Club finances · statutory accounts

Chelsea finances

Reporting entity
CHELSEA FC HOLDINGS LIMITED
Latest period
Year to 30 June 2025 (FY2025 · the 2024/25 season)
Company number
02536231
Accounts
Consolidated (whole group)
Filed
12 April 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, Chelsea brought in revenue of £490.9m. The club made an operating loss of £308.2m and ended the year with net assets of £872.3m.

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

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £490.9m

    £490,857,000

  • Operating loss

    £308.2m

    £308,157,000

  • Loss before tax

    £262.4m

    £262,444,000

  • Cash

    £49m

    £49,009,000

  • Borrowings

    Not disclosed

  • Net assets

    £872.3m

    £872,302,000

  • Average employees

    1,062

† FY2025 is not directly comparable: later accounts restated that year, so it is shown hatched and no trend is drawn through it.

Revenue
£407.4mFY2020£434.9mFY2021£481.3mFY2022£512.5mFY2023£468.5mFY2024£490.9mFY2025†

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Bigger is not automatically healthier.

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Revenue, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£407.4m
FY2021£434.9m
FY2022£481.3m
FY2023£512.5m
FY2024£468.5m
FY2025 † not comparable£490.9m
Profit or loss before tax
£35.7mFY2020-£155.9mFY2021-£121.4mFY2022-£90.1mFY2023£128.4mFY2024-£262.4mFY2025†

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Profit before tax £35.7m
FY2021Loss before tax £155.9m
FY2022Loss before tax £121.4m
FY2023Loss before tax £90.1m
FY2024Profit before tax £128.4m
FY2025 † not comparableLoss before tax £262.4m
Cash
£17.1mFY2020£16.4mFY2021£54.2mFY2022£87.9mFY2023£36mFY2024£49mFY2025†

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£17.1m
FY2021£16.4m
FY2022£54.2m
FY2023£87.9m
FY2024£36m
FY2025 † not comparable£49m
Net assets or liabilities
£511.3mFY2020£400.7mFY2021£440.8mFY2022£351.1mFY2023£795.7mFY2024£872.3mFY2025†

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Net assets £511.3m
FY2021Net assets £400.7m
FY2022Net assets £440.8m
FY2023Net assets £351.1m
FY2024Net assets £795.7m
FY2025 † not comparableNet assets £872.3m
Average employees
808FY2020817FY2021788FY2022827FY2023958FY20241,062FY2025†

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020808
FY2021817
FY2022788
FY2023827
FY2024958
FY2025 † not comparable1,062
Staff costs
£283.5mFY2020£332.9mFY2021£340.2mFY2022£404mFY2023£338mFY2024£359.3mFY2025†

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£283.5m
FY2021£332.9m
FY2022£340.2m
FY2023£404m
FY2024£338m
FY2025 † not comparable£359.3m

Every year

Chelsea published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025 †
Revenue£407.4m£434.9m£481.3m£512.5m£468.5m£490.9m
Matchday revenue£54.5m£7.65m£69.2m£76.5m£80.1m£86.8m
Broadcast revenue£182.5m£273.6m£235m£225.9m£163.1m£203.2m
Commercial revenue£170.4m£153.6m£177.1m£210.1m£225.3m£200.9m
Staff costs£283.5m£332.9m£340.2m£404m£338m£359.3m
Operating profit or loss-£111.6m-£182.8m-£242.4m-£218m-£213m-£308.2m
Profit or loss before tax£35.7m-£155.9m-£121.4m-£90.1m£128.4m-£262.4m
Profit or loss after tax£32.5m-£153.4m-£121.3m-£89.8m£129.6m-£262.6m
Player amortisation£127.3m£161.8m£160.4m£203.3m£190.1m£212.2m
Player impairment—£17.9m£76.7m£0£0£12.1m
Profit or loss on player sales£142.6m£27.9m£123.2m£62.9m£152.5m£57.9m
Cash£17.1m£16.4m£54.2m£87.9m£36m£49m
Total assets£880.7m£823.4m£874m£1234.8m£1844.5m£1540.4m
Total liabilities£369.4m£422.7m£433.2m£883.8m£1048.8m£668.1m
Net assets or liabilities£511.3m£400.7m£440.8m£351.1m£795.7m£872.3m
Average employees8088177888279581,062
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived70%77%71%79%72%73%
  • — 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.
  • Not disclosed in any period: Other revenue, Borrowings.

Sources and definitions

Where each figure comes from

Total revenue/turnover reported for the period.

Sources for Revenue
YearPublishedXBRL conceptAs filedFilingMappingDocument
FY2020£407,402,000pdf:GroupTurnover407,402 GBP thousandsAA-2021-02-10v2Filing
FY2021£434,863,000pdf:GroupTurnover434,863 GBP thousandsAA-2021-12-29v2Filing
FY2022£481,278,000pdf:GroupTurnover481,278 GBP thousandsAA-2023-04-08v2Filing
FY2023£512,467,000pdf:GroupTurnover512,467 GBP thousandsAA-2024-04-12v2Filing
FY2024£468,486,000pdf:GroupTurnover468,486 GBP thousandsAA-2025-04-04v2Filing
FY2025 †£490,857,000pdf:GroupTurnover490,857 GBP thousandsAA-2026-04-12v2Filing

“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.
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.
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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