Winding up order granted in court hearing over £35 million dispute

A company owned by Sheffield United’s chairmen has been wound up at the High Court.

COH Sports faced proceedings brought by United World, the Championship club’s former owners.

The takeover of the club by COH Sports, headed by Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy, took place in December 2024.

Americans Mr Rosen and Mr Eltoukhy are co-chairmen of the club.

United World, owned by Prince Abdullah bin Mosa’ad, has reportedly claimed it is owed more than £35 million from the sale, and filed the winding up petition last month.

OWNER: Prince Abdullah bin Mosa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Sa'ud was in charge for the period being accounted for (Image: Simon Bellis/Sportimage)

placeholder image — OWNER: Prince Abdullah bin Mosa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Sa'ud was in charge for the period being accounted for (Image: Simon Bellis/Sportimage)

A hearing in the petition took place on Wednesday at the specialist Insolvency and Companies Court (ICC) in London, which lasted around 10 seconds.

Angus Groom, representing United World, asked for the “usual compulsory order” in the proceedings, which would wind up COH Sports.

Judge Paul Greenwood granted the order.

In June, Sheffield United said in a statement that Delaware-based company 1919 Partners is the club’s parent company and “sits at the centre of the ownership structure”.