THE RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
-30% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3.4m
+1% vs 2024
Employees
97
-4% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£36k
+108.9% first positive since 2024
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.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,345,603 | £20,014,340 | £20,795,966 | £14,853,296 | £13,369,468 | £13,741,622 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£547,003 | £90,706 | -£473,106 | -£31,511 | +93.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,567 | £526,346 | -£576,855 | £192,144 | -£403,261 | £35,820 | +108.9% | |
| Net profit | £23,567 | £537,694 | -£541,067 | £192,144 | -£403,261 | £35,820 | +108.9% | |
| Cash | £812,865 | £11,230,726 | £5,048,731 | £4,302,585 | £5,274,782 | £3,692,180 | -30% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,188,525 | -£199,686 | £961,367 | £1,244,300 | £923,774 | £579,881 | -37.2% | |
| Net assets | -£3,219,442 | -£2,681,748 | -£3,222,815 | -£3,030,671 | -£3,433,932 | -£3,398,112 | +1% | |
| Equity | -£3,219,442 | — | -£3,222,815 | -£3,030,671 | -£3,433,932 | -£3,398,112 | +1% | |
| Average employees | 125 | 125 | 121 | 102 | 101 | 97 | -4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,072,427 | £3,928,518 | £4,039,367 | £4,390,455 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £383,006 | £265,250 | £245,258 | £314,071 | +28.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £21,250 | £26,868 | £34,187 | +27.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £155,000 | £150,149 | £176,783 | +17.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.6% | 0.6% | -3.5% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 2.7% | -2.6% | 1.3% | -3.0% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -56.9% | 7.3% | -51.2% | -5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 123.7% | 121.3% | 137.4% | 139.6% | 142.8% | 143.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.10x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -9.57x | 1.10x | -5.67x | -0.38x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED 2005-06-15 → present
- GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND RUGBY LEAGUE LIMITED 2000-02-16 → 2005-06-15
- INHOCO 1013 LIMITED 1999-09-21 → 2000-02-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In arriving at their Going Concern assumptions, the Directors have considered detailed trading forecasts and cashflow projections for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The brain injury claim involving a number of former Rugby League players is progressing through the court system. The latest official court recorded number of Claimants is 315. The Claimants have discontinued their case against the International Rugby League ("IRL"), leaving the RFL and BARLA as the two named Defendants.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAINE, Jonathan, The Lord | Director | 2025-03-27 | Apr 1966 | British |
| COYD, Martin Stevens | Director | 2025-03-21 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JONES, Rhodri Wyn | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jan 1983 | British |
| POWER, Dermot Justin | Director | 2025-03-27 | May 1951 | British |
| ROSEWARNE, Emma Louise | Director | 2025-03-21 | Jul 1960 | British |
| SYMINGTON, Sara Erskine | Director | 2026-03-24 | Sep 1969 | British |
| WOOD, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2025-03-21 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Susan Winifred | Secretary | 2002-04-30 | 2016-08-31 |
| HICKS, Robert Kenneth | Secretary | 2023-01-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| MOORHOUSE, Karen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| WEBSTER, Peter David | Secretary | 1999-12-07 | 2002-01-31 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-21 | 1999-12-07 |
| AKHTAR, Rimla | Director | 2019-10-11 | 2023-12-31 |
| ALLAN, Susan Winfred | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-03-25 |
| BARWICK, Brian Robert | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2019-07-24 |
| BRINDLEY, Christopher Charles | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2022-07-13 |
| COATES, Joanna | Director | 2025-03-21 | 2026-03-24 |
| DALEY, Cherrie Ann, Dr | Director | 2022-11-04 | 2025-03-21 |
| DRAPER, Roger James | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2018-01-15 |
| EDWARDS, Ian Francis | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-07-09 |
| EKOKU, Abi | Director | 2025-03-27 | 2026-04-17 |
| GARTLAND, Anthony | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-02-21 |
| GRAHAM, Robert | Director | 2025-03-21 | 2026-05-01 |
| HAWORTH, Peter | Director | 2000-06-05 | 2000-08-07 |
| HURST, Christopher John | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2022-07-13 |
| JOHNSON, Simon Harris | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2025-03-11 |
| LEWIS, Richard Alan | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| LINDSAY, Sandra | Director | 2019-10-08 | 2025-01-28 |
| MOORHOUSE, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| MORROW, Clare | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2018-07-25 |
| NEWTON, Julia Jane | Director | 2024-07-24 | 2025-03-21 |
| RIMMER, Ralph William James | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2022-12-31 |
| STOTT, Robert Winston | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2015-07-30 |
| SUTTON, Antony Nigel | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-09-15 |
| TUNNICLIFFE, John Neil, Dr | Director | 1999-12-07 | 2000-04-03 |
| WALKER, Rodney Myerscough, Sir | Director | 1999-12-07 | 2002-04-30 |
| WATKINS, Edward Maurice | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2014-07-23 |
| WOOD, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2018-01-31 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-09-21 | 1999-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.