Club finances · statutory accounts

Brighton finances

Reporting entity
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE)
Latest period
Year to 30 June 2025 (FY2025 · the 2024/25 season)
Company number
00081077
Accounts
Company only (not the wider group)
Filed
26 March 2026

These figures come from the accounts the club files by law at Companies House. Anything a filing does not disclose is shown as Not disclosed — FixtureShark never estimates it. Read the original FY2025 filing.

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In brief

In the year to 30 June 2025, Brighton brought in revenue of £221.1m. The club made an operating loss of £88.2m and ended the year with net liabilities of £29.4m. FY2024 is not directly comparable, so no year-on-year change is given.

More revenue is not the same as financial health: read it alongside profit or loss, cash and net assets.

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £221.1m

    £221,063,000

  • Operating loss

    £88.2m

    £88,216,000

  • Loss before tax

    £32m

    £32,005,000

  • Cash

    £39.8m

    £39,836,000

  • Borrowings

    Not disclosed

  • Net liabilities

    £29.4m

    £29,373,000

  • Average employees

    1,032

† FY2024 is not directly comparable: later accounts restated that year, so it is shown hatched and no trend is drawn through it.

Revenue
£123.3mFY2020£139.7mFY2021£167.4mFY2022£203.6mFY2023£221.3mFY2024†£221.1mFY2025

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Bigger is not automatically healthier.

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Revenue, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£123.3m
FY2021£139.7m
FY2022£167.4m
FY2023£203.6m
FY2024 † not comparable£221.3m
FY2025£221.1m
Profit or loss before tax
-£62.7mFY2020-£49.6mFY2021£27.4mFY2022£142mFY2023£88.3mFY2024†-£32mFY2025

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Loss before tax £62.7m
FY2021Loss before tax £49.6m
FY2022Profit before tax £27.4m
FY2023Profit before tax £142m
FY2024 † not comparableProfit before tax £88.3m
FY2025Loss before tax £32m
Cash
£454kFY2020£6.75mFY2021£14.2mFY2022£15.2mFY2023£15mFY2024†£39.8mFY2025

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£454k
FY2021£6.75m
FY2022£14.2m
FY2023£15.2m
FY2024 † not comparable£15m
FY2025£39.8m
Net assets or liabilities
-£189.1mFY2020-£238.7mFY2021-£211.3mFY2022-£79.7mFY2023-£23.7mFY2024†-£29.4mFY2025

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Net liabilities £189.1m
FY2021Net liabilities £238.7m
FY2022Net liabilities £211.3m
FY2023Net liabilities £79.7m
FY2024 † not comparableNet liabilities £23.7m
FY2025Net liabilities £29.4m
Average employees
979FY2020821FY2021828FY20221,051FY20231,160FY2024†1,032FY2025

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020979
FY2021821
FY2022828
FY20231,051
FY2024 † not comparable1,160
FY20251,032
Staff costs
£101.9mFY2020£107.4mFY2021£112.7mFY2022£124.4mFY2023£142.2mFY2024†£158.7mFY2025

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£101.9m
FY2021£107.4m
FY2022£112.7m
FY2023£124.4m
FY2024 † not comparable£142.2m
FY2025£158.7m

Every year

Brighton published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024 †FY2025
Revenue£123.3m£139.7m£167.4m£203.6m£221.3m£221.1m
Matchday revenue£13.5m£480k£20.6m£24.5m£27.7m£27.5m
Broadcast revenue£89.9m£123m£126m£154.9m£163.5m£150.6m
Commercial revenue£9.48m£8.32m£15.2m£17.6m£20.2m£22.4m
Other revenue£10.4m£7.94m£5.72m£6.59m£9.9m£20.5m
Staff costs£101.9m£107.4m£112.7m£124.4m£142.2m£158.7m
Operating profit or loss-£58.8m-£53.1m-£36.9m£18.1m-£25.6m-£88.2m
Profit or loss before tax-£62.7m-£49.6m£27.4m£142m£88.3m-£32m
Profit or loss after tax-£62.7m-£49.6m£27.4m£131.5m£56.1m-£28.6m
Player amortisation£45.6m£46.4m£45.4m£32.8m£39.3m£81.8m
Player impairment£0£9.37m£8.07m£0£2.78m£0
Profit or loss on player sales-£599k£6.59m£62.4m£121.4m£110.3m£56.9m
Cash£454k£6.75m£14.2m£15.2m£15m£39.8m
Borrowings£1.86m£37.3m£3.02m£0£0—
Total assets£168.8m£143.2m£230.6m£344.9m£400m£537.5m
Total liabilities£357.9m£381.9m£441.8m£424.7m£423.7m£566.9m
Net assets or liabilities-£189.1m-£238.7m-£211.3m-£79.7m-£23.7m-£29.4m
Average employees9798218281,0511,1601,032
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived83%77%67%61%64%72%
  • — Not disclosed in that year’s filing. A disclosed zero is shown as £0.
  • Negative figures, in red, are losses or net liabilities.
  • † Not directly comparable with the years either side.
  • Rows marked FixtureShark-derived are calculated by FixtureShark from the filed figures; everything else is as filed.

Sources and definitions

Where each figure comes from

Total revenue/turnover reported for the period.

Sources for Revenue
YearPublishedXBRL conceptAs filedFilingMappingDocument
FY2020£123,291,000pdf:Turnover123,291 GBP thousandsAA-2021-02-26v2Filing
FY2021£139,731,000pdf:Turnover139,731 GBP thousandsAA-2022-06-14v2Filing
FY2022£167,429,000pdf:Turnover167,429 GBP thousandsAA-2023-03-23v2Filing
FY2023£203,574,000pdf:Turnover203,574 GBP thousandsAA-2024-04-11v2Filing
FY2024 †£221,293,000pdf:Turnover221,293 GBP thousandsAA-2025-03-06v2Filing
FY2025£221,063,000pdf:Turnover221,063 GBP thousandsAA-2026-03-26v2Filing

“As filed” is the value exactly as it appears in the filing’s machine-readable (iXBRL) data. A dash means the filing did not disclose this figure. The mapping version records which rule turned the filed concept into this figure.

What each figure means
Revenue
Total revenue/turnover reported for the period.
Matchday revenue
Revenue attributable to matchday activities where separately disclosed.
Broadcast revenue
Revenue attributable to broadcasting/media rights where separately disclosed.
Commercial revenue
Revenue attributable to commercial activities where separately disclosed.
Other revenue
Other revenue not included in the principal disclosed categories.
Staff costs
Total staff/employee costs reported for the period.
Operating profit or loss
Operating profit or loss reported for the period.
Profit or loss before tax
Profit or loss before taxation.
Profit or loss after tax
Profit or loss after taxation for the financial period.
Player amortisation
Amortisation of player registrations/intangible player assets.
Player impairment
Impairment of player registrations/intangible player assets.
Profit or loss on player sales
Profit recognised on disposal of player registrations.
Cash
Cash and cash equivalents at the reporting date.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings disclosed at the reporting date; definition excludes derived net debt.
Total assets
Total assets at the reporting date.
Total liabilities
Total liabilities at the reporting date.
Net assets or liabilities
Net assets/equity at the reporting date.
Average employees
Average number of employees during the reporting period.
Staff costs as a share of revenue (FixtureShark-derived)
Staff costs divided by total revenue.

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