Friday Night 5s

What Friday Night 5s does

Friday Night 5s is a London-headquartered operator of organized children's 5-a-side football and netball leagues, founded in 1995 in Barnes and operating under the legal entity Friday Night Fives Ltd. The company serves children aged 4-16 across both genders, with parents acting as the paying customers; it runs seasonal leagues at 6+ venues across South West London (Barnes, Chiswick flagship, Chiswick Common, Chiswick Riverside, Hurlingham Park, South Park Fulham, and Gunnersbury in partnership with Brentford FC CST), plus a recently launched Dubai location. Each flagship venue accommodates 1,000+ weekly attendees, and cumulatively the company claims 2,500+ active players and 28,000+ games played since inception.

The core product is a season-based league subscription (football £600-£790 per team per season; netball £699-£762), with a £100 deposit required to secure a place. The technology stack comprises a proprietary mobile league-management application published on iOS and Android (real-time league tables, fixtures, results, top-scorer rankings, fair-play tables, and individual player statistics), an accompanying web portal, and FN5s TV — a video streaming service that captures and replays matches via PlayCam recording technology deployed on three pitches at the Chiswick venue. Ancillary revenue streams include Match Day Management (a £30-per-match or £396-per-season pitch-side coaching add-on delivered by DBS-checked, FA-qualified staff), Mid Week Coaching sessions, a Kit Shop (netball kits via Gilbert Netball; broader merchandise via KS Teamwear), and seasonal tournaments (e.g., Christmas tournaments at Bishops Park and Chiswick) plus holiday courses. A franchise offering, accredited by the British Franchise Association, is being marketed to extend the model to additional UK locations.

The business model is a multi-vertical subscription-plus-ancillary retail platform targeted at parents, with revenue concentrated in the September-May league season. Go-to-market combines direct venue operations, app- and web-based team registration, social media engagement, email newsletters, community events, and a franchise/licensing channel for capital-light geographic expansion. Brentford FC CST serves as a strategic channel partner for one league. The company is privately held (Friday Night Fives Ltd., company number 07548421, England and Wales), is not publicly listed, and has no disclosed institutional funding rounds in the input data.

Name

Friday Night 5s

Legal name

Friday Night Fives Ltd.

Website

https://fridaynightfives.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Friday Night 5s operates organized 5-a-side children's football and netball leagues for ages 4-16 across 6+ venues in South West London and Dubai. Founded in 1995, it serves 2,500+ active players via seasonal subscriptions and ancillary coaching, video, kit, and franchise offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Leagues

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKACAF

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYMPAKAAAA

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Leagues (Domestic & International)

SECONDARYEDALAIAC

Intramural Sports & Recreational Leagues

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Athletics, Recreation & Fitness

SECONDARYMPAGAMAF

Youth & Amateur Sports Tournaments

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Live Sports Events

Keywords

• Youth football leagues
• Children's netball leagues
• Junior sports programs
• 5-a-side football
• Community youth sports

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Team Registration Fees: Season-based team registration fees ranging from £600-£790 depending on venue and sport type. Includes weekly league participation, referee/umpire officiating, equipment, and pitch/court access.
2. Match Day Management: Add-on service providing dedicated team manager for match-day support including pre-match talks, formations, tactics, substitutions, and in-game encouragement. Priced at £30 per match or £396 per season.
3. Kit and Merchandise Sales: Branded football and netball kits sold through the kit shop, including plain shirts, 2-colour shirts, and striped shirts for juniors and seniors.
4. Mid-Week Coaching Sessions: Additional coaching sessions for teams and individual players, focusing on technique, shooting, dribbling, agility, and confidence building.
5. Franchise Fees: Franchise opportunities offered to passionate individuals to replicate the FN5s business model in new UK locations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Friday Night 5s operates weekly 5-a-side children's football and netball leagues at multiple venues across South West London for boys and girls aged 4-16, running from 4pm during term time. The company delivers league play with professional officiating, results tracking, fixtures, and age-appropriate divisions, supported by ancillary services including pitch-side Match Day Management, mid-week coaching sessions, video replay via FN5s TV, branded kit sales, seasonal tournaments, and holiday courses.

