THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED
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† THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 93199Where the company stands among the 20,365 active companies whose first SIC code is 93199 (Other sports activities).
- FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED£461.8m
- ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD LIMITED£444.2m
- THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED£296m
- NEW SIX NATIONS MIDCO LIMITED£235.6m
- BAYDRIVE GROUP LIMITED£207.4m
- TOPGOLF GROUP LIMITED£196.9m
- TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM LIMITED£188.8m
- KANYECO LIMITED£179.3m
- SPARTA PROMOTIONS LTD£166.1m
- LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION LIMITED£154.8m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 20,365. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02719699. It was incorporated on 27 May 1992. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other sports activities (93199).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jul 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £3,655,915,000. Net assets were £296,025,000, up 42% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,532,677,000. Total assets were £3,136,281,000 and total liabilities £2,331,369,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 20,365 active companies whose first SIC code is 93199: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 510 that publish turnover (median £46,601). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £4,822). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £27,545). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £15,258). It is older than 96% of them (median age 6.0 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £7.2m, mainly from Department for Education.
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, electrical equipment, wood. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly electrical equipment, machinery, furniture and lighting. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 21 days to pay suppliers, and 16% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 16.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.
Who runs and controls the company?
2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Apr 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Aug 2027.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 3,652,427,000 | 3,655,915,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,336,757,000 | 1,532,677,000 |
| Total assets | 2,726,342,000 | 3,136,281,000 |
| Total liabilities | 2,085,412,000 | 2,331,369,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 208,495,000 | 296,025,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Government grants
3 grantsTHE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2020, together worth £7.2m.
- Department for Education
- 2 grants · £6m
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- 1 grant · £1.2m
- Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £3,427,643
- Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £2,581,773
- ALB-NGB Funding 2017-21Department for Culture, Media and Sport · £1,150,000 · ALB-Sport England-Core Market
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 21 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 16%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 84%
- 31 to 60 days 13%
- After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Jan 2024
- 30
- 83%
- 17%
- 31 Jul 2023
- 30
- 86%
- 14%
- 31 Jan 2023
- 30
- 88%
- 12%
- 31 Jul 2022
- 20
- 86%
- 14%
- 31 Jan 2022
- 21
- 85%
- 15%
- 31 Jul 2021
- 25
- 85%
- 15%
- 31 Jan 2021
- 20
- 76%
- 0%
- Median hourly pay
- women 16.2% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 28% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 19.3% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (2)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 19.4% lower
- women 24.9% lower
- 2023/24
- women 19.8% lower
- women 28.2% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
- 2024
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (2)
- 2023
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
- 2022
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Route
- Skilled Worker
On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, electrical equipment, wood, knitted clothing and footwear.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment, machinery, furniture and lighting and toys, games and sports goods.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
3 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £3.7bn, net assets £296m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £3.7bn, net assets £208.5m
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.