COVENTRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
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Cash
£373K
-90.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£18M
-685.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
419
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£22M
-348.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,369,822 | £29,306,522 | £34,145,359 | +16.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,885,415 | -£14,963,939 | -£24,776,865 | -65.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,907,112 | £8,688,193 | -£21,600,928 | -348.6% | |
| Net profit | -£4,715,053 | £8,688,193 | -£21,314,531 | -345.3% | |
| Cash | £1,653,043 | £4,066,423 | £373,349 | -90.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £469,113 | £41,291,043 | £38,214,639 | -7.5% | |
| Net assets | -£5,577,601 | £3,110,592 | -£18,203,939 | -685.2% | |
| Equity | -£5,577,601 | £3,110,592 | -£18,203,939 | -685.2% | |
| Average employees | 196 | 405 | 419 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £16,087,093 | £20,583,748 | £23,359,516 | +13.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -38.7% | -51.1% | -72.6% | |
| Net margin | -23.1% | 29.6% | -62.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1680.9% | -36.2% | -64.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 147.6% | 95.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.71x | 1.27x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | -3.32x | — | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COVENTRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED 2023-01-27 → present
- OTIUM ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LIMITED 2011-04-21 → 2023-01-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Edwards
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The director has formed a judgement that the club has adequate resources available to continue operating and to discharge all financial obligations as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Based upon current expectations and with the continued support of the club's parent undertaking, the club are forecast to have sufficient resources to meet their liabilities for the period to 31 December 2026. As such, the director does not consider there to be a material uncertainty in relation to the ability of the club to continue as a going concern and believes that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The club moved quickly to bring in Frank Lampard as its new Head Coach, together with Joe Edwards and Chris Jones as his new backroom team.”
- “Further player acquisitions were made during the Summer 2025/26 transfer window, including Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Luke Woolfenden, and Carl Rushworth. Ben Sheaf and Luis Binks were sold.”
- “The acquisition of the CBS Arena on 23 August 2025 brought the stadium under the same Group ownership.”
- “Transfers of player registrations subsequent to 31 May 2025 resulted in a net £970,800 payable by the club.”
- “Subsequent to 31 May 2025, the club received £3,990,859 and paid £758,779 in relation to sell-on and contingent contractual clauses for ex-players.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCS COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-08-29 | — | — |
| KING, Douglas Richard John | Director | 2023-01-10 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Adam | Secretary | 2011-04-21 | 2013-06-24 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-04-21 | 2011-04-21 |
| ANDERSON, Christopher Johannes | Director | 2015-12-02 | 2016-09-19 |
| BRODY, Leonard Jason | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2011-11-08 |
| BURSBY, Richard Michael | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2011-04-21 |
| DULIEU, Kenneth Paul | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2011-11-29 |
| FISHER, Timothy Donald | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2023-01-10 |
| IGWE, Onyechinaeduanaghaefuuzo Nnatuwereugo | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2012-09-14 |
| LABOVITCH, Mark Joshua | Director | 2011-12-05 | 2014-07-11 |
| VENUS, Mark | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2017-03-31 |
| WAGGOTT, Steven | Director | 2013-08-14 | 2015-11-06 |
| HUNTSMOOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-04-21 | 2011-04-21 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-04-21 | 2011-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covcityco Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-10 | Active |
| Sisu Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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