THE DUNDEE UNITED FOOTBALL COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£390K
-44.5% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5.3M
-17% vs 2024
Employees
88
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£636K
+77.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,365,480 | £10,526,089 | +65.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,303,658 | -£259,479 | +88.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,803,872 | -£636,088 | +77.3% | |
| Net profit | -£2,803,872 | -£986,532 | +64.8% | |
| Cash | £703,893 | £390,369 | -44.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,677,604 | £4,514,637 | -3.5% | |
| Net assets | -£4,552,193 | -£5,326,356 | -17% | |
| Equity | -£4,552,193 | -£5,326,356 | -17% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 88 | 0% | |
| Wages | £4,683,419 | £5,710,268 | +21.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,000 | £0 | -100% |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -36.2% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | -44.0% | -9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -49.2% | -5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | -4.61x | -0.69x |
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
“The company incurred pre-tax losses of £636,088 (2024: £2,803,872) during the year, and at the reporting date had net current liabilities of £600,625 (2024: £764,456) and a balance sheet deficit of £5,326,356 (2024: £4,552,193). ... Based on this assessment, the directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The 2024-25 season has been a landmark year for Dundee United, marked by overachievement, vibrant performances and qualification for European football through finishing in fourth place in the Scottish Premiership.”
- “The 2024-25 season was a record-breaking year for Dundee United's commercial operations. Total commercial income approached £3 million, representing a 26% increase over the previous year and the highest level in the Club's history.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYFFE, James | Director | 2017-12-15 | Feb 1969 | British |
| OGREN, Mark Joseph | Director | 2018-12-18 | Sep 1962 | American |
| OGREN, Scott | Director | 2018-12-18 | May 1987 | American |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Marion Liddle | Secretary | 1989-11-13 | 1990-09-28 |
| ANDERSON, Spence Stewart | Secretary | 2002-01-15 | 2014-05-02 |
| DIAMOND, Amelia Ann | Secretary | — | 1989-11-13 |
| FRASER, Andrew Stewart | Secretary | 2014-11-24 | 2017-08-10 |
| HERALD, John Pearson | Secretary | 1990-11-09 | 1991-12-31 |
| MCFARLANE, Kevin | Secretary | 2017-08-10 | 2018-06-18 |
| TAYLOR, John Dick | Secretary | 2014-05-02 | 2014-09-12 |
| TRIVEDI, Priti | Secretary | 1991-12-31 | 2000-01-28 |
| PAGAN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-01-29 | 2002-01-15 |
| BARRIE, James Walker | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2002-09-24 |
| BENNETT, John Madden | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2016-05-19 |
| BENNETT, John Madden | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2013-02-14 |
| BENNETT, John Madden | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2008-09-04 |
| CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2007-01-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Anthony Beverley | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2001-12-13 |
| DORWARD, David Keay | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| FOX, George Frew | Director | — | 1993-12-24 |
| HAGGART, Gilbert Bruce | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2012-12-31 |
| LEADBITTER, Hendry | Director | — | 1992-02-18 |
| LITTLEJOHN, James | Director | — | 1990-06-29 |
| LITTLEJOHN, William Moore | Director | 1992-04-10 | 2002-01-08 |
| MARTIN, James Michael | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2018-12-18 |
| MCCONNACHIE, John Harding | Director | 1994-02-04 | 1997-02-17 |
| MCGRORY, David Alexander | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2017-11-27 |
| MCLEAN, James Yuille | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2002-02-28 |
| MCLEAN, James Yuille | Director | — | 2000-10-14 |
| MITCHELL, Justine Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2016-04-18 |
| RIDGWAY, Donald Thomas | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2002-01-08 |
| ROBERTSON, Alistair Bruce | Director | 1991-07-19 | 2002-01-08 |
| ROBERTSON, Derek Walker, Mr. | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2015-05-11 |
| ROBERTSON, Derek Walker, Mr. | Director | 2010-04-29 | 2011-01-10 |
| ROBERTSON, Derek Walker, Mr. | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2010-01-06 |
| SMITH, Douglas Baigrie | Director | — | 2002-01-08 |
| THOMPSON, Catherine | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2013-11-15 |
| THOMPSON, Edward Henry | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2008-10-15 |
| THOMPSON, Stephen Edward | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2018-03-02 |
| WATSON OF INVERGOWRIE, Michael Goodall, Lord | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2005-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opg-4 Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-18 | Active |
| Mr James Fyffe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-07-12 | Ceased 2018-12-18 |
| Mr James Michael Martin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-17 | Ceased 2018-12-18 |
| Mr Stephen Edward Thompson | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 279 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.