WIGAN ATHLETIC A.F.C. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
Cash
£603K
+86.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£14M
-3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
257
-6.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£398K
+95.2% highest in 3 filed years
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 controlling party, Mr M Danson. These conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists relating to going concern.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,865,467 | £9,246,111 | £7,250,891 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£8,981,829 | -£7,973,909 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£13,369,802 | -£8,225,313 | -£397,675 | |
| Net profit | — | -£13,369,802 | -£8,225,313 | -£397,675 | |
| Cash | — | £337,961 | £324,126 | £603,466 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£5,160,100 | -£13,385,413 | -£13,783,088 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£13,385,413 | -£13,783,088 | |
| Equity | £189,203 | -£5,160,100 | -£13,385,413 | -£13,783,088 | |
| Average employees | — | 286 | 275 | 257 | |
| Wages | — | £20,571,999 | £10,498,218 | £8,901,841 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £332,917 | — | £55,212 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-21.6%
£9,246,111 £7,250,891
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+86.2%
£324,126 £603,466
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-3%
-£13,385,413 -£13,783,088
-
Employees
-6.5%
275 257
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+11.2%
-£8,981,829 -£7,973,909
-
Profit before tax
+95.2%
-£8,225,313 -£397,675
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-15.2%
£10,498,218 £8,901,841
lowest in 3 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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -97.1% | -110.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -84.3% | -89.0% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 67.1% | 57.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.15x | 0.28x |
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
- WIGAN ATHLETIC A.F.C. LIMITED 2024-07-12 → present
- PHOENIX 2021 LIMITED 2021-01-27 → 2024-07-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd
- 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 controlling party, Mr M Danson. These conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists relating to going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANSON, Lucas William | Director | 2024-01-18 | Jul 1999 | British |
| GOODBURN, Benjamin Joseph | Director | 2023-06-14 | Jun 1978 | British |
| GUILFOYLE, Sarah | Director | 2025-01-30 | Sep 1997 | British |
| SPENCER, Brenda | Director | 2025-01-30 | Feb 1946 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMWELL, Richard Ellis | Director | 2021-02-11 | 2022-06-18 |
| BRANNIGAN, Malachy | Director | 2021-02-11 | 2023-03-22 |
| GOTTMANN, Oliver | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2023-06-04 |
| MARKHAM, Thomas | Director | 2021-01-27 | 2023-05-05 |
| MUBARAK AL HAMMAD, Talal | Director | 2021-02-11 | 2023-06-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Holdco 2023 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-06-14 | Active |
| Abdulrahman Aljasmi | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-01-27 | Ceased 2023-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-07-12 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-07-12 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-05-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.