IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-67.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.7m
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
-34.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£783k
+307.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £18,458,000 | £20,590,000 | £18,913,000 | -8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £699,000 | -£62,000 | £783,000 | +1,362.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £699,000 | £192,000 | £783,000 | +307.8% | |
| Net profit | £535,000 | £117,000 | £518,000 | +342.7% | |
| Cash | £4,110,000 | £3,826,000 | £1,245,000 | -67.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,999,000 | £33,665,000 | £32,787,000 | -2.6% | |
| Net assets | £8,107,000 | £8,226,000 | £8,742,000 | +6.3% | |
| Equity | £8,107,000 | £8,224,000 | £8,742,000 | +6.3% | |
| Average employees | 89 | 79 | 52 | -34.2% | |
| Wages | £4,002,000 | £4,174,000 | £4,117,000 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.8% | -0.3% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | -0.2% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.0% | 82.5% | 79.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | 0.80x | 0.70x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the results of this analysis, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of at least 12 months from the date of this report and have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
- IFA Stadium Development Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In November 2025, the Irish FA, together with our colleagues in England, Scotland and Wales, formally submitted a joint bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2035.”
- “The planning application for the new Irish FA National Football Centre is currently under consideration by Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and is anticipated to open in 2028.”
- “Clearer Twist became the naming partner of the National Football Stadium in May 2025, which will be known for the next eight years as the Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park.”
- “The Clearer Twist National Stadium at Windsor Park made history on Saturday, 13 September 2025, by hosting the first-ever world title fight between two boxers from the island of Ireland.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 130 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEARER, Rebekah Jocelynne | Secretary | 2021-11-19 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Patrick Michael | Director | 2025-12-19 | Apr 1974 | Northern Irish |
| DENNISON, Samuel | Director | 2021-11-17 | Aug 1968 | British |
| GLENN, Wayne David | Director | 2025-12-16 | Jan 1970 | British |
| JARDINE, Neil John | Director | 2021-06-30 | Mar 1969 | British |
| KIRKPATRICK, Helen | Director | 2017-08-23 | Sep 1958 | British |
| KIRKWOOD, Conrad William | Director | 2021-06-30 | Nov 1967 | British |
| LAMONT, Cheryl Ann | Director | 2021-03-15 | Oct 1960 | British |
| MARTIN, Mervyn | Director | 2021-03-15 | Nov 1953 | British |
| MARTIN, Stephen | Director | 2020-06-29 | Apr 1968 | British |
| MCCOY, Simon | Director | 2021-03-15 | Mar 1959 | British |
| MCKENDRY, Colin Thomas | Director | 2021-06-30 | Oct 1963 | British |
| MEZZA, Michael Dominic | Director | 2022-06-20 | Jul 1976 | Irish |
Show 130 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, David Irvine | Secretary | 1909-01-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| CORRIN, Morris | Secretary | 2008-10-13 | 2011-08-25 |
| NELSON, Patrick Anthony | Secretary | 2011-08-25 | 2021-11-19 |
| WELLS, Howard Jc | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2008-10-13 |
| ADAMS, Brian | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| ANNON, Trevor | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2014-01-07 |
| BEATTIE, Marshall | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2002-05-23 |
| BLACK, James | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2006-09-08 |
| BOYCE, James Richard Wesley | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2007-06-30 |
| BOYLE, Neil | Director | 1909-01-08 | 1999-04-19 |
| BROWN, Samuel John | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| BURKE, Joey | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2002-09-16 |
| CAMERON, Hugh David Albert | Director | 1961-10-15 | 2003-05-30 |
| CARMICHAEL, Norman Joseph | Director | 1999-05-31 | 2000-03-20 |
| CATHCART, Roy | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| CAUL, Leslie, Dr | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2017-08-22 |
| CHICK, David Winston | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| COLL, Derek | Director | 1999-09-20 | 2001-11-19 |
| CONNOR, Mervyn | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| COOKE, Nigel | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| CRAWFORD, David | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2006-06-01 |
| CUPPLES, Robert | Director | 2000-09-18 | 2005-10-31 |
| CURRY, Sydney | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| DUKE, Frederick W | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| DUNLOP, Brian | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| FERGUSON, Kenneth Roy | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2004-09-20 |
| FLACK, David | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2003-04-14 |
| FORSYTHE, Stanley | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2001-05-29 |
| GALLAGHER, David | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| GIBSON, David | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2003-01-20 |
| GILKINSON, Issac | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| GILLESPIE, George | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2003-02-16 |
| GRAY, Alistair | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| GRUNDIE, Charles John (Jack) | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2021-06-30 |
| GRUNDIE, Charles John | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2011-09-20 |
| HAMILTON, John Todd | Director | 2004-06-10 | 2005-10-31 |
| HANNA, Samuel | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2004-09-20 |
| HARVEY, Stephen, Major | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2005-10-31 |
| HAWORTH, Robert John | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2020-10-16 |
| HAWORTH, Robert John | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2005-10-31 |
| HIGGINS, Jeffrey | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| HOGG, William | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2004-09-20 |
| HUTCHINSON, Robert Lewis | Director | 2003-03-18 | 2005-10-31 |
| JAMESON, Bobby | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2008-06-30 |
| JAMESON, Robert Joseph | Director | 1999-05-31 | 2005-10-31 |
