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Carlisle United finances

Carlisle United has £858k of net debt as of their 2023/24 accounts.

Filed as CARLISLE UNITED ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB (1921) LIMITED. National League. Latest accounts 2023/24.

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You're viewing 2023/24 filed accounts for Carlisle United. The latest filed year is 2024/25.
Wage bill
£4.4m
Turnover
£8.3m
Profit / loss
£2.8m
Net debt
£858k
Cash
£802k
Net assets
£11m

Multi-year picture

Year ended Wages Turnover P&L Cash Net assets
2024/25 latest £7.0m £6.9m -£5.1m £189k £5.9m
2023/24 £4.4m £8.3m £2.8m £802k £11m

Player trading

  • Amortisation charge (this year)£131k
  • Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£419k

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

Wage breakdown

  • Wages & salaries£3.9m
  • Social security (employer NI)£375k
  • Pension contributions£43k
  • Key management pay (directors)£127k

HMRC exposure

  • Tax & social security owed at year-end£131k

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

  • Group / owner loans£1.7m
  • Outstanding charges (loans secured against assets)1

Ownership

Persons with significant control (>25% as filed at CH): Cufc Holdings Limited

Registered office: Brunton Park, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LL

Incorporated: 1921-06-20

Recent filings

  • 2026-05-17 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
  • 2026-03-30 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2026-03-12 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2025-04-29 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
  • 2025-04-11 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2024-07-08 mortgage mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
  • 2024-07-02 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
  • 2024-04-26 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-updates
  • 2024-03-25 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2024-03-11 officers change-person-director-company-with-change-date

Source

Parsed automatically from CARLISLE UNITED ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB (1921) LIMITED's inline XBRL accounts at Companies House. Filed as: Prior-year comparative (from accounts-with-accounts-type-full). Period ended 2024-06-30, accounts filed —.

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