MOTHERWELL FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB LIMITED (THE)
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-07 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-24
Watchouts
Cash
£644K
-31.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-4.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
231
+5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£263K
+38.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £3,566,912 | £5,572,309 | £5,986,421 | £7,268,944 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,575,173 | -£984,522 | -£331,780 | -£169,436 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,553,351 | -£1,082,360 | -£424,499 | -£262,669 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,575,615 | -£1,082,360 | -£383,510 | -£262,669 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,117,620 | £4,237,114 | £937,084 | £644,362 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,897,333 | £9,427,200 | £7,878,579 | £7,371,836 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £7,741,528 | £6,659,168 | £5,389,733 | £5,127,064 | |
| Equity | — | — | £7,741,528 | £6,659,168 | £5,389,733 | £5,127,064 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 110 | 209 | 220 | 231 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,212,251 | £4,642,023 | £4,026,699 | £4,629,598 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £75,000 | £82,000 | £12,708 | £165,833 |
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
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Turnover
+21.4%
£5,986,421 £7,268,944
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-31.2%
£937,084 £644,362
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-4.9%
£5,389,733 £5,127,064
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+5%
220 231
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+48.9%
-£331,780 -£169,436
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Profit before tax
+38.1%
-£424,499 -£262,669
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Wages
+15%
£4,026,699 £4,629,598
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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 100.2% | -17.7% | -5.5% | -2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 100.2% | -19.4% | -6.4% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 32.8% | -10.4% | -4.2% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 44.4% | 44.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.92x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 155.67x | -9.26x | -3.02x | -1.58x |
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
- Robb Ferguson
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking all of the above into consideration, the Board believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Significant events
- “The Club received and paid fees in respect of player registrations including amounts that were contingent on future events. The net amount of the above including direct costs amounted to a gain of £3,751,144.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Greg Crawford | Director | 2024-11-05 | Apr 1983 | British |
| CALDWELL, Brian Douglas | Director | 2024-04-29 | Feb 1969 | British |
| JARVIE, Grant, Professor, Dr | Director | 2024-11-05 | Nov 1955 | British |
| LINDSAY, David James | Director | 2024-04-29 | Jan 1972 | British |
| MACFARLANE, David | Director | 2025-08-26 | May 1968 | British |
| MACMILLAN, Kyrk | Director | 2024-11-05 | Mar 1991 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRON, Alisdair Forsyth | Secretary | 1998-10-28 | 2002-08-31 |
| DICK, Alan Cassells | Secretary | — | 1998-10-28 |
| KEYS, Graham David | Secretary | 2012-01-26 | 2024-11-05 |
| ROBERTSON, Stewart Martin | Secretary | 2002-08-10 | 2012-01-26 |
| BARNSTAPLE, Graham | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2015-01-16 |
| BARRON, Alisdair Forsyth | Director | 1998-10-28 | 2002-08-31 |
| BOYLE, Fiona Lee | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2004-07-29 |
| BOYLE, John | Director | 1998-08-14 | 2013-04-08 |
| BURROWS, Alan Gordon | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2023-02-24 |
| CHAPMAN, James Hamilton | Director | 1997-10-02 | 2000-03-20 |
| CHAPMAN, John Cumming | Director | — | 1997-10-02 |
| DEMPSTER, Leeann | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2014-05-31 |
| DICK, Alan Cassells | Director | 1997-10-02 | 1998-10-28 |
| DICKIE, Douglas Holmes | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2024-10-01 |
| DICKIE, William Holmes | Director | — | 2012-01-10 |
| FEELY, Thomas Millar Haddow | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2025-05-19 |
| HUTCHISON, Les | Director | 2015-04-07 | 2016-03-15 |
| KELLIE, Peter | Director | 2015-01-30 | 2016-10-27 |
| LAPPING, Andrew Christopher | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2012-06-20 |
| MCCAFFERTY, Brian | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2015-11-28 |
| MCLEAN, Thomas | Director | — | 1994-05-12 |
| MCMAHON, James Cairns | Director | 2001-03-09 | 2024-07-31 |
| NEVIN, Patrick Kevin Francis | Director | 2001-03-09 | 2002-04-24 |
| REID, Ian | Director | 2015-01-30 | 2016-10-27 |
| ROBERTSON, Stewart Martin | Director | 2002-08-10 | 2015-01-30 |
| ROSE, Martin | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2010-04-19 |
| STILLIE, Ian | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2008-10-31 |
| SWINBURNE, John | Director | 2000-03-20 | 2015-01-30 |
| THOMAS, Leanne | Director | 2015-01-30 | 2019-11-04 |
| THOMSON, Matthew Hamilton | Director | 1997-10-02 | 1998-08-14 |
| WEIR, Derek James | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2016-02-01 |
| WILSON, Andrew John | Director | 2020-03-17 | 2024-02-21 |
| WILSON, Andrew John | Director | 2010-02-23 | 2015-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Well Society | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-12-06 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
| The Well Society | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-09-29 | Ceased 2024-02-29 |
| The Well Society | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-29 | Ceased 2021-12-23 |
| Mr Leslie Hutchison | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 233 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-29 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-02-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.