THE HIBERNIAN FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+11.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
-3.4% vs 2024
Employees
162
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£6M
+22.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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7 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,872,656 | £16,816,600 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£9,194,021 | -£6,797,224 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£8,338,426 | -£6,429,908 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£7,172,023 | -£5,835,907 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,939,070 | £3,265,341 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £30,227,346 | £29,331,938 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £28,655,190 | £27,693,713 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £28,655,190 | £27,693,713 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 164 | 162 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £11,197,830 | £11,060,761 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £393,911 | £338,377 |
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
+5.9%
£15,872,656 £16,816,600
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Cash
+11.1%
£2,939,070 £3,265,341
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Net assets
-3.4%
£28,655,190 £27,693,713
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Employees
-1.2%
164 162
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Operating profit
+26.1%
-£9,194,021 -£6,797,224
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Profit before tax
+22.9%
-£8,338,426 -£6,429,908
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Wages
-1.2%
£11,197,830 £11,060,761
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -57.9% | -40.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -45.2% | -34.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -30.4% | -23.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.08x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -36.39x | -46.49x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomson Cooper
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration of the above, including the potential impact of key assumptions not materialising, the Board are satisfied that they consider that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of not less than twelve months from the date of approval of the accounts. Accordingly, the Board consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The 2025/26 Season is a special and important season in the Club's history given the Club has reached the significant milestone of 150 years.”
- “Although ultimately we did not progress from the UEFA Conference League qualification rounds at the start of the 2025/26 season, we faced high-quality opposition and acquitted ourselves well.”
- “The men's team finished the 2024/25 season in 3rd place, earning David Gray three Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month awards. Importantly, this also earned the team entry into the UEFA Europa League Qualifying rounds.”
- “The 2024/25 was a hugely successful season for the Women's team too. The team was in 1st place in the SWPL going into the final round of games but, due to the top three clubs being close on points, all three clubs including Hibs were in a position to be crowned champions. This was the third successive season in which the SWPL winner was confirmed on the last match day, adding to the excitement of the league. On the day, Grant Scott's Hibs team won 1-0 against Rangers at Ibrox to secure Hibs' first SWPL title since 2006/07 and sealing entry into the UEFA Women's Champions League.”
- “Hibs Under-18 team won the Club Academy Scotland Elite League title. In doing so they also qualified for the Champions Pathway of the UEFA Youth League.”
- “Off the pitch, the stadium improvement work, that was commenced in May 2024, was completed prior to the start of the 2024/25 season ensuring the Stadium was ready for the first home William Hill Scottish Premier League game of the season. This significant capital investment work, predominantly to the North Stand, therefore straddled two financial years. Overall, the Club invested more than £3m in upgrading the stadium infrastructure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOMBARDI, Philippa Mary | Secretary | 2024-03-06 | — | — |
| BARNETT, Daniel Alistar | Director | 2025-11-13 | Nov 1981 | British |
| GORDON, Colin Campbell | Director | 2025-06-01 | Jul 1985 | American |
| GORDON, Ian Learned | Director | 2023-03-07 | Jul 1990 | American |
| HAMILTON, Kathrin | Director | 2020-12-28 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MCPHERSON, Malcolm Henry | Director | 2020-08-01 | May 1954 | British |
| ROBB, William Leslie | Director | 2024-03-08 | Jul 1955 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDINER, Tim Campbell | Secretary | 2003-09-08 | 2009-12-04 |
