Langley FC

What Langley FC does

Langley FC is a community football club based in Slough, England, operating a vertically integrated football pyramid that spans every age group from U7s through to a senior First Team, U23s, U18s, Old Boys veterans, and an AFC team. The senior First Team competes in the Combined Counties League Division One (Step 6 of the English football pyramid), with the U18s in the Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League and various youth age groups in the Junior Premier League, Thames Valley Sunday Football League, and East Berks Football League. Home fixtures are played at Honeycroft Stadium under a ground-share agreement with Uxbridge FC, and the club is formally incorporated as LANGLEY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD (Company Number 15402864) since January 2024, owned by a consortium of five shareholders led by InGame Creative.

The club's product surface is sport participation itself rather than a technology platform: structured competitive football, player development pathways with documented success in producing players for professional clubs and England youth sides, and community programmes including the Second Chance FC partnership for at-risk youth. Commercial offerings include an online merchandise store (operated in partnership with MJM Sports), matchday tickets, programmes, and a sponsorship book drawn from local B2B service firms. There is no proprietary technology, app, or digital product; the club communicates through a website and a presence on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, YouTube, and Twitch.

Revenue is generated from five streams: recurring membership and registration fees across youth and adult teams, one-time matchday ticket sales, merchandise sales, programme sales, and sponsorship from local businesses. No public pricing is disclosed, no revenue figures are available, and the club operates with a small core team of 8 employees. The leadership structure is a hybrid of owner-operators (Chairman Chris Smith, Secretary Nick Gibson, President Glen Phillips) and appointed coaching staff (Head of Youth Development Adam Rathmill, First Team Manager Mick Woodham, with Club Welfare Officer Biljo Doe overseeing safeguarding).

Name

Langley FC

Legal name

LANGLEY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD

Website

https://langley-fc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Langley FC is a community football club in Slough, England, running a youth-to-senior football pyramid from U7s to First Team and competing in the Combined Counties League, with revenue from membership fees, tickets, merchandise, and local sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Football Club Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Club Sports Programs (EDALAIAB), Team Sports Matches (Club & National) (MPAGAMAB)

Keywords

• Community football club
• Youth football development
• Amateur football services
• Football matchday tickets
• Football club merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Slough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership and Registration Fees: The club collects membership fees for players across all age groups, from youth teams (U7s through U18s) to adult teams including First Team and Old Boys.
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from matchday tickets for First Team fixtures in the Combined Counties League Division One.
3. Merchandise and Store: The club operates an online store selling official merchandise including kit releases, with partnership with MJM Sports.
4. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship from multiple local businesses including Elite Metalcraft, Thames Materials, Vaughan Plant Haulage, and others.
5. Programme Sales: Matchday programmes sold at fixtures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Langley FC is a community football club that organises, fields and supports teams from U7s youth level through to a senior First Team competing in the Combined Counties League Division One. It sells matchday tickets and programmes at home fixtures and operates an official online merchandise store in partnership with MJM Sports, supplemented by corporate sponsorship revenue from local businesses.

Product overview

Langley FC is a football club based in Slough, England, offering a comprehensive football program across multiple levels. The club operates a unified structure comprising the First Team competing in the Combined Counties League Division One, a U23s development team, a U18s youth team, and various youth teams ranging from U7s to U17s. Additional offerings include an Online Store for merchandise, match tickets, and matchday programmes. The club also runs the Langley Old Boys veterans team and the Langley Second Chance initiative developed in partnership with Second Chance FC for player development with educational focus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Langley FC Online Store (Official Merchandise)

