WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOOTBALL CLUB (1986) LIMITED
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Cash
£33M
+9.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£186M
-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
386
-2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£12M
-6.9% vs 2024
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £168,575,000 | £177,697,000 | £171,975,000 | -3.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£97,544,000 | -£69,870,000 | -£117,299,000 | -67.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£64,072,000 | -£10,878,000 | -£11,631,000 | -6.9% | |
| Net profit | -£64,072,000 | -£10,878,000 | -£11,631,000 | -6.9% | |
| Cash | £33,797,000 | £30,563,000 | £33,439,000 | +9.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,439,000 | -£19,540,000 | -£20,594,000 | -5.4% | |
| Net assets | -£163,455,000 | -£174,333,000 | -£185,964,000 | -6.7% | |
| Equity | -£163,455,000 | -£174,333,000 | -£185,964,000 | -6.7% | |
| Average employees | 465 | 394 | 386 | -2% | |
| Wages | £123,816,000 | £123,695,000 | £141,563,000 | +14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £588,000 | £564,000 | £688,000 | +22% |
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -57.9% | -39.3% | -68.2% | |
| Net margin | -38.0% | -6.1% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -368.9% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 139.3% | 151.0% | 145.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.47x | 0.55x | |
| Interest cover | -9.11x | -10.01x | -9.63x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOOTBALL CLUB (1986) LIMITED 1986-09-10 → present
- QMOUNT LIMITED 1986-02-14 → 1986-09-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded, after making enquiries, that they have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the period, the Company extended its period end to June, to better align the Company's period end to their parent, peer football clubs in the Premier League, and player and head coach contracts.”
- “2025 also saw increased investment into the club's women's team, with expenditure in the team of £0.4m (2024: -£0.3m). The Women's team also benefit from merging their training facilities with those used by the academy.”
- “Since the end of the financial period, the club has contracted for the purchase and sale of various players. The net amount payable resulting from this activity is £57,600,000 (2024: £20,263,000 receivable). This activity will be accounted for in the year ending 30 June 2026.”
- “On 15 September 2025, the Group completed the refinancing of its existing £100 million senior loan facility. The new facility, provided by PGIM, replaces the previous facility on equivalent principal terms. The new senior loan facility carries interest at 7.35% per annum, increasing to 7.85% per annum during any Non-Premier League Period, and matures on 31 October 2031.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Club terminated the employment of its Head Coach, Mr. Vítor Pereira, and members of his coaching staff. The Club has reached a settlement agreement in respect of all contractual obligations arising from the termination.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILD, Matthew David | Secretary | 2017-04-13 | — | — |
| BOWATER, John Ferguson | Director | 2006-10-06 | Sep 1949 | British |
| GOUGH, John | Director | 2006-07-31 | Jun 1949 | British |
| SHI, Jiaying | Director | 2025-12-19 | Apr 1994 | Chinese |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINN, Thomas Martin | Secretary | 1995-02-06 | 1996-10-11 |
| PEARSON, Keith David | Secretary | — | 1994-11-16 |
| SKIRROW, Richard Ian | Secretary | 1997-01-17 | 2017-04-13 |
| QUADRANGLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-10-11 | 1997-01-17 |
| QUADRANGLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-11-16 | 1995-02-06 |
| BLACKBURN, Michael John | Director | 1995-11-28 | 1997-05-22 |
| DALRYMPLE, Laurie Edgar | Director | 2016-08-11 | 2017-06-06 |
| HARRINGTON, Derek James | Director | 1998-07-28 | 2004-07-01 |
| HARRIS, John Albert | Director | — | 2003-12-19 |
| HARRIS, John Andrew | Director | — | 2004-01-17 |
| HAYWARD, Jack Arnold, Sir | Director | 1997-09-09 | 2003-12-19 |
| HAYWARD, Jonathan Michael | Director | — | 1998-05-05 |
| HAYWARD, Richard Anthony | Director | 1997-09-09 | 2006-07-31 |
| HAYWARD, Rupert Charles | Director | 2007-08-09 | 2008-06-26 |
| HEYHOE FLINT, Rachael | Director | 1997-09-09 | 2004-01-17 |
| LASLETT, Robert Charles | Director | 2008-01-08 | 2013-01-01 |
| LEWIS, Ashley Martin | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2016-07-21 |
| LISTER, Victor Charles Michael | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2004-01-17 |
| MANDUCA, Paul Victor Falzon Sant | Director | 1999-07-27 | 2006-07-31 |
| MORGAN, Stephen Peter | Director | 2007-08-09 | 2015-10-12 |
| MOXEY, Jeremy Derek | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2016-08-05 |
| PEARSON, Keith David | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-11-16 |
| RICHARDS, John Peter | Director | 1994-12-19 | 2000-09-15 |
| SHI, Yu | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2025-12-19 |
| STONES, James Nicholas | Director | — | 1997-09-15 |
| SUN, Xiaotian | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2020-04-09 |
| THELWELL, Kevin Daniel | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2020-02-09 |
| THRELFALL, Kevin Patrick | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2008-06-26 |
| WRIGHT, William Ambrose | Director | — | 1994-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Guo Guangchang | Individual | Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-21 | Ceased 2016-07-21 |
| Fosun International Holdings Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-07-21 | Ceased 2016-07-21 |
| W. W. (1990) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.