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Company No. 03845473 · Incorporated 21 Sep 1999

The Rugby Football League Limited

Registered name: THE RUGBY FOOTBALL LEAGUE LIMITED

The Rugby Football League Limited made £13.7m revenue and £35.8k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

The Rugby Football League Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £13.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £35.8k profit and 97 employees. The company is classified under “other sports activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection R · Arts, entertainment and recreationSIC 93199Other sports activities
Status
Active
Location
Manchester, North West
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£13.7m
Growth ▲2.8%
Profit
£35.8k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.3%
Gross 79.2%
Employees
97
Change ▼4%
Profit / employee
£369
Revenue/employee £142k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£14.9m£13.4m£13.7m
Cost of sales£8.9m£3.9m£3.2m£2.9m
Gross profit£11.7m£11m£10.2m£10.9m
Operating profit−£547k£90.7k−£473k−£31.5k
Profit before tax−£577k£192k−£403k£35.8k
Profit after tax−£541k£192k−£403k£35.8k
Profit (best available)−£541k£192k−£403k£35.8k
Staff costs£6m£4.6m£4.8m£5.2m
Employees (average)12110210197
Ratios
Profit margin—1.3%−3%0.3%
Gross margin—73.8%76.1%79.2%
Revenue per employee—£146k£132k£142k
Profit per employee−£4.5k£1.9k−£4k£369
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼10%▲2.8%
Profit growth——▼309.9%—
Headcount growth—▼15.7%▼1%▼4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5m£4.3m£5.3m£3.7m
Net assets−£3.2m−£3m−£3.4m−£3.4m
Fixed assets£318k£255k£215k£177k
Current assets£8.3m£7.4m£7.8m£7.7m
Debtors£1.2m£195k£230k£301k
Deferred income£1.8m£1.8m£2.5m£2.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
79.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£142k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£369
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
17.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now −£3.4m
Cash at bank
▼30%
Now £3.7m
Headcount
▼4%
Now 97
Deferred income
▼3%
Now £2.5m
Fixed assets
▼18%
Now £177k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £35.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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