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Burton Albion finances

Burton Albion has £9.3m of net debt as of their 2024/25 accounts.

Filed as ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB(BURTON-ON-TRENT)LIMITED(THE). League One. Latest accounts 2024/25.

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Wage bill
£8.2m
Turnover
£6.4m
Profit / loss
-£8.3m
Net debt
£9.3m
Cash
£675k
Net assets
-£5.2m

Multi-year picture

Year ended Wages Turnover P&L Cash Net assets
2024/25 latest £8.2m £6.4m -£8.3m £675k -£5.2m
2023/24 £5.4m £6.4m -£1.3m £410k £3.1m

Player trading

  • Gross spend on signings (this year)£1.2m
  • Amortisation charge (this year)£727k
  • Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£750k
  • Book value of disposals (sold registrations)£30k

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

Wage breakdown

  • Wages & salaries£7.4m
  • Social security (employer NI)£742k
  • Pension contributions£42k

HMRC exposure

  • Tax & social security owed at year-end£388k

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£17k
  • Group / owner loans£10m
  • Outstanding charges (loans secured against assets)2

Ownership

Persons with significant control (>25% as filed at CH): Nordic Football Group Uk Limited

Registered office: Pirelli Stadium Princess Way, Princess Way, Burton On Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0AR

Incorporated: 1950-11-09

Recent filings

  • 2026-04-14 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-updates
  • 2026-02-17 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2025-05-13 officers appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
  • 2025-05-13 officers appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
  • 2025-05-12 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2025-05-12 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2025-05-12 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2025-05-12 officers appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
  • 2025-04-16 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
  • 2025-03-28 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full

Source

Parsed automatically from ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB(BURTON-ON-TRENT)LIMITED(THE)'s inline XBRL accounts at Companies House. Filed as: accounts-with-accounts-type-full. Period ended 2025-06-30, accounts filed 2026-02-17.

View the raw iXBRL filing →

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