| GAUNT, Christopher John | Secretary | 2021-04-27 | 2024-03-06 |
| GRAHAM, Cecil | Secretary | 1971-07-01 | 1996-07-17 |
| GRAHAM, Cecil Francis | Secretary | — | 1988-09-26 |
| HUTHERSALL, Robert | Secretary | 1996-07-17 | 1997-06-17 |
| JOHNSTON, Graeme | Secretary | 2001-02-09 | 2003-01-28 |
| LINDSAY, Scott Robert | Secretary | 2003-01-28 | 2003-09-08 |
| MCADAM, Mary Anne | Secretary | 1997-06-17 | 2001-02-09 |
| ARCHIBALD, Eric John | Director | 1988-12-15 | 1989-06-18 |
| BEGBIE, Robert, Mr. | Director | 2023-11-27 | 2025-06-01 |
| BEZBATCHENKO, Timothy Michael | Director | 2025-06-01 | 2025-11-13 |
| BRENNAN, Ian | Director | 1993-10-26 | 1998-07-23 |
| CASWELL, Ryan Richard | Director | 2024-03-08 | 2025-11-13 |
| CRAIG, George | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2015-01-28 |
| CROMB, Douglas Watkins Mcleod | Director | 1988-12-15 | 1998-07-23 |
| DAVIDSON, Erick | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2001-11-26 |
| DAVIES, David Gerald | Director | 2020-12-28 | 2023-02-09 |
| DEAS, Colin Iain Macdonald | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2001-06-07 |
| DEMPSTER, Leeann | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2021-01-05 |
| DOUGAN, Francis Thomas | Director | 2014-02-24 | 2019-05-13 |
| DUFF, David Frederick | Director | — | 1990-07-27 |
| DUNN, Stephen Wilson, Mr. | Director | 2022-07-05 | 2023-10-02 |
| DUNN, Stephen Wilson | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2021-05-25 |
| DUNN, Stephen Wilson | Director | 1998-06-11 | 2006-05-08 |
| FOLEY, William Patrick | Director | 2024-03-08 | 2025-06-01 |
| FRASER, Scott | Director | 2023-11-27 | 2025-06-01 |
| GARDINER, Tim Campbell | Director | 2003-08-28 | 2009-12-04 |
| GOBA, Jemma Charlotte | Director | 2020-12-28 | 2023-02-09 |
| GOLD, Alexander Muncie | Director | 1996-12-18 | 1998-05-04 |
| GORDON, Katherine Campbell | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2025-06-01 |
| GORDON, Ronald John | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-03-07 |
| GRAY, James Cadbury | Director | — | 1991-07-16 |
| HOUSTON, Brian Gilchrist | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2022-07-05 |
| HUTCHISON, Gillian Louise | Director | 2020-12-28 | 2024-12-31 |
| HUTHERSALL, Robert | Director | 1991-07-16 | 1998-05-12 |
| HYLAND, John Fife | Director | 2008-12-23 | 2012-07-01 |
| JAMES, Jeremy Edward | Director | — | 1991-07-04 |
| JONES, Amanda Crawford | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2020-06-30 |
| KENSELL, Benjamin | Director | 2021-07-27 | 2025-01-23 |
| KERR, James | Director | — | 1991-07-31 |
| LANGHAM, Bruce Douglas | Director | 2006-04-27 | 2023-10-02 |
| LARNACH, Fiona Margaret | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2020-07-13 |
| LEWANDOWSKI, Kenneth Macdonald Arthur | Director | 2000-08-29 | 2004-11-15 |
| LINDSAY, Scott Robert | Director | 2007-09-25 | 2012-09-07 |
| LINDSAY, Scott Robert | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2005-06-03 |
| MARWICK, Jamie David | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2018-10-26 |
| MCCOLE, Charles | Director | — | 1991-01-02 |
| MCLEAN, Kenneth | Director | 1991-07-04 | 1995-04-16 |
| MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2015-01-28 |
| MCNEILL, Colin Fyffe | Director | 2003-10-26 | 2007-03-23 |
| MCPHERSON, Malcolm Henry | Director | 1998-06-11 | 2002-09-23 |
| MOUDGIL, Amit | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2017-03-15 |
| MULVEY, John Patrick | Director | 1990-09-28 | 1991-07-04 |
| MUNRO, Allan | Director | 1991-07-04 | 1996-09-03 |
| O'HAGAN, Garry John | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2015-05-08 |
| O'MALLEY, Thomas John | Director | 1991-07-16 | 1999-05-10 |
| O'NEILL OF CLACKMANNAN, Martin, Lord | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2007-08-24 |
| PATON, Archibald James Stewart | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| PETRIE, Roderick Mckenzie | Director | 1996-09-18 | 2019-07-01 |
| POWELL, Steven | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2003-08-28 |
| POWER, Kieran | Director | 2019-06-25 | 2021-05-25 |
| ROWLAND, Sheila | Director | — | 1991-07-04 |
| SMITH, Tracey Louise | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2019-11-07 |
| SPARKES, Raymond Michael | Director | 1989-09-15 | 1991-07-16 |
| SPENCE, Ian Roger | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2008-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Knight Football Club Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-02-27 | Ceased 2025-11-13 |
| Mrs Katherine Campbell Gordon | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2023-03-07 | Active |
| Mr Ronald John Gordon | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-01 | Ceased 2023-03-07 |
| Sir Thomas Farmer | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 390 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 7
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.