WARRINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£75k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£3m
Equity attributable
Employees
131
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.7m
Period ending 2023-11-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Whilst the directors believe the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, it remains reliant upon the continued financial support of its ultimate parent company, SJM Holdings North Limited. The existence of operating losses, working capital requirements and reliance upon ultimate parent company loans indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue to be a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,263,174 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,610,523 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,670,272 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,670,272 | — | |
| Cash | £74,509 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,176,301 | — | |
| Net assets | -£2,985,119 | — | |
| Equity | -£2,985,119 | — | |
| Average employees | 131 | — | |
| Wages | £5,272,836 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £88,200 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,075 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -25.7% | |
| Net margin | -26.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 199.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | -26.52x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- JS. Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Whilst the directors believe the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, it remains reliant upon the continued financial support of its ultimate parent company, SJM Holdings North Limited. The existence of operating losses, working capital requirements and reliance upon ultimate parent company loans indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue to be a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Significant events
- “Included within other borrowings is a loan of £25,755 (2024: £55,062) which is secured by a general debenture over the assets of the company.”
- “Included in other loans is a loan for £1,509,552 (2024: £1,747,515) being repayable by monthly instalments over the next 8 years at an interest rate of 1.0% above the base rate, along with a loan for £7,498 (2024: £17,500) being repayable by monthly instalments, which will be fully repaid in 2026.”
- “The Warrington Football Club Limited and Warrington Sports Holdings Limited are subject to a cross guarantee in favour of the group's bankers. At 30 November 2025 the company had a contingent liability under this agreement amounting to £359,300 (2024: £547,191).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGAR, Charles Anthony Newton | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | — | British |
| FITZPATRICK, Karl | Director | 2018-05-17 | Sep 1980 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Stuart | Director | 2021-06-10 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, James Colin | Secretary | — | 1993-08-23 |
| CLOSE, Ronald | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1997-12-16 |
| SMITH, John | Secretary | 1997-12-16 | 1999-03-01 |
| BACKHOUSE, Alan Matthew | Director | — | 1998-12-10 |
| BRETHERTON, Paul Bernard | Director | — | 1998-12-10 |
| BROOMHEAD, Steven John, Professor | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2021-06-10 |
| CLARKE, Iain Christopher | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2001-02-02 |
| DEAKIN, Peter Joseph | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2000-08-31 |
| DOWSON, David Neil | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2002-05-01 |
| GARRATT, William | Director | — | 1998-12-10 |
| GATCLIFFE, Andrew John | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| HIGHAM, Peter James | Director | — | 1998-12-10 |
| PEER, Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Lord | Director | 1999-04-15 | 2009-12-01 |
| QUAYLE, Pauline Julie | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-03-01 |
| SMITH, John | Director | 1998-12-10 | 1999-03-01 |
| VAN DE VELDE, Darryl | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2001-07-25 |
| WORRALL, Eric | Director | — | 1998-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjm Holdings North Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-11-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.