PROFESSIONAL GAME MATCH OFFICIALS LIMITED
Company number 04195554 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Professional Game Match Officials Limited operates as a unique, non-profit monopoly within the UK sports sector, functioning as the exclusive employer and administrator for elite football referees. Structured as a company limited by guarantee with robust tripartite governance from the FA, Premier League, and EFL, its performance is measured by officiating standards rather than traditional corporate profitability. While its market position is unassailable, the organisation faces significant operational pressures from the high-cost implementation of VAR technology, the broader grassroots referee shortage, and intense public scrutiny driven by the commercial stakes of the Premier League.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Incorporated
- 2001-04-06
- Registered office
- Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Middlesex, HA9 0WS
- Postcode
- HA9 0WS
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-07-31
- Next due by
- 2027-04-30
- Financial year end
- 31 July
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-06
- Next due by
- 2027-04-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 93199 Other sports activities
Officers 8 current · 22 resigned
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z3439172 (Tier 2), registered since 2012.
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Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NEEDTRACK LIMITED | 2001-09-19 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 25 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 4FA | 2009-08-07 |
| GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED ON 07/08/2009 FROM, 25 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 4FA | 2009-08-07 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU | 2001-08-15 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 183 similar companies in HA, trading since 2001
The class of 2001
57%
of the 242 companies in this sector incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2022-08-11
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL572748 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2022-08-11 | — |
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