SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE)
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Cash
£15M
-18.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
206
+7.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-73.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,094,990 | £78,719,868 | £79,958,337 | +1.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,347,642 | £5,847,401 | £2,746,442 | -53% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,051,108 | £7,412,632 | £1,983,907 | -73.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,530,290 | £5,449,089 | £1,405,943 | -74.2% | |
| Cash | £16,308,162 | £18,094,798 | £14,791,710 | -18.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,249,918 | £24,097,098 | £24,952,487 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £11,127,773 | £16,245,362 | £17,864,056 | +10% | |
| Equity | £11,127,773 | £16,245,362 | £17,864,056 | +10% | |
| Average employees | 176 | 192 | 206 | +7.3% | |
| Wages | £8,398,615 | £8,597,392 | £9,944,435 | +15.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £281,635 | £280,519 | £363,527 | +29.6% |
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 | 2.4% | 7.4% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 6.9% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.0% | 24.3% | 11.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.16x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | 64.47x | 24.96x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed all relevant information and cash forecasts and believe that the Group has adequate resources to continue to trade on a normal basis for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the annual report and financial statements continue to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED (THE) · parent
- Hampden Park Limited 100%
- Hampden Park Stadium Limited 100%
- The National Stadium Plc 100%
Significant events
- “The most notable event in 2025 was the successful qualification for the FIFA Men's World Cup 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Gary Alexander | Secretary | 2022-05-20 | — | — |
| DONCASTER, Neil Antony | Director | 2024-04-25 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MAXWELL, Ian Gardner | Director | 2018-05-21 | May 1975 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Alison Mary | Director | 2023-12-14 | Sep 1961 | British |
| MCKEOWN, Thomas | Director | 2024-08-27 | Jan 1965 | British |
| MCKINLAY, Andrew John | Director | 2023-08-15 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MULRANEY, Michael | Director | 2016-08-02 | Dec 1968 | British |
| NOBLE, Finlay Mclean | Director | 2026-03-24 | Apr 1969 | British |
| PAGE, Helen Margaret | Director | 2025-04-18 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTON, Heather-Anne | Secretary | 2011-12-08 | 2021-05-31 |
| FARRY, James | Secretary | — | 1999-03-05 |
| REGAN, Stewart Michael | Secretary | 2010-10-05 | 2011-12-08 |
| SMITH, Gordon Duffield | Secretary | 2007-06-27 | 2010-04-19 |
| SOUTAR, Rucelle | Secretary | 2021-06-01 | 2022-05-20 |
| TAYLOR, David Alexander | Secretary | 2000-01-17 | 2007-04-15 |
| WALKER, Ernest | Secretary | — | 1990-06-25 |
| AGNEW, Mitchel Andrew | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1995-08-28 |
| ANDERSON, James | Director | 1999-01-18 | 2000-06-01 |
| ANDERSON, James | Director | 1992-10-12 | 1993-05-13 |
| BALLANTYNE, James William | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2011-06-07 |
| BARR, William James | Director | 1996-06-03 | 2003-06-04 |
| BAXTER, James Wallace | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| BAYNE, David Lambert | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1996-09-13 |
| BLACK, Joseph Paterson | Director | — | 1998-05-05 |
| BROWN, Geoffrey Stewart | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1999-05-10 |
| BROWN, John Derrick | Director | 2000-05-31 | 2001-05-30 |
| BRYSON, John Ferguson | Director | — | 2003-06-04 |
| BULLOCH, Alexander Terry | Director | 1994-10-24 | 1999-05-10 |
| CAIRNS, Thomas | Director | 1999-06-14 | 2001-05-30 |
| CALLAGHAN, Myles Joseph | Director | — | 1991-05-13 |
| CAMPBELL, Aileen Elizabeth | Director | 2023-08-15 | 2024-08-27 |
| CAMPBELL ADAMSON, Hugh Alexander | Director | 1991-06-03 | 2007-06-01 |
| CHRISTIE, Campbell, Dr | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2003-06-04 |
