AFC BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED
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Cash
£47M
+564.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£134M
+453.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
923
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15M
+122.5% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £140,983,000 | £160,792,000 | £181,716,000 | +13% | |
| Operating profit | £52,070,000 | -£55,694,000 | £28,274,000 | +150.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £44,495,000 | -£66,265,000 | £14,887,000 | +122.5% | |
| Net profit | £44,495,000 | -£66,265,000 | £14,887,000 | +122.5% | |
| Cash | £5,930,000 | £7,104,000 | £47,236,000 | +564.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£19,491,000 | £81,441,000 | £289,529,000 | +255.5% | |
| Net assets | -£96,130,000 | -£37,996,000 | £134,470,000 | +453.9% | |
| Equity | -£96,130,000 | -£37,996,000 | £134,470,000 | +453.9% | |
| Average employees | 642 | 807 | 923 | +14.4% | |
| Wages | £87,832,000 | £119,732,000 | £139,499,000 | +16.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,290,000 | £3,091,000 | £2,100,000 | -32.1% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.9% | -34.6% | 15.6% | |
| Net margin | 31.6% | -41.2% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -68.4% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 154.7% | 113.7% | 69.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.09x | 0.09x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | 6.65x | -5.18x | 1.51x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company remains dependent on financial support from its shareholder, in order to remain a going concern. The Company's shareholder has committed to provide financial support to the Company for at least 12 months from the date of the signing of the Company's financial statements, in order for the Company to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and to realise the value of its assets. The directors have considered the Company's financial position, forecast cash flows and the availability of financial support from its shareholder and consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to 30 June 2025 the playing registrations of certain players were acquired for a total consideration, including associated costs, of £115,884,000.”
- “Since 30 June 2025, the playing registrations of certain footballers have been disposed of, for total initial consideration of £102,115,000, resulting in an accounting profit on disposal of £39,611,000.”
- “In the period from 1st July 2025 through to the date of this report, Black Knight Football Club UK Limited loaned the Company an additional £54,900,000 on the same terms as the other shareholder loans.”
- “Subsequent to 30 June 2025, the Company has drawn down a further £15,000,000 of funds under the credit facility provided by Goldman Sachs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKE, Neill Christopher | Director | 2021-12-07 | Mar 1979 | British |
| CASWELL, Ryan Richard | Director | 2024-05-08 | Jan 1983 | American |
| FOLEY II, William Patrick | Director | 2022-12-12 | Dec 1944 | American |
| FREVOLA, James Edward | Director | 2023-07-21 | Aug 1969 | American |
| PICKUP, Todd Martin | Director | 2024-05-21 | Aug 1969 | American |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Brenda Evelyn | Secretary | 2011-04-04 | 2013-08-30 |
| SAVERIMUTTO, Alastair Lionel | Secretary | 2008-07-09 | 2009-06-22 |
| ELLIS JONES COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-06-27 | 2008-07-09 |
| BAKER, Paul Michael | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2009-06-22 |
| BLAKE, Neill Christopher | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2021-04-01 |
| COPPOLETTA, Jay Christian | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2019-01-28 |
| HULSIZER, Matt | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2019-01-28 |
| MITCHELL, Edmund David | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2013-08-30 |
| MITCHELL, Joshua Matthew | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2013-08-30 |
| MITCHELL, Robert Steven | Director | 2011-11-21 | 2014-09-15 |
| MITCHELL, Thomas Edmund Daniel | Director | 2011-08-25 | 2014-09-12 |
| MOSTYN, Jeffrey Anthony | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2022-12-12 |
| MOSTYN, Jeffrey Anthony | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2008-10-22 |
| MOSTYN, Jeffrey Anthony | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2008-07-09 |
| MURRY, Adam Christian | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2014-05-09 |
| MURRY, Adam Christian | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2010-09-30 |
| O'NEILL, John Joseph | Director | 2013-09-17 | 2016-11-25 |
| PANFEROV, Alexey | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2015-10-09 |
| PONOMAREV, Mikhail Vladimirovich | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2017-08-24 |
| ROTHWELL, Nicholas | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2022-12-12 |
| SAVERIMUTTO, Alastair Lionel | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2009-03-11 |
| SEITZ, Rico | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2022-12-12 |
| SEITZ, Rico | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 |
| SLY, Steven Michael | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2012-11-29 |
| SLY, Steven Michael | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2008-10-22 |
| SLY, Steven Michael | Director | 2008-06-27 | 2008-07-09 |
| TIKHTUROV, Igor | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-08-24 |
| TIKHTUROV, Oleg | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Knight Football Club Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2022-12-12 | Active |
| Mr Maxim Victorovich Demin | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-14 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.