Chelmsford City Football Club Ltd

Name

Chelmsford City Football Club Ltd

Legal name

Chelmsford City Football Club Ltd

Website

https://chelmsfordcityfc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Football Club Operations

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association Football (Soccer) Leagues (MPAKAAAA)

Keywords

• Professional football club
• Matchday ticketing services
• Sports hospitality packages
• Football sponsorship rights
• Club merchandise sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Chelmsford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ticket and Matchday Revenue: Revenue from selling match tickets for home games at the Dunmow Group Community Stadium, including season tickets, matchday tickets, and group bookings.
2. Merchandise Sales: Sales of official club merchandise including kits (home, away, third), accessories, and memorabilia through the club shop and online store.
3. Sponsorship and Commercial Partnerships: Revenue from front-of-shirt sponsorship (EMJ), stadium naming rights (Dunmow Group), and various commercial partnerships including legal services, beer partnerships, and financial services sponsors.
4. Hospitality Services: Matchday hospitality packages including Gold Package (3-course meal, VIP suite, private bar) at £35 per head and Silver Package (pie & chips, reserved seating) at £20 per head.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chelmsford City Football Club operates a semi-professional football organisation competing in the National League South (Tier 6 English football) and the London & South East Regional Women's League. It sells match tickets and season-ticket subscriptions, official merchandise, corporate sponsorships, and matchday hospitality packages; operates the men's first team, women's first team, academy boys, youth boys, Under-21s, walking football and disability pathways; and distributes match content through ClaretsTV (YouTube) and Radio Clarets (Mixlr).

Product overview

Chelmsford City Football Club Ltd operates as a semi-professional football organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services centered around competitive football participation and fan engagement. The club's core offerings include its Men's First Team competing in National League South and Women's First Team, supplemented by Academy Boys and Youth development programs across multiple age groups. Commercial products encompass matchday experiences (tickets, hospitality), media services (ClaretsTV video content, Radio Clarets audio commentary), official merchandise through the Club Shop, and corporate sponsorship packages including the EMJ front-of-shirt partnership and Dunmow Group stadium naming rights. Additional offerings include venue events hire and community programs through the CCFC Foundation. The club operates from the Dunmow Group Community Stadium in Chelmsford, Essex, with a stated five-year roadmap to reach the Football League.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Men's First Team (National League South) Senior men's football team competing in National League South (Tier 6 English football), operated by Manager Mark Cooper with a full squad across positions. Plays home fixtures at the Dunmow Group Community Stadium.
• Matchday Tickets Single-match tickets for National League South fixtures at the Dunmow Group Community Stadium; card-only payments at turnstiles with advance online pricing available across Adult, Concession, Student, Youth and Under 14 categories.
• Season Tickets 2026/27 Annual subscription tickets covering all National League South home games for the 2026/27 season. Pricing tiers include Adult (£300 standard / £255 Early Bird / £225 renewal), Concession (£240 / £195 / £165), Student 18+ (£60 / £30 / £25), Youth 14-18 (£60 / £30 / £25), Under 14 (£20 all tiers, must be accompanied by adult).
• Club Shop / Official Merchandise Official merchandise including home, away and third kits, accessories and apparel, sold through the physical club shop on matchdays and the online store via the TicketCo platform.
• Hospitality Packages Matchday hospitality offerings: Gold Package (£35 per head — 3-course meal, VIP suite with private bar, complimentary bottle of beer, free programme, tea & coffee, director's balcony access); Silver Package (£20 per head — pie & chips meal with two guaranteed beers, reserved seating in outside marquee with big screen, matchday ticket not included).
• ClaretsTV Official video channel on YouTube featuring match highlights, post-match reactions with manager and players, manager interviews and exclusive club content distributed under the ClaretsTV brand.
• Radio Clarets Live audio commentary service for matches via the Mixlr platform (radioclarets.mixlr.com), providing play-by-play coverage for supporters unable to attend in person.
• Corporate Sponsorship Packages Commercial partnership packages including front-of-shirt sponsorship (EMJ, three-year deal), stadium naming rights (Dunmow Group, three years to 2028), matchball sponsorships (e.g., Valkyrie Financial Advice) and various digital and physical branding opportunities.
• Stadium Events Hire Venue rental at the Dunmow Group Community Stadium for private events, conferences and functions outside matchdays.
• Women's Football Pathway Expansion Announced extension of the women's and girls' football section, expanding female football offerings under the existing Women's First Team (competing in London & South East Regional Women's League Division One North) and broader girls' pathway.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Dunmow GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 July 2025Dunmow Group becomes Platinum Partner and Stadium Sponsor for three years to 2028. Stadium renamed 'The Dunmow Group Community Stadium'. Described as the second biggest sponsorship deal in club history (6-figure deal). Dunmow Group is a local company with commitment to community investment.
• EMJ (European Medical Journal)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 June 2025EMJ becomes front-of-shirt sponsor for three seasons in one of non-league football's biggest commercial deals (7-figure). EMJ is a globally recognised healthcare publishing platform headquartered in London with operations in Miami and Amsterdam. Partnership includes branding on home, away, and third shirts, plus digital and physical platforms.
• Birketts LLPsupportingOthers · 2 June 2025Official Legal Partner of Chelmsford City Football Club. Birketts is described as one of the UK's leading full-service law firms.
• Radio City Beer WorkssupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 May 2025Partnership with Radio City Beer Works for beer and beverage services at the stadium.
• Valkyrie Financial AdviceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMatchball sponsor for the pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town U21s on 18th July 2026.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sutton United FC: London-area club historically operating at the National League tier (one above Chelmsford) with a broader commercial footprint and similar community-led identity, useful as a benchmark for what promotion could unlock.
• Colchester United FC: EFL club in the same Essex region, providing a benchmark for the upper-bound of what scaled commercial, ticketing, and broadcasting revenue looks like for a club in Chelmsford's catchment.
• Southend United FC: Historically EFL Essex club now operating at a non-league tier, providing a regional comparison point for the Chelmsford-Essex football market and the economics of post-EFL non-league operations.

Direct peers

• Dulwich Hamlet FC: Non-league London-based club with a similarly community-owned ethos, youth pathway focus, and tier-adjacent matchday and merchandise economics.
• Hampton & Richmond Borough FC: National League South club operating in the same sixth-tier competitive environment with comparable commercial mix of tickets, hospitality, and local sponsorship.
• Eastbourne Borough FC: National League South club with similar non-league tier economics, sponsorship-driven commercial partnerships, and season-ticket plus matchday revenue mix.
• Welling United FC: National League South club with similar scale, semi-professional squad structure, and ticketing/sponsorship model aimed at a comparable south-east non-league audience.
• Maidstone United FC: Another National League South club in the south-east of England competing at the same sixth tier of English football, with comparable matchday ticket, sponsorship, and hospitality revenue models and similar season-ticket pricing structure.
• Braintree Town FC: Essex-based National League South peer operating in the same region and tier, with directly comparable gate-receipt, sponsorship, and merchandise economics.
• Dartford FC: National League South rival with an overlapping south-east catchment, matching matchday-driven commercial model, season-ticket structure, and stadium-based hospitality offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OfficialClarets
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCp_V5NBL1Mlb9UbCGnWr_UA
• Instagraminstagram.com/chelmsfordcityfc
• Facebookfacebook.com/officialchelmsfordcityfc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chelmsford-city-football-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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