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Rotherham United finances

Rotherham United has £9.2m of net debt as of their 2024/25 accounts.

Filed as ROTHERHAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB (RUFC) LIMITED. League One. Latest accounts 2024/25.

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Wage bill
£8.6m
Turnover
£11m
Profit / loss
-£4.6m
Net debt
£9.2m
Cash
£289k
Net assets
-£9.4m

Player trading

  • Amortisation charge (this year)£363k
  • Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£522k
  • Book value of disposals (sold registrations)£239k

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

Wage breakdown

  • Wages & salaries£7.6m
  • Social security (employer NI)£960k
  • Pension contributions£56k

HMRC exposure

  • Tax & social security owed at year-end£457k

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£9.5m
  • Outstanding charges (loans secured against assets)1

Ownership

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

Registered office: New York Stadium, New York Way, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1AH

Incorporated: 2008-04-01

Recent filings

  • 2026-04-13 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
  • 2026-03-30 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-updates
  • 2026-03-25 persons-with-significant-control notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
  • 2026-03-25 persons-with-significant-control cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
  • 2026-03-24 persons-with-significant-control change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
  • 2026-03-23 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2025-03-19 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
  • 2025-03-17 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2024-03-18 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
  • 2024-02-29 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-medium

Source

This club files paper accounts at Companies House, so we cannot parse them automatically. Figures shown are editor-curated from the same public filing. View at Companies House →

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