Barnsley Football Club Limited

Reference number: 922008

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When barnsleyfc.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01226 211211 is
  • Who else gives the postcode S71 1ET
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04573250
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 October 2002 (23 years old)
Registered office
Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 1ET
Nature of business
  • Other sports activities (SIC 93199)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert Zuk Director Oct 1982 23 Jan 2017 2 other companies
James Patrick Cryne Director Sep 1993 19 Dec 2017 5 other companies
Neerav Apurva Parekh Director Jul 1987 19 Dec 2017 None
Jean Elizabeth Cryne Director Mar 1953 16 May 2022 2 other companies
Julie Anne Kim Quay Director Oct 1965 16 May 2022 None
Jonathan Paul Flatman Director Aug 1978 29 Apr 2024 2 other companies
Robert Zuk Secretary Not published 23 Jan 2017 –

Other companies run by these 6 directors

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other companies
7
closed down
1
run together
2

In the full report: all 7 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 6 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 2 companies these 6 directors run together
  • All 25 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£10.3m

+15% from £8.97m

Profit before tax

−£6.58m

Down £3.74m from −£2.84m

Net assets

−£2.68m

Down £1.22m from −£1.45m

Cash at bank

£882k

+26% from £701k

Net assets are negative: on its last balance sheet the company owed £2.68m more than it owned.

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2022 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04573250. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Barnsley Football Club’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (59)

2026

13 July 2026

  • Bfc Investment Company Ltd gave up control

Companies House

2023

11 April 2023

  • Chien Lee stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2022

25 January 2022

  • Neerav Apurva Parekh took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2020

6 May 2020

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2017

19 December 2017

  • Bfc Investment Company Ltd took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Chien Lee became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Oakwell Holdings Limited gave up control
  • Patrick Cryne no longer has significant control

Companies House

2016

30 June 2016

  • Oakwell Holdings Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Patrick Cryne gained significant control

Companies House

2002

25 October 2002

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 59 events

  • All 59 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 44
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  • 7 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 59 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Barnsley Football Club Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Barnsley Football Club Limited (FRN 922008) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since May 2020 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Barnsley Football Club’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01226 211211 and the website barnsleyfc.co.uk for Barnsley Football Club. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Barnsley Football Club a scam or clone?
Barnsley Football Club is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Barnsley Football Club?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Barnsley Football Club handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Barnsley Football Club to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Barnsley Football Club?
Companies House lists one person with significant control of Barnsley Football Club: Mr Neerav Apurva Parekh (75–100% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Mr Patrick Cryne, Oakwell Holdings Limited and Bfc Investment Company Ltd.
Who runs Barnsley Football Club?
Companies House lists 6 directors of Barnsley Football Club: Robert Zuk, James Patrick Cryne, Neerav Apurva Parekh, Jean Elizabeth Cryne, Julie Anne Kim Quay and Jonathan Paul Flatman.
How long has Barnsley Football Club been in business?
The company was formed on 25 October 2002, and has held its current FCA authorisation since May 2020.
What do Barnsley Football Club’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show turnover of £10.3m (+15% from £8.97m) and profit before tax of −£6.58m (down £3.74m from −£2.84m).

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