Liverpool finances
Liverpool has £265m of net debt as of their 2022/23 accounts.
Filed as THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED. Community Shield. Latest accounts 2022/23.
Multi-year picture
| Year ended | Wages | Turnover | P&L | Cash | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 latest | £428m | £703m | £8.3m | £2.5m | £160m |
| 2023/24 | £386m | £614m | -£43m | £7.5m | £151m |
| 2022/23 | £373m | £594m | -£6.9m | £3.4m | £195m |
| 2021/22 | £366m | £594m | £2.4m | £14m | £202m |
| 2020/21 | £314m | £487m | -£9.5m | £32m | £199m |
Player trading
- Amortisation charge (this year)£108m
- Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£289m
In football accounting, "intangible assets" = player registrations. Amortisation is the contract cost spread over the years remaining.
Wage breakdown
- Wages & salaries£330m
- Social security (employer NI)£40m
- Pension contributions£3.1m
- Key management pay (directors)£4.2m
- Highest paid director£2.2m
HMRC exposure
- Tax & social security owed at year-end£42m
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£126m
- Group / owner loans£71m
- Outstanding charges (loans secured against assets)5
Ownership
Owner: Fenway Sports Group
Persons with significant control (>25% as filed at CH): Uksv Holdings Company Limited
Registered office: Anfield Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 0TH
Incorporated: 1892-01-26
Recent filings
- 2026-05-27 mortgage mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
- 2026-05-27 mortgage mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-number
- 2026-03-04 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-group
- 2025-10-06 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
- 2025-09-03 officers appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
- 2025-09-02 officers appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
- 2025-09-02 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
- 2025-09-02 officers termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
- 2025-03-03 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-group
- 2024-09-27 mortgage mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
Source
Parsed automatically from THE LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB AND ATHLETIC GROUNDS LIMITED's inline XBRL accounts at Companies House. Filed as: Prior-year comparative. Period ended 2023-05-31, accounts filed —.