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Bristol Rovers finances

Bristol Rovers has £15m of net debt as of their 2024/25 accounts.

Filed as BRISTOL ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED. League Two. Latest accounts 2024/25.

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Wage bill
£8.9m
Turnover
Not disclosed
Profit / loss
-£6.7m
Net debt
£15m
Cash
£1.3m
Net assets
-£13m

Multi-year picture

Year ended Wages Turnover P&L Cash Net assets
2024/25 latest £8.9m -£6.7m £1.3m -£13m

Player trading

  • Gross spend on signings (this year)£905k
  • Amortisation charge (this year)£709k
  • Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£1.1m
  • Book value of disposals (sold registrations)£100k

In football accounting, "intangible assets" = player registrations. Amortisation is the contract cost spread over the years remaining.

Wage breakdown

  • Pension contributions£28k

HMRC exposure

  • Tax & social security owed at year-end£264k

Unusually large HMRC balances at year-end can signal cash pressure. Most clubs file PAYE monthly, so a multi-million sum sitting unpaid is a flag.

Debt breakdown

  • Bank borrowings & overdrafts£389k
  • Group / owner loans£16m
  • Outstanding charges (loans secured against assets)1

Ownership

Persons with significant control (>25% as filed at CH): Bristol Rovers (1883) Limited

Registered office: The Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0BF

Incorporated: 1897-03-16

Recent filings

  • 2025-12-18 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2025-11-06 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2025-03-28 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-updates
  • 2025-01-22 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-small
  • 2024-04-11 address move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
  • 2024-04-11 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-small
  • 2024-04-11 address change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
  • 2024-03-29 officers change-person-director-company-with-change-date
  • 2024-03-29 officers termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2024-03-29 officers appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

Source

Parsed automatically from BRISTOL ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED's inline XBRL accounts at Companies House. Filed as: accounts-with-accounts-type-full. Period ended 2025-06-30, accounts filed 2025-12-18.

View the raw iXBRL filing →

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