CLASSIC FOOTBALL COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£9.7M
-10.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£32M
+12.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
212
+47.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+13.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,964,784 | £18,224,764 | £19,472,959 | £24,470,680 | £31,885,350 | £40,062,188 | +25.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,444,361 | £3,959,079 | £2,072,310 | £5,568,661 | £1,318,664 | £1,124,888 | -14.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,367,719 | £3,894,328 | £1,999,543 | £5,468,405 | £1,138,287 | £1,295,983 | +13.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,095,637 | £3,114,646 | £1,538,122 | £4,524,157 | £1,304,385 | £663,696 | -49.1% | |
| Cash | £1,065,032 | £1,453,168 | £2,005,819 | £2,287,416 | £10,882,052 | £9,719,811 | -10.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,282,276 | £12,011,756 | £13,457,299 | £17,544,809 | £29,866,662 | £33,618,346 | +12.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,028,667 | £9,978,313 | £11,321,435 | £15,680,592 | £28,484,820 | £32,023,051 | +12.4% | |
| Equity | £7,028,667 | £9,978,313 | £11,321,435 | £15,680,592 | £28,484,820 | £32,023,051 | +12.4% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 91 | 115 | 131 | 144 | 212 | +47.2% | |
| Wages | £1,653,548 | £2,034,197 | £2,638,627 | £3,193,948 | £4,014,367 | £8,207,222 | +104.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £35,049 | £34,705 | £34,644 | £64,153 | £164,592 | £621,410 | +277.5% |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.1% | 21.7% | 10.6% | 22.8% | 4.1% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 17.1% | 7.9% | 18.5% | 4.1% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.6% | 33.0% | 15.4% | 31.7% | 4.4% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.04x | 6.79x | 6.62x | |
| Interest cover | 18.00x | 55.15x | 23.71x | 43.63x | 7.21x | 11.43x |
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
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- 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 Group's or the Parent 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.”
Group structure
- CLASSIC FOOTBALL COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Classic Football Company (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Classic Football Company (Netherlands) B V 100%
- Classic Football Shirts Limited 100%
- Classic Football Shops Limited 100%
- Fabric of Football Limited 100%
- Classic American Sports Limited 100%
- Classic Footballshirts (Germany) GmBH 100%
- Classic Football Company (US) Inc. 100%
- AwayDaysYT Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company continued on it's mission to expand its physical presence in the US, opening up 2 stores in both LA and Miami, along with a number of successful pop ups to further improve the market share and drive incremental ecommerce growth.”
- “We also acquired in it's entirety AwayDaysYT Ltd during the year, a rapidly growing complimentary social brand, to support in attracting a wider demographic of customers and growing our social presence further.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY, Cormac | Director | 2024-03-05 | Jul 1974 | Irish |
| BEILMAN, Julia | Director | 2024-02-29 | May 1992 | American |
| BETTINELLI, Greg | Director | 2024-02-28 | Jul 1972 | American |
| BIERTON, Douglas | Director | 2006-06-12 | May 1985 | British |
| DALE, Matthew John Peter | Director | 2006-06-12 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALE, John Bernard | Secretary | 2006-06-12 | 2024-03-05 |
| ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-06-12 | 2006-06-12 |
| BIERTON, Gary | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2024-03-05 |
| DALE, John Bernard | Director | 2019-06-12 | 2024-03-05 |
| ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-06-12 | 2006-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Allan Chernin | Individual | Appoints directors | 2024-03-05 | Active |
| Jesse Arlo Jacobs | Individual | Appoints directors | 2024-03-05 | Active |
| Michael John Kerns, Jr. | Individual | Appoints directors | 2024-03-05 | Active |
| Mr Matthew John Dale | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2024-03-05 |
| Mr Douglas Bierton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2024-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-29 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-04 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-07-04 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.