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Manchester United plc

Manchester United plc is a Cayman Islands holding company based in George Town, founded in 2012.1 It employed 940 people in 2019.1 Its revenue was £627 million in 2019.1 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol MANU.1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

-33.0MNet income, fiscal 20254
Apr 30, 2012Founded1

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  • TickerMANU on NYSE1
  • Industrysports industry1
  • HeadquartersManchester1
  • Websiteir.manutd.com
  • Legal formpublic limited company1
  • Business addressOld Trafford, Manchester, X0 M16 Ora5
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer5
  • LEI529900GWGZPE83MJOV593
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressc/o INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES (CAYMAN) LIMITED, 190 Elgin Avenue, KY1-9005 George Town, Cayman Islands3
  • Registered withGeneral Registry, 2685123

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Manchester United Ltd., an exempted company with limited liability incorporated under the Companies Act (as amended) of the Cayman Islands, was incorporated on 30 April 2012. On 8 August 2012, Manchester United Ltd. changed its legal name to Manchester United plc. The principal executive office address is Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0RA, United Kingdom, and our telephone number is 011 44 (0) 161 676 7770.6 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in GBP, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2018

7.4%Operating margin7
-6.4%Net margin7
-8.8%Return on equity8
82.0M GBPFree cash flow7

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2018

  • Other costs100¢590.0M GBP

Out of 590.0M GBP in revenue.97 The company lost money this year.

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2018

  • Capital spending14¢13.3M GBP
  • Kept or used elsewhere86¢82.0M GBP

Out of 95.2M GBP of cash from operations.7

Financial statements

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.10

Period ending2026-06-302025-06-302024-06-30
Revenue from contracts with customers677.6M GBP666.5M GBP661.8M GBP
Operating expenses-701.9M GBP-733.7M GBP-768.5M GBP
Profit on disposal of intangible assets46.9M GBP48.7M GBP37.4M GBP
Operating profit/(loss)22.6M GBP-18.4M GBP-69.4M GBP
Finance costs-77.7M GBP-59.0M GBP-63.9M GBP
Finance income8.0M GBP37.8M GBP2.5M GBP
Net finance costs-69.6M GBP-21.2M GBP-61.4M GBP
Loss before income tax-47.0M GBP-39.7M GBP-130.7M GBP
Income tax credit4.0M GBP6.6M GBP17.6M GBP
Loss for the year-43.0M GBP-33.0M GBP-113.2M GBP
Basic loss per share-0.25 GBP-0.19 GBP-0.68 GBP
Diluted loss per share-0.25 GBP-0.19 GBP-0.68 GBP

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Corporate structure

Manchester United plc sits at the top of its group. 8 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Manchester United plc

  • Manchester United plc Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Manchester United F.C. Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • Red Football Holdings Limited Subsidiary · 100% · United Kingdom
    • Manchester United W.F.C. Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • MUTV Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Red Football Joint Venture Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Red Football Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Red Football Shareholder Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Manchester United plc reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, net292.3M GBP4 Jun 30, 2025256.1M GBP4 Jun 30, 2024+14.1%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)7.1M GBP4 Jun 30, 20258.2M GBP4 Jun 30, 2024−12.8%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Real estate investments, net19.4M GBP4 Jun 30, 202519.7M GBP4 Jun 30, 2024−1.4%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents86.1M GBP4 Jun 30, 202573.5M GBP4 Jun 30, 2024+17.1%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total13.1M GBP4 Jun 30, 20253.5M GBP4 Jun 30, 2024+268.4%

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Red Football Holdings Limited 100%

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led Manchester United plc, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Gouzi Msefer Omar Berrada2026–now

Chair

  1. Avram Glazer2026–now
  2. Joel Glazer2026–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Roger Bell2026–now
201520202025
Board members and other officers (11)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • MUTV
  • Manchester United F.C.
  • Manchester United Limited
  • Manchester United W.F.C.
  • Red Football Holdings Limited
  • Red Football Joint Venture Limited
  • Red Football Limited
  • Red Football Shareholder Limited

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20199401

Former names

  • Manchester United Ltd.Jul 3, 2012 to Aug 10, 20125

Timeline

  1. Mar 18, 2026New chief executive Gouzi Msefer Omar Berrada becomes CEO12
  2. Apr 30, 2012Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Dec 10, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/202623

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

165 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 6 annual reports, 14 insider forms, 55 large holders, 90 other. The latest 20:

  1. Sep 24, 202620-F EDGAR
  2. Sep 23, 20266-K EDGAR
  3. Sep 9, 20266-K EDGAR
  4. Jul 21, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  5. Jun 29, 2026SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
  6. Jun 29, 20263 EDGAR
  7. Jun 22, 20266-K EDGAR
  8. Jun 12, 20266-K EDGAR
  9. May 28, 20266-K EDGAR
  10. May 27, 20266-K EDGAR
  11. May 22, 20266-K EDGAR
  12. May 13, 20266-K EDGAR
  13. May 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  14. Apr 9, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  15. Apr 1, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Mar 31, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Mar 31, 20263 EDGAR
  18. Mar 24, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Mar 23, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Mar 18, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR

The 165 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Manchester United plc is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARManchester United plc2
  • CIK0001549107
  • Employer ID (EIN)98-10635192
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a shell company6
  • Incorporated inCayman Islands6
  • Fiscal year endsJune 302
  • Industry code (SIC)7900 Services-Amusement & Recreation Services2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business addressOld Trafford, Manchester, X0 M16 ORA2
  • Phone44(0)16186880002
  • Shares outstanding56,143,220 Class Aordinary Shares shares; 116,348,173 Class B Ordinary Shares shares as of Jun 30, 20266
  • AuditorPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Manchester, United Kingdom PCAOB ID 876; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting6
  • On EDGAR sinceJun 18, 20122
  • Filings455 in all: 6-K (196), SC 13G/A (65), SC 13D/A (49), SC 13G (17), 20-F (15), CORRESP (15), UPLOAD (15), 3 (14)2
    All 36 form types

    424B7 (8), SC 13D (7), SCHEDULE 13G/A (6), EFFECT (5), FWP (4), F-1/A (3), F-3 (3), SC 14D9/A (3), SC TO-T/A (3), 20-F/A (2), 424B3 (2), F-3/A (2), F-3ASR (2), POS AM (2), POSASR (2), SC14D9C (2), SCHEDULE 13G (2), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12B/A (1), CERTNYS (1), F-1 (1), S-8 (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-T (1), SCHEDULE 13D (1), SCHEDULE 13D/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Sep 24, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0005 per shareMANUNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 20-F filed Sep 24, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).6

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    Wikidata and SEC EDGARBryan Glazer, Board member
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