BLACKBURN ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST
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Cash
£514k
-15.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£478k
-9.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
-11.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | £1,698,543 | £1,923,046 | £1,770,222 | -7.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£404,051 | -£61,034 | -£47,761 | +21.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | £580,408 | £610,031 | £513,684 | -15.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £586,479 | £525,445 | £477,684 | -9.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £586,479 | £525,445 | £477,684 | -9.1% | |
| Equity | — | — | £586,479 | £525,445 | £477,684 | -9.1% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 89 | 72 | 63 | 56 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,192,128 | £1,116,528 | £1,101,559 | -1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | -23.8% | -3.2% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 35.9% | 42.1% | 43.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.76x | 1.95x | 1.92x |
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
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELDON, Samantha | Secretary | 2024-11-26 | — | — |
| BATESON, Maureen | Director | 2016-12-13 | Mar 1949 | British |
| DUERDEN, Anthony James | Director | 2026-05-26 | Jun 1971 | British |
| PATEL, Uwais | Director | 2018-07-19 | Jun 1990 | British |
| TALBOT, Lynsey | Director | 2016-09-26 | Mar 1975 | British |
| TAYLOR, Gordon | Director | 2024-11-26 | Dec 1944 | British |
| WATSON, Philip Stuart | Director | 2016-09-27 | Feb 1946 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODMAN, Martin | Secretary | 2006-08-14 | 2011-08-04 |
| AGNEW, Paul | Director | 2012-08-13 | 2013-06-03 |
| CHESTON, Michael Anthony | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2024-02-20 |
| CROPPER, Fraser Brunel Nicholas | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-06-12 |
| FINN, Thomas Martin | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2011-05-27 |
| HUNT, Paul Stephen | Director | 2011-06-08 | 2012-05-18 |
| KINLOCH, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2013-01-01 |
| PARK, Denise | Director | 2024-11-26 | 2026-08-10 |
| READE, Roger William | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2007-11-30 |
| ROOT, George Robert | Director | 2006-08-14 | 2024-11-26 |
| SHAW, Derek | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-05-11 |
| SILK, Karen | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| SILVESTER, Ian David | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2018-12-05 |
| WAGGOTT, Steven | Director | 2018-01-05 | 2025-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackburn Rovers Football And Athletic Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.