Exclusive: UK football clubs owe £1m in tax to HMRC Sport Business Twenty lower league football clubs in the UK have fallen into arrears to the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), according to date from chartered accountants and business advisers Lubbock Fine shared with Morning Wire. The value of Pay as You Earn (PAYE) payroll tax owed by football clubs was £1.04m as of 22 May 2025, [...]
Reeves employer NIC tax plans raise wind-up fears for football clubs Sport Business A total of 24 professional football clubs are in arrears to HMRC over PAYE debt, with experts fearing that number could rise due to Rachel Reeves’s budget. Clubs including Championship side Reading and National League Southend United are among those who received winding-up petitions from HMRC in 2024. But business experts have warned that changes [...]
Offside with HMRC: UK football clubs to face tax penalties legal Around two dozen UK professional football clubs have fallen into arrears over their tax payments, as warnings that the tax authority is stepping up compliance action
City law firm hits Southend United owner with lawsuit over unpaid £400,000 legal bill May 28, 2024 City-based law firm Taylor Wessing has launched legal action against the owner of Southend United over a near £400,000 unpaid legal bills