BURNLEY FOOTBALL & ATHLETIC COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
Company number 00054222 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Burnley FC is in a financially precarious position, evidenced by a 65% decline in net assets over two years to £28.9m, total liabilities doubling to £235m, and an unsustainable wage-to-turnover ratio of 114.65% that means wages exceed revenue. The auditor's material uncertainty regarding going concern underscores that survival depends on continued parent company support and successful player trading. However, promotion back to the Premier League provides a critical lifeline – if the club can stabilise its cost base and convert top-flight revenue into balance sheet repair rather than further wage inflation, recovery is achievable.
Shareholders' funds
£28,897
Balance sheet as at 2025-07-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of a professional football club.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1897-09-29
- Employees
- 408 (2025 accounts · was 388 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Turf Moor, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 4BX
- Postcode
- BB10 4BX
- Capital
- 77,419 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 10 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-07-31
- Next due by
- 2027-04-30
- Financial year end
- 31 July
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-06
- Next due by
- 2027-07-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 93110 Operation of sports facilities
Officers 10 current · 23 resigned
Gender pay gap
17%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 33 similar companies in BB, with 408 staff. The oldest of its local peers.
No.16 of the largest operation of sports facilities companies in Blackburn →
Competitors Blackburn
This company ranks 16 among operation of sports facilities in Blackburn.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Leasehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2011-08-18
- Where
- Lancashire (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN119765 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2011-08-18 | — |
| LAN39180 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2006-09-26 | — |
| LAN32986 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2006-05-25 | — |
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