Product overview

Friday Night 5s operates as a multi-venue children's sports league platform offering 5-a-side football and netball leagues for boys and girls aged 4-16 across London. The core offering consists of football and netball league programmes with supporting services including Match Day Management (pitch-side coaching), Mid Week Coaching sessions, Friday Night Fives TV (video streaming), and a Kit Shop for team apparel. The company also operates seasonal tournaments, holiday courses, and parties, and has expanded internationally to Dubai. A franchise model is offered for UK expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Friday Night 5s TV: Live streaming and match day relay service for recording and replaying matches
• Match Day Management (MDM)
• Mid Week Coaching
• Brentford FC CST Junior Football League
• High 5s Netball

Products and services

• Friday Night 5s Football Leagues Weekly 5-a-side children's football leagues operating at multiple venues across South West London with matches starting at 4pm throughout term time. Features results, fixtures, tables, and video recording at select pitches for children aged 4-16.
• Friday Night 5s Netball Leagues Weekly 5-a-side netball leagues for children of all ages, with matches played at various London venues. Features competitive divisions with trophies for winners, runners up, and individual awards.
• Match Day Management In-house team management service providing pitch-side managers who deliver pre-match, half-time, and post-match talks; formations; tactics; substitutions; and in-game encouragement. Staff hold coaching qualifications, safeguarding certification, DBS checks, and First Aid training.
• Mid Week Coaching Organised weekly coaching sessions for FN5s teams covering technique, shooting, receiving, dribbling, agility, fitness, confidence, and self-belief. Sessions are available for individual players or entire teams.
• Friday Night Fives TV Video streaming service offering recordings of matches for players and family to watch back. Currently available for football at Chiswick venue only (3 pitches with PlayCam video recording technology). Free for registered players.
• Kit Shop Team kit design and supply service offering personalised football shirts (plain, 2-colour, and striped variants in junior and senior sizes) and netball tops. Powered by Gilbert Netball Teamwear for netball products. Products available via external ksteamwear.co.uk store.
• Tournaments Seasonal tournament events including 'Champions Cup' and 'Fair Play Cup', plus holiday courses for ages 3 and above. Provides festive tournaments such as Christmas tournaments at Bishops Park and Chiswick.
• Franchise Opportunities Franchise programme offering enthusiastic individuals the opportunity to replicate Friday Night 5s' business model in their community, including training in sales, marketing, and business development.
• Brentford FC CST Junior Football League Collaborative junior football league between Brentford FC CST and Friday Night 5s, operating at Gunnersbury Park Sports Hub for Years 1-8. Team registration is £672 (14-week season).
• Holiday Courses Flexible holiday courses for children aged 3 and above, designed to fit with holiday plans.
• Parties Event hosting service for children's parties across all age groups.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,500 current players and 28,000+ games played since inception
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brentford FC CSTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrentford FC Community Sports Trust (CST) and Friday Night 5s have combined to offer a unique junior football league opportunity at Gunnersbury. The Brentford FC CST Junior Football League provides young footballers Years 1-8 the opportunity to devise tactics, strategies, and play in an exciting new football league built on friendship, fair play and fun.
• British Franchise Association (BFA)minorOthersFriday Night 5s is a member of the British Franchise Association, indicating credibility and adherence to franchising best practices as they offer franchise opportunities for their business model.
• KS TeamwearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal kit supplier and online store operator for Friday Night 5s branded football and netball merchandise including shirts, shorts, and accessories.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Pitchero: Club management and league software platform used by grassroots football clubs across the UK. Comparable as a technology provider enabling youth league operations, fixtures, results, and player statistics.

Direct peers

• Goals Soccer Centres: Operates small-sided football leagues and 5-a-side pitches across the UK. Most directly comparable as a multi-venue small-sided football operator, though primarily serving adult leagues rather than children.
• Powerleague: UK's largest small-sided football league operator with multiple venues. Comparable in operating small-sided football leagues with subscription-based team registration, though skewed toward adult players.
• Premier Sport: UK provider of children's sports coaching and holiday courses across schools and communities. Comparable as a multi-sport, multi-venue children's sports operator with franchise-style delivery.
• Soccer Schools UK: Children's football coaching and holiday camps operating across UK venues. Comparable in delivering structured children's football programmes with venue-based scheduling.
• Little Kickers: Children's football coaching and game-based programme for pre-school and primary-age children. Comparable as a structured children's football provider with franchise-style expansion, though focused on younger age groups and coaching rather than league play.

Regional players

• Fulham FC Foundation: Runs junior football and netball programmes in the SW London catchment area overlapping with FN5s. Comparable as a children's football operator in the same geography, backed by a Premier League club.

Broad incumbents

• Brentford FC Community Sports Trust: Runs community football programmes and junior leagues across West London. Comparable as a children's football league operator and existing FN5s partner; backed by a professional football club rather than an independent operator.
• Urban Sports Group (Urban Soccer / Goals acquired sites): Operates small-sided football venues and leagues across UK cities. Comparable as a multi-venue 5-a-side football operator with subscription-based recurring revenue.
• Chelsea FC Foundation: Premier League club foundation delivering children's football and netball programmes across London. Comparable as a professionally-backed youth sports league provider, though much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fridaynight5s
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoLs3Bh63dLakMBA6xwceKw
• Facebookfacebook.com/fridaynight5s
• Instagraminstagram.com/fridaynight5s
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fridaynight5s

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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