THE RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  -10%

  £14,853,296 → £13,369,468

  lowest in 3 filed years

• Cash

  +22.6%

  £4,302,585 → £5,274,782

  highest in 4 filed years

• Net assets

  -13.3%

  -£3,030,671 → -£3,433,932

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  -1%

  102 → 101

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  -621.6%

  £90,706 → -£473,106

• Profit before tax

  -309.9%

  £192,144 → -£403,261

• Wages

  +2.8%

  £3,928,518 → £4,039,367

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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.

1. THE RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED 2005-06-15 → present
2. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND RUGBY LEAGUE LIMITED 2000-02-16 → 2005-06-15
3. INHOCO 1013 LIMITED 1999-09-21 → 2000-02-16

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Hurst Accountants Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In arriving at their Going Concern assumptions, the Directors have considered detailed trading forecasts and cashflow projections for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. These forecasts indicate that with Group's strong cash balance, and secure revenue streams going forward, the RFL can continue to trade until at least the next 12 months. The loss made in 2024 was largely anticipated as the Sport takes a medium-term view given the cyclical nature of trading and in particular the international event calendar. A longer-term financial forecast for the Group demonstrates the Group will continue to have a strong cash position and a have sufficient level of cash to make the RFL's loan repayments. Based on the above, the directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “The brain injury claim involving a number of former Rugby League players is progressing through the court system. The latest official court recorded number of Claimants is 315. The Claimants have discontinued their case against the International Rugby League ("IRL"), leaving the RFL and BARLA as the two named Defendants in the case.”
• “On 8 September 2025 it was announced that Tony Sutton is to stand down as the Chief Executive of the Rugby Football League.”

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

Filings

17

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

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