| JARDINE, Neil John | Director | 2014-03-10 | 2021-03-09 |
| JARDINE, Neil John | Director | 2010-10-18 | 2011-06-28 |
| JARDINE, Neil John | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2010-08-21 |
| JENKINS, Robert | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| JOHNSTON, William Maurice | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2016-06-28 |
| JOHNSTONE, Charles | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| KEENAN, Desmond | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| KENNEDY, Raymond | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2010-10-19 |
| KIRKWOOD, Conrad William | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2019-12-13 |
| KIRKWOOD, Conrad William | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2013-10-22 |
| LAVERTY, Maurice | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2004-09-20 |
| LAWLOR, Gerard Joseph | Director | 2017-03-11 | 2021-10-14 |
| LEE, Gordon William Edward | Director | 2003-05-30 | 2005-10-31 |
| LOUGHREY, Raymond | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| LOVE, Enda | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2004-08-23 |
| LYLE, Samuel | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2001-09-17 |
| MAGEE, Fred | Director | 2006-06-06 | 2008-06-30 |
| MAGEE, Fred | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| MALLON, Gerry | Director | 2014-08-04 | 2020-06-29 |
| MARSHALL, Basil | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| MARSHALL, John I | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2003-02-17 |
| MARTIN, David Joseph | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2021-06-30 |
| MARTIN, David Joseph | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2010-08-20 |
| MARTIN, Robert Mervyn Scott | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2005-10-31 |
| MC FREDERICK, Samuel | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| MCBURNEY, Norman Derek | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2000-09-18 |
| MCCABE, Raymond Gordon | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2003-08-04 |
| MCCANN, Trevor | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2003-05-30 |
| MCCARTAN, Hugh | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2007-06-30 |
| MCCLURE, Noel | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2001-05-29 |
| MCCLURE, Thomas Noel | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2007-06-30 |
| MCCONKEY, George Clifford | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2003-05-30 |
| MCCROSSAN, John | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2008-06-30 |
| MCCULLAGH, Alison Eithne | Director | 2007-01-02 | 2007-06-30 |
| MCFREDERICK, Robert Samuel | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| MCGAUGHEY, Brian | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2004-09-20 |
| MCGLINCHEY, Patrick Joseph | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2005-10-31 |
| MCGORMAN, Joseph A | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2004-06-10 |
| MCGRORY, James | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| MCGRORY, James | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2002-09-16 |
| MCKEOWN, Norman | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2025-12-18 |
| MCKINSTRY, Allen | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2011-06-27 |
| MCGRORY, James | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| MCGRORY, James | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2002-09-16 |
| MCKEOWN, Norman | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2025-12-18 |
| MCKINSTRY, Allen | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2011-06-27 |
| MCKNIGHT, Wesley Morton | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2010-06-21 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, James | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2001-05-29 |
| MELLON, Samuel | Director | 1909-01-08 | 1999-05-31 |
| MILLAR, Stephen | Director | 1909-01-08 | 1999-04-19 |
| MILLIKEN, David | Director | 1909-01-08 | 1999-05-31 |
| MONAGHAN, Freddie | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| MONEYPENNY, Alan Luke | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2006-09-08 |
| MORRISON, Jackie | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2005-10-31 |
| MULDOON, Maura | Director | 2001-05-29 | 2009-06-22 |
| MURPHY, Aidan Paul | Director | 2011-02-23 | 2017-03-10 |
| MURPHY, Aidan Paul | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2008-06-23 |
| MURPHY, Aidan Paul | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2003-05-30 |
| NESBITT, Raymond | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2005-10-31 |
| NESBITT, Robert Alexander | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2003-05-30 |
| NESBITT, Robert Alexander | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2001-05-29 |
| OWENS, Hugh Patrick | Director | 1909-01-08 | 1999-04-19 |
| PATEMAN, Terencce Edward | Director | 2010-10-18 | 2013-07-01 |
| PATEMAN, Terence | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| PEDEN, William | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2003-05-30 |
| PEPPER, Edward | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| PORTER, Trevor George | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2005-10-31 |
| PRITCHARD, John Kenneth | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2003-02-17 |
| REID, Bobbie | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2007-06-30 |
| RICE, Joseph Paul | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2002-09-16 |
| SEMPLE, James Hall | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| SEMPLE, John | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2005-10-31 |
| SHAW, James | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2010-08-20 |
| SHAW, Samuel James | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2016-06-28 |
| SMALLWOODS, William Samuel | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2005-10-31 |
| TEER, John Adrian | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2003-05-30 |
| WADE, Hugh Richardson | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| WADE, Hugh Richardson | Director | 1909-01-08 | 1999-05-31 |
| WARRING, Paul | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2001-05-29 |
| WEIR, James | Director | 1909-01-08 | 2008-06-30 |
| WILLIS, Alan | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2020-10-16 |
| WILLIS, Alan | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| WILLIS, Alan | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2005-10-31 |
| WILSON, Crawford | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2020-10-22 |
| WILSON, Michael | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2025-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 559 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.