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Peterborough United finances

Peterborough United has £32m of net debt as of their 2023/24 accounts.

Filed as PETERBOROUGH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED. League One. Latest accounts 2023/24.

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You're viewing 2023/24 filed accounts for Peterborough United. The latest filed year is 2024/25.
Wage bill
£7.3m
Turnover
Not disclosed
Profit / loss
-£2.3m
Net debt
£32m
Cash
£292k
Net assets
-£17m

Multi-year picture

Year ended Wages Turnover P&L Cash Net assets
2024/25 latest £8.5m £2.9m £149k -£14m
2023/24 £7.3m -£2.3m £292k -£17m
2022/23 £7.7m -£3.5m £172k -£16m
2021/22 £9.1m £18m £933k £2.9m -£12m

Player trading

  • Gross spend on signings (this year)£1.1m
  • Amortisation charge (this year)£1.2m
  • Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£1.9m
  • Book value of disposals (sold registrations)£602k

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

Wage breakdown

  • Pension contributions£107k

HMRC exposure

  • Tax & social security owed at year-end£342k

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£360k
  • Group / owner loans£12m
  • Outstanding charges (loans secured against assets)4

Ownership

Persons with significant control (>25% as filed at CH): Dma Holdings S.A

Registered office: Peterborough United Football, Ground London Road, Peterborough, PE2 8AL

Incorporated: 1934-08-01

Recent filings

  • 2026-05-26 persons-with-significant-control change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
  • 2026-04-13 persons-with-significant-control change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
  • 2026-03-16 incorporation memorandum-articles
  • 2026-03-16 resolution resolution
  • 2026-03-13 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2025-10-17 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-updates
  • 2025-08-09 mortgage mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
  • 2025-08-09 mortgage mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
  • 2025-08-09 mortgage mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
  • 2025-08-09 mortgage mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

Source

Parsed automatically from PETERBOROUGH UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED's inline XBRL accounts at Companies House. Filed as: accounts-with-accounts-type-full. Period ended 2024-06-30, accounts filed 2025-03-31.

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