Unique Sports Management: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Unique Sports Management Ltd's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Mr William John Salthouse. It holds 75% or more of the company. In the year to October 2024 Unique Sports Management Ltd reported turnover of £39m.
Unique Sports Management’s next accounts, for the year to 31 October 2025, were due at Companies House by 31 October 2026 and had not been filed when we checked on 9 November 2026. This page shows the latest accounts it has filed.
- In the year to October 2024, Unique Sports Management had turnover of £39m, up 36.8% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £8m, keeping £21.62 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 29 people, with staff costs of £4m.
- These figures are from Unique Sports Management Ltd's accounts for the year to October 2024, filed at Companies House on 19 December 2025.
- Registered name
- UNIQUE SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD
- Company number
- 06732463
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 24 October 2008
- Registered office area
- Watford
- Industry code on the register
- 93199: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to October 2024, filed 19 December 2025
What does Unique Sports Management do?
Unique Sports Management is a UK sports management agency that represents athletes and handles the business side of their careers. Its work typically covers commercial partnerships, sponsorship and endorsement deals, media work and wider career planning for its clients. Agencies of this kind earn their money mainly through commission on the contracts and commercial deals they negotiate. It is a privately owned business registered in England.
In brief: sports management · athlete representation · sponsorship and media deals · commission-based
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026.
Who owns Unique Sports Management?
The Companies House register records Mr William John Salthouse as the person with significant control of Unique Sports Management Ltd, company number 06732463. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights. The control was notified on 6 April 2016.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Unique Sports Management?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Unique Sports Management Ltd.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| William John Salthouse | 25 October 2008 |
| Barry Whelan | 24 January 2013 |
| Marlon Fleischmann | 2 December 2016 |
| David Abrams | 6 May 2025 |
| Arne Rees | 6 May 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Unique Sports Management file?
Unique Sports Management Ltd reported turnover of £39m in the year to October 2024. That was up 36.8% on £28m the year before.
It reported 29 employees. The year before it reported 24.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £8m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £6m the year before.
Staff costs came to £4m. That is an average of £154,000 a head. It ended the year with £8m at the bank and net assets of £16m. It paid dividends of £5m.
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39m | £28m |
| Pre-tax profit | £8m (filed) | £6m (filed) |
| Employees | 29 | 24 |
| Staff costs | £4m | £3m |
| Average staff cost per head | £154,000 | £136,000 |
| Bank and cash | £8m | £4m |
| Net assets | £16m | £15m |
| Dividends paid | £5m | £5m |
| Interest paid | £2k |
Read the accounts to October 2024 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Unique Sports Management?
Unique Sports Management Ltd has registered 2 charges at Companies House, of which 2 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Both outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Lloyds Bank PLC | 16 November 2016 |
| Lloyds Bank PLC | 13 October 2016 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Unique Sports Management compares
Of the 3 sports agencies, Unique Sports Management is 3rd on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 1st on growth. CAA Stellar keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £29.60.
| Rank | Sports agencies | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wasserman | £151m | £1.76 |
| 3rd | Unique Sports Management | £39m | £21.62 |
| + 1 more sports agencies ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Unique Sports Management files as Unique Sports Management Ltd, whose person with significant control is Mr William John Salthouse, with turnover of £39m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Unique Sports Management
What does Unique Sports Management do?
Unique Sports Management is a UK sports management agency that represents athletes and handles the business side of their careers. Its work typically covers commercial partnerships, sponsorship and endorsement deals, media work and wider career planning for its clients. Agencies of this kind earn their money mainly through commission on the contracts and commercial deals they negotiate. It is a privately owned business registered in England.
How does Unique Sports Management compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Unique Sports Management is 3rd of the 3 companies in our battle of the sports agencies, behind Wasserman. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the sports agencies →
Who owns Unique Sports Management?
The Companies House register records Mr William John Salthouse as the person with significant control of Unique Sports Management Ltd. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights.
How much does Unique Sports Management make?
Unique Sports Management Ltd reported turnover of £39m in the year to October 2024. It filed a pre-tax profit of £8m.
How many people work at Unique Sports Management?
Unique Sports Management Ltd reported 29 employees in the year to October 2024.
Who runs Unique Sports Management?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Unique Sports Management Ltd. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Unique Sports Management Ltd's filings at Companies House, company number 06732463, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Unique Sports Management: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/unique-sports-management/. Figures from Companies House filings for UNIQUE SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD (06732463).
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