The Rugby Football League Limited

Active03845473 Private limited company

What The Rugby Football League say about themselves

“The Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in England and operates all tiers of the game from the elite level to grass roots.”

— from rugby-league.com
Incorporated
21 September 1999 (27 years)
Previously known as
Great Britain and Ireland Rugby League Limited (until 15 June 2005)
Inhoco 1013 Limited (until 16 February 2000)
Industry
Other sports activities (93199)
Directors
Accounts type
Full
Region
North West
Address
Rugby Football League Gate 13
Rowsley Street
Etihad Campus
Manchester
M11 3FF

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
3 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
19 September 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
Also at RFL (Governing Body) Limited, RFL Investments 2020 Limited, Rugby League Learning Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 24 March 2026
Also at Millfield, RFL (Governing Body) Limited
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 27 March 2025
Also at RFL (Governing Body) Limited
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 27 March 2025
Also at Care in Mind Holdings Limited, RFL (Governing Body) Limited, Rugby League World Cup 2021 Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 21 March 2025
Also at RFL (Governing Body) Limited
British
Born November 1964
Director · Appointed 21 March 2025
Also at RFL (Governing Body) Limited
British
Born July 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 21 March 2025
Also at RFL (Governing Body) Limited, RFL Investments 2020 Limited, RL Commercial Limited · more companies
British
Born September 1963 (63)
Officer history (33 former)
1 October 2026
Appointed Nolan, Ian Andrew as Director
30 September 2026
Resigned Jones, Rhodri Wyn as Director
1 May 2026
Resigned Graham, Robert as Director
20 April 2026
Appointed Jones, Rhodri Wyn as Director
17 April 2026
Resigned Ekoku, Abi as Director
24 March 2026
Appointed Symington, Sara Erskine as Director
24 March 2026
Resigned Coates, Joanna as Director
15 September 2025
Resigned Sutton, Antony Nigel as Director
27 March 2025
Appointed Power, Dermot Justin as Director
27 March 2025
Appointed Ekoku, Abi as Director
27 March 2025
Appointed Caine, Jonathan, The Lord as Director
21 March 2025
Appointed Coates, Joanna as Director
21 March 2025
Appointed Coyd, Martin Stevens as Director
21 March 2025
Appointed Graham, Robert as Director
21 March 2025
Resigned Daley, Cherrie Ann, Dr as Director
21 March 2025
Resigned Newton, Julia Jane as Director
21 March 2025
Appointed Rosewarne, Emma Louise as Director
21 March 2025
Appointed Wood, Nigel Jonathan as Director
11 March 2025
Resigned Johnson, Simon Harris as Director
28 February 2025
Resigned Hicks, Robert Kenneth as Secretary
28 January 2025
Resigned Lindsay, Sandra as Director
24 July 2024
Appointed Newton, Julia Jane as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Akhtar, Rimla as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Hicks, Robert Kenneth as Secretary
1 January 2023
Appointed Sutton, Antony Nigel as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Moorhouse, Karen Elizabeth as Secretary
31 December 2022
Resigned Rimmer, Ralph William James as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Moorhouse, Karen Elizabeth as Director
4 November 2022
Appointed Daley, Cherrie Ann, Dr as Director
13 July 2022
Resigned Hurst, Christopher John as Director
13 July 2022
Resigned Brindley, Christopher Charles as Director
11 October 2019
Appointed Akhtar, Rimla as Director
8 October 2019
Appointed Lindsay, Sandra as Director
24 July 2019
Resigned Barwick, Brian Robert as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Hurst, Christopher John as Director
25 July 2018
Resigned Morrow, Clare as Director
31 January 2018
Resigned Wood, Nigel Jonathan as Director
15 January 2018
Resigned Draper, Roger James as Director
15 January 2018
Appointed Moorhouse, Karen Elizabeth as Director
1 December 2016
Appointed Draper, Roger James as Director
1 November 2016
Appointed Moorhouse, Karen Elizabeth as Secretary
31 August 2016
Resigned Allan, Susan Winifred as Secretary
1 January 2016
Appointed Brindley, Christopher Charles as Director
30 July 2015
Resigned Stott, Robert Winston as Director
23 July 2014
Resigned Watkins, Edward Maurice as Director
23 July 2014
Appointed Johnson, Simon Harris as Director
25 March 2013
Resigned Allan, Susan Winfred as Director
25 March 2013
Appointed Rimmer, Ralph William James as Director
1 February 2013
Appointed Barwick, Brian Robert as Director
1 May 2012
Appointed Allan, Susan Winfred as Director
1 May 2012
Resigned Lewis, Richard Alan as Director
1 October 2008
Appointed Morrow, Clare as Director
9 July 2008
Resigned Edwards, Ian Francis as Director
21 February 2007
Appointed Stott, Robert Winston as Director
21 February 2007
Resigned Gartland, Anthony as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Edwards, Ian Francis as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Watkins, Edward Maurice as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Lewis, Richard Alan as Director
1 January 2005
Appointed Gartland, Anthony as Director
30 April 2002
Appointed Allan, Susan Winifred as Secretary
30 April 2002
Appointed Wood, Nigel Jonathan as Director
30 April 2002
Resigned Walker, Rodney Myerscough, Sir as Director
31 January 2002
Resigned Webster, Peter David as Secretary
7 August 2000
Resigned Haworth, Peter as Director
5 June 2000
Appointed Haworth, Peter as Director
3 April 2000
Resigned Tunnicliffe, John Neil, Dr as Director
7 December 1999
Appointed Tunnicliffe, John Neil, Dr as Director
7 December 1999
Appointed Walker, Rodney Myerscough, Sir as Director
7 December 1999
Appointed Webster, Peter David as Secretary
7 December 1999
Resigned A B & C Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
7 December 1999
Resigned Inhoco Formations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
21 September 1999
Appointed A B & C Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
21 September 1999
Appointed Inhoco Formations Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Financials

Net Assets
(£3,433,932)
Cash
£5,274,782
Turnover
£13,369,468
Profit Before Tax
(£403,261)
Employees
101
Debt Ratio
143%
Current Ratio
1.1x
Profit Margin
-3%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £20.0M £40.0M 2020 2021 2024 £15,345,603 £20,014,340 £13,369,468
Balance sheet detail
2024202320212020
Fixed Assets£215,259£255,411£90,300£156,179
Current Assets£7,808,660£7,405,305£12,508,122£13,418,175
Debtors£3,102,720£1,160,396£12,605,310
Cash£5,274,782£4,302,585£11,230,726£812,865
Creditors (< 1 year)£7,100,145£6,416,416£12,798,108£16,762,879
Creditors (> 1 year)£4,357,706£4,274,971£2,482,062£30,917
Net Current Assets£708,515£988,889(£289,986)(£3,344,704)
Net Assets(£3,433,932)(£3,030,671)(£2,681,748)(£3,219,442)
Shareholder Funds(£3,433,932)(£3,030,671)(£2,681,748)(£3,219,442)
Turnover£13,369,468£20,014,340£15,345,603
Cost of Sales£3,199,707£3,885,097£3,182,157
Gross Profit£10,169,761£10,968,199
Admin Expenses£4,918,401
Staff Costs£4,750,049£4,640,586
Operating Profit(£473,106)£90,706
Profit Before Tax(£403,261)£192,144£526,346£23,567
Tax£0(£11,348)£0
Profit for Period(£403,261)£192,144£537,694£23,567

Filings 151

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 October 2026Appointment of a director
6 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
30 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
24 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates19 September 2026
1 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 151 filings

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