Quantifiable outcome

• U18s advanced to 1st Round Proper of The FA Youth Cup for first time ever
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Uxbridge FCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 August 2023Ground-share agreement with Uxbridge FC at Honeycroft Stadium, enabling Langley FC's next chapter and home fixtures.
• MJM SportsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 August 2023Partnership with MJM Sports for official merchandise supply and online store operations.
• ScentsationalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 August 2023Langley U18s partnered with fragrance brand Scentsational as a sponsor and partner.
• Red Card Gambling Support ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 July 2023Langley FC partnered with Red Card Gambling Support Project, becoming the FIRST non-league club to actively combat gambling-related issues. The collaboration aims to raise awareness and promote responsible gambling practices within the football community.
• Second Chance FCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023Langley FC and Second Chance FC announced partnership to develop young football talent while emphasising learning through sport. Collaboration established two new teams: Langley Second Chance for Under 19s and Under 23s competing in Combined Counties League U23s Division and SCL Youth Development League.
• Harrow United FCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2023Langley FC and Harrow United FC collaboration for U18s competing in Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League. Harrow United brings Team Secretary Mel Mentesh, Team Manager Mentesh Mentesh, and Assistant Manager Derenik Grigorian. Leverages Harrow United's proven player pathway through North Greenford United and Allied Counties Youth Football League.
• Elite MetalcraftminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Langley FC listed on website sponsors section.
• Thames MaterialsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Langley FC listed on website sponsors section.
• Vaughan Plant HaulageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Langley FC listed on website sponsors section.
• Main Unit Location ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Langley FC listed on website sponsors section.
• Nicks Fish & ChipsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Langley FC listed on website sponsors section.
• Thomas Metal RecyclingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor of Langley FC listed on website sponsors section.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Camberley Town FC: Camberley Town FC is another Combined Counties League side running a community pyramid of teams at the same tier as Langley FC. Match-level and operational comparability is high given shared league, regional geography and similar sponsorship-driven revenue mix.
• Burnham FC: Burnham FC is a community football club in the same Slough/Buckinghamshire catchment operating at a similar non-league tier. Proximity, demographic overlap and comparable pyramid structure make it a relevant local peer.
• Bedfont & Feltham FC: Bedfont & Feltham FC compete in the Combined Counties League, sharing the same Step 6 division structure as Langley FC. The clubs face similar commercial, governance and community engagement challenges at this level of the pyramid.
• Farnham Town FC: Farnham Town FC competes in the Combined Counties League at a comparable Step 6 level with a similar community-based, volunteer-supported operating model. The two clubs frequently face each other in the same league, making them direct peers on footballing, commercial and community dimensions.
• Cobham FC: Cobham FC is a Surrey-based non-league club operating at a similar community and competitive tier to Langley FC. Comparable pyramid structure, local-sponsor base and Step 6–equivalent league positioning make it a relevant peer.
• Spelthorne Sports FC: Spelthorne Sports FC competes in the Combined Counties League with a comparable community amateur structure and similar level of operating resources. Geographic proximity and shared league make this a directly comparable non-league peer.
• Uxbridge FC: Uxbridge FC is both Langley FC's ground-share partner at Honeycroft Stadium and a fellow Combined Counties League competitor. The operational entanglement and shared league make it a uniquely direct peer for venue, scheduling and commercial comparison.

Broad incumbents

• Maidenhead United FC: Maidenhead United FC operates at National League level, well above Langley FC's tier but in the same Berkshire region. Useful as a broad incumbent for understanding the upper end of the local commercial opportunity set.
• Hayes & Yeading United FC: Hayes & Yeading United FC operate higher up the non-league pyramid in the same West London/Berkshire corridor. It functions as a broader incumbent peer for sponsorship and attendance benchmarks relevant to Langley FC's upside trajectory.
• Slough Town FC: Slough Town FC is the larger local club, competing at Step 3 of the National League System in the same Slough catchment. It provides a relevant incumbent benchmark for sponsorship pricing, fan base size and operational complexity a few tiers above Langley FC.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LangleyFC_
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2Z16o1oU9zgIvKHBGJ7nmA
• Facebookfacebook.com/LangleyFC2022
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/langleyfc
• Instagraminstagram.com/langleyfc_
• TikToktiktok.com/@langleyfc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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