| CLYDESDALE, James | Director | 1991-09-02 | 1994-06-20 |
| CLYDESDALE, James | Director | — | 1991-05-13 |
| COLLINS, Kevin David | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2002-05-10 |
| COOK, Angus James | Director | — | 1991-09-13 |
| COOK, John Hunter | Director | — | 1990-06-25 |
| COOPER, John Stewart | Director | — | 1991-05-13 |
| COSTLEY, William James Mccreadie | Director | 1997-08-18 | 1999-05-10 |
| COWAN, Thomas | Director | — | 1990-06-25 |
| CRAIG, John Yule | Director | — | 1997-06-04 |
| CROMB, Douglas Watkins Mcleod | Director | 1994-06-06 | 1998-05-05 |
| CROWE, Charles Michael Crawford | Director | — | 1994-12-01 |
| DANSKIN, Julian Struthers | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1998-05-05 |
| DAVIDSON, Robert Holley | Director | 1992-06-08 | 1992-12-23 |
| DAVIDSON, Robert Holley | Director | — | 1991-05-13 |
| DAVIDSON, Thomas | Director | 1996-01-15 | 1998-12-07 |
| DICK, Alan Cassells | Director | 1998-06-02 | 1998-11-02 |
| DICK, Andrew | Director | 1997-10-27 | 1998-05-05 |
| DICKIE, William Holmes | Director | — | 2003-06-04 |
| DOCHERTY, Robert Mitchell | Director | 1994-06-06 | 2001-05-30 |
| DONALD, Ian Richard | Director | — | 1999-05-10 |
| DONALD, James Houston | Director | — | 1991-01-14 |
| DONCASTER, Neil Antony | Director | 2018-03-13 | 2024-03-11 |
| DUGGAN, Connell | Director | — | 1994-05-16 |
| DUGUID, Alastair Robert | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1997-07-11 |
| FERGUSON, James Mitchell | Director | — | 1993-05-13 |
| FLEETING, Robert | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1996-03-21 |
| FORD, Nigel William Frew | Director | 1998-06-02 | 1998-11-27 |
| FRASER, Duncan Grant | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-22 |
| FULSTON, George Jones | Director | 1991-06-03 | 1994-05-10 |
| GARDINER, Peter | Director | 1997-05-12 | 2003-06-04 |
| GARDINER, Peter | Director | — | 1993-05-13 |
| GILLESPIE, John | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1996-05-13 |
| GILMOUR, Stewart George | Director | 1998-10-26 | 1999-05-10 |
| GOLD, Alexander Muncie | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2009-10-15 |
| GOLD, John | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2011-06-07 |
| GOLD, John | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2003-06-04 |
| GORDON, Alan | Director | — | 1994-05-16 |
| GRANT, James | Director | 1996-08-26 | 1999-05-10 |
| GRAY, James | Director | 1991-06-03 | 1995-10-23 |
| GRAY, James Cadbury | Director | — | 1991-07-04 |
| GRAY, Lesley | Director | 2020-08-10 | 2025-09-12 |
| GREENHORN, John Munro | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1999-05-10 |
| HAGEN, Archibald | Director | 1992-06-08 | 1993-05-13 |
| HAGEN, Archibald | Director | 1991-03-18 | 1991-05-13 |
| HAMILTON, Ronald Douglas | Director | 1995-06-12 | 1996-05-13 |
| HAMILTON, Ronald Douglas | Director | — | 1990-06-25 |
| HAY, Bruce Penny | Director | 1995-06-12 | 1999-05-10 |
| HAY, Robert | Director | — | 1990-06-25 |
| HEATH, David | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2002-10-28 |
| HOPKINS, Robert Falconer | Director | — | 1992-05-11 |
| HOUSTON, Eric | Director | — | 1998-07-14 |
| HOWARTH, Peter | Director | 1991-06-03 | 1993-05-13 |
| HUGHES, Gary | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2018-06-06 |
| HUNTER, William Proven | Director | 1996-06-03 | 1998-08-07 |
| INNES, George James | Director | 1997-06-04 | 1999-05-10 |
| JACKSON, Barrie Mason | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2017-12-07 |
| JOHNSTON, Thomas Alexander | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2017-08-10 |
| JOHNSTON, Thomas Alexander | Director | 2011-08-16 | 2012-06-07 |
| JOHNSTON, Thomas Alexander | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2011-06-07 |
| JOHNSTON, Thomas Alexander | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2005-06-01 |
| KAY, Leonard | Director | 1995-08-28 | 1997-05-12 |
| KEATING, Jack | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2002-09-04 |
| KEATING, Jack | Director | 1998-06-02 | 1999-05-10 |
| KELLY, Kevin | Director | — | 1994-09-13 |
| KNAPP, Hugh | Director | 2002-10-28 | 2003-06-04 |
| KPEDEKPO, Malcolm Aguedze Kofi | Director | 2019-04-18 | 2025-03-31 |
| LAMBERTON, Robert | Director | — | 1998-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 574 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.