FVWL FOOTBALL LIMITED

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

  -5.3%

  £18,293,778 → £17,319,038

• Cash

  -5.4%

  £362,656 → £343,212

• Net assets

  +11.6%

  £15,822,364 → £17,656,887

  highest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  +5%

  382 → 401

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  -42.2%

  -£9,780,238 → -£13,908,291

• Profit before tax

  -30.8%

  £2,649,379 → £1,834,523

• Wages

  +14.9%

  £13,288,826 → £15,270,577

  highest in 4 filed years

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Sumer Auditco Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In making this assessment, the Directors have considered the Company's current financial position, its forecast cash requirements, and the availability of continued financial support from its parent company and the Group's shareholders. The Group, which is headed by Football Ventures (Whites) Limited, is financed by its shareholders. The shareholders have provided assurances that they will not withdraw amounts introduced into the Group and in addition the shareholders have committed to financing any shortfalls in cash as and when they fall due. The Directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

1. FVWL FOOTBALL LIMITED · parent
   1. Bolton Sporting Ventures Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   2. Bolton Sports Village Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   3. The Bolton Wanderers Football & Athletic Company Ltd 100% · UK · Dormant

Significant events

• “Subsequent to the year end, the shareholders of the parent company, Football Ventures (Whites) Limited, received EFL regulatory approval for the allotment and issue of new shares. This resulted in the conversion of shareholder funding to equity at the Group level. For the Company, this event further confirms the continued commitment of the Group's shareholders to providing financial support and strengthens the financial environment within which the Company operates.”

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

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

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