THE WELSH RUGBY UNION LIMITED

Active
Company number 03419514Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1997

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 93199

Where the company stands among the 20,365 active companies whose first SIC code is 93199 (Other sports activities).

Company age29.3 years
Older than 95% · median 6.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED£461.8m
  2. ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD LIMITED£444.2m
  3. THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE LIMITED£296m
  4. NEW SIX NATIONS MIDCO LIMITED£235.6m
  5. BAYDRIVE GROUP LIMITED£207.4m
  6. TOPGOLF GROUP LIMITED£196.9m
  7. TWG CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM LIMITED£188.8m
  8. KANYECO LIMITED£179.3m
  9. SPARTA PROMOTIONS LTD£166.1m
  10. 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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE WELSH RUGBY UNION LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE WELSH RUGBY UNION LIMITED is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 03419514. It was incorporated on 8 Aug 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cardiff (CF10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other sports activities (93199).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 20,365 active companies whose first SIC code is 93199: It is older than 95% of them (median age 6.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (International Sportsperson). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly knitted clothing, electrical equipment, leather goods and bags. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 17 days to pay suppliers, and 10% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 19.9% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

4 of 19 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 22 Aug 2027.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jul 2023 – 31 Dec 2023
Average time taken to pay invoices
17 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
10%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 90%
  • 31 to 60 days 8%
  • After 60 days 2%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
30 Jun 2023
15
92%
8%
31 Dec 2022
16
90%
10%
30 Jun 2022
17
86%
14%
31 Dec 2021
25
68%
32%
30 Jun 2021
19
77%
23%
31 Dec 2020
12
84%
16%
30 Jun 2020
15
85%
15%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 19.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 28.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 1225% higher
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter59.6% womenLower middle47.2% womenUpper middle32.4% womenUpper pay quarter35.2% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8.5% lower
women 20% lower
2023/24
women 10% lower
women 42.1% lower
2022/23
women 10.9% lower
women 34.4% lower
2021/22
women 9.6% lower
women 34.8% lower
2020/21
women 7.4% lower
women 42.3% lower
2019/20
women 14.4% lower
women 46.1% lower
2018/19
women 17.6% lower
women 50% lower
2017/18
women 5.1% higher
women 39.3% 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

Modern slavery statements5
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (2)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
International Sportsperson

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: knitted clothing, electrical equipment, leather goods and bags, iron and steel articles and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: 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

2 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

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.