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Company description
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 31 October 1907; registered for 118 years. Its primary declared activity is 93120 · Activities of sport clubs.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 8 PSC records, 30 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
- Company number
- 00095489
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 21 total · 16 outstanding · 5 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
30 June 2025Next accounts due
31 March 2027Last statement made up to
19 December 2025Next statement due
2 January 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -19.9%
- Mean bonus gap
- 58.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 58.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 59.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 18.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 24.7%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 31.9%
- Women in lower quartile
- 24.9%
Earlier reporting years (6)
- 1000 to 4999-8.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49999.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 4999-1.4% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 24 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- 60 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 1 July 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £22,520,712
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £18,774,785
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £7,123,384
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £5,135,127
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 50.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The Company’s standard payment terms are that invoices are paid
at the end of the month following the month in which the invoice is
dated. Significant contracts including those for player transfers and
related transactions are subject to specific payment terms as set out in
and agreed in the applicable contract. - Dispute resolution process
Any dispute about invoice payment that cannot be resolved with the
Company’s Accounts Payable team can be escalated initially to the
Group Financial Controller and thereafter if still unresolved to the
Group CFO. Any dispute that cannot be resolved with the Finance team
may be referred to the Groups General Council.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 37.0 average days to pay11.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay5.0% outside terms
- 34.0 average days to pay3.0% outside terms
- 32.0 average days to pay2.0% outside terms
- 32.0 average days to pay3.0% outside terms
- 31.0 average days to pay3.0% outside terms
- 35.0 average days to pay5.0% outside terms
- 40.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
- 41.0 average days to pay10.0% outside terms
- 45.0 average days to pay16.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
LEI 213800CNW6K7XWOTB808 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 31 October 1907
- Initial LEI registration
- 25 December 2017
- LEI last updated
- 26 May 2026
- Next renewal
- 13 July 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER, GB-MAN, M16 0RA, GB
- Headquarters address
- OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER, GB-MAN, M16 0RA, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_KNOWN_PERSON
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NO_KNOWN_PERSON
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Statement period
- 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020
- Approved
- 8 December 2020
- Sectors
- Other
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 26 March 2021
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
MUFC
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 14,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 24 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 August 2027
THEATRE OF DREAMS
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 14,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 24 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 August 2027
MAN UNITED
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 14,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 24 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 August 2027
MAN UTD
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 9,14,18
- Filed / designated
- 24 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 August 2027
Figurative mark
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 3,9,21,35
- Filed / designated
- 24 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 August 2027
NO.7 AT OLD TRAFFORD
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 41,43
- Filed / designated
- 1 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 August 2027
RED DEVILS
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 21 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 21 November 2026
RED CAFÉ
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 43
- Filed / designated
- 13 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 October 2026
Figurative mark
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 24,25,26
- Filed / designated
- 12 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 October 2026
Figurative mark
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 24,25,26
- Filed / designated
- 12 October 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 October 2026
MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 16,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 2 February 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 February 2026
MUFC
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 3,20,26,35,36,38,41,43
- Filed / designated
- 18 December 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 December 2023
MUFC
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 9,14,16,18,21,24,25,27,28
- Filed / designated
- 17 December 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 December 2023
MAN UTD
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 25,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 29 June 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 June 2022
MUTV
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 9,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 14 June 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 June 2022
Figurative mark
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 14,16,18,25,26,28
- Filed / designated
- 6 December 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 December 2021
MU FINANCE
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 36
- Filed / designated
- 16 October 2001
- Valid until / renewal due
- 16 October 2021
MANCHESTER UNITED
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 11 October 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 October 2020
MANCHESTER UNITED
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 11 October 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 October 2020
RED café
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 21,25,43
- Filed / designated
- 5 September 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 September 2020
OLD TRAFFORD
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 16,18,25
- Filed / designated
- 11 August 2000
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 August 2020
MANUTD.COM
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 9,16,25,41
- Filed / designated
- 5 August 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 August 2018
WWW.MANUTD.COM
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 9,16,25,41
- Filed / designated
- 5 August 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 August 2018
MUTV
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 9,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 22 May 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 May 2018
FRED THE RED
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 16,25,35,38,42
- Filed / designated
- 11 February 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 February 2028
MAN UNITED
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 28
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2027
MUFC
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 28,29
- Filed / designated
- 2 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 2 May 2027
MANCHESTER 1878
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 25
- Filed / designated
- 1 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 May 2027
UNITED 1878
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 18,25
- Filed / designated
- 1 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 May 2027
Figurative mark
Owner Manchester United Football Club Limited · classes 25,32
- Filed / designated
- 5 February 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 5 February 2027
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Sir James Arthur RatcliffeSee 9 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- Monaco
- Notified
- 19 February 2024
- Appointment Verification Statement Date: 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Statement Due On: 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z
Manchester United Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- England And Wales
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House United Kingdom
- Registration number
- 2570509
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
Mr Avram GlazerSee 13 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- American
- Country of residence
- United States
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
Mr Bryan GlazerSee 8 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- American
- Country of residence
- United States
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
Mr Joel GlazerSee 9 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- American
- Country of residence
- United States
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Anti Money Laundering Supervisory Bodies: HMRC
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Authorised Corporate Service Provider Name: LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED ACSP
- Identity Verified On: 2025-11-26T00:00:00Z
- Preferred Name: Joel Matthew Glazer
Mr Patrick Charles Donald StewartSee 7 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 8 December 2023
- Ceased
- 30 June 2024
Mr Ed WoodwardSee 7 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 27 September 2022
Mr Richard ArnoldSee 26 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 8 December 2023
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.