Director | 2009-05-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BROWN, John Paul | Director | 2024-07-06 | Apr 1973 | British |
| COMER, Robert Francis | Director | 2006-08-11 | Apr 1956 | British |
| COOPER, Lee William | Director | 2022-09-21 | Apr 1981 | British |
| FRANKS, Adam Stephen | Director | 2009-09-17 | Jan 1971 | British |
| JONES, Anna | Director | 2024-07-06 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MULLEN, Paul James | Director | 2021-07-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| READ, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2025-06-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| WALDER, Michelle Jane | Director | 2016-11-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLOTTI, David Frank | Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1997-09-02 |
| CLARKE, Bernard Edward | Secretary | — | 1993-02-23 |
| CLARKE, Bernard Edward | Secretary | — | 1993-02-23 |
| LEIGH, Timothy Roy | Secretary | 1993-02-24 | — |
| PINNOCK, Robert Leonard | Secretary | 1997-09-02 | 2003-09-22 |
| APPLEBY, Thomas Herbert | Director | — | 1991-10-20 |
| ARCHER, William Ernest | Director | — | 1998-07-03 |
| BELLOTTI, David Frank | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1997-09-02 |
| BLOOM, Raymond Alexander | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2026-06-01 |
| BLOOM, Raymond Alexander | Director | — | 1996-11-06 |
| BROWN, Kenneth Graham | Director | 2008-04-10 | 2012-03-21 |
| CAMPBELL, John Leslie | Director | 1992-10-15 | 1994-12-16 |
| CAMPBELL, John Leslie | Director | — | 1992-04-02 |
| CHAPMAN, Derek Leonard | Director | 1999-06-26 | 2024-06-25 |
| CLARKE, Bernard Edward | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-29 |
| CLARKE, Bernard Edward | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| CLARKE, Bernard Edward | Director | — | 1993-02-23 |
| FAULKNER, Richard Oliver, Lord Faulkner Of Worcester | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2002-01-25 |
| GODFREY, Peter Winston Patrick | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2026-06-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Kevin Ralph Patrick | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2004-10-21 |
| JONES, David Andrew | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2021-07-31 |
| KENT, Peter Frederick | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-29 |
| KENT, Peter Frederick | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| KIDGER, Christopher John | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2003-12-10 |
| KNIGHT, Harry Richard | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2009-05-19 |
| LLOYD, Barry David | Director | 1991-12-21 | 1993-12-01 |
| PERRY, Martin John | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2020-09-30 |
| PINNOCK, Robert Leonard | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2003-09-22 |
| SIZEN, Dudley Charles | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1996-05-13 |
| SIZEN, Dudley Charles | Director | — | 1991-12-20 |
| SMITH, John Alfred, Sir | Director | 2002-01-25 | 2007-01-01 |
| SMITH, John Alfred, Sir | Director | 1997-09-02 | 2000-11-10 |
| STANLEY, Diana | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1997-09-02 |
| STANLEY, Gregory Alexander | Director | — | 1997-09-02 |
| SUGARMAN, Marc Louis | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2024-06-25 |
| SULLIVAN, Dennis | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-29 |
| SULLIVAN, Dennis | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| SULLIVAN, Dennis | Director | — | 1993-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 293 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.