Club finances · statutory accounts

Crystal Palace finances

Reporting entity
CPFC 2010 LIMITED
Latest period
Year to 30 June 2025 (FY2025 · the 2024/25 season)
Company number
07206409
Accounts
Consolidated (whole group)
Filed
26 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, Crystal Palace brought in revenue of £196.6m, up from £190.2m the year before. The club made an operating loss of £42.5m and ended the year with net liabilities of £35.6m.

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

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £196.6m

    £196,623,000

  • Operating loss

    £42.5m

    £42,524,000

  • Profit before tax

    £8.27m

    £8,265,000

  • Cash

    £13.7m

    £13,715,000

  • Borrowings

    £103.1m

    £103,090,000

  • Net liabilities

    £35.6m

    £35,640,000

  • Average employees

    434

Over time

† FY2020, FY2021 are not directly comparable: later accounts restated those years, so they are shown hatched and no trend is drawn through them.

Revenue
£142.3mFY2020†£134.4mFY2021†£160mFY2022£180.1mFY2023£190.2mFY2024£196.6mFY2025

Hatched: not directly comparable with the years either side.

Bigger is not automatically healthier.

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Revenue, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£142.3m
FY2021 † not comparable£134.4m
FY2022£160m
FY2023£180.1m
FY2024£190.2m
FY2025£196.6m
Profit or loss before tax
-£58mFY2020†-£40.3mFY2021†-£24.2mFY2022-£27.5mFY2023-£32.9mFY2024£8.27mFY2025

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparableLoss before tax £58m
FY2021 † not comparableLoss before tax £40.3m
FY2022Loss before tax £24.2m
FY2023Loss before tax £27.5m
FY2024Loss before tax £32.9m
FY2025Profit before tax £8.27m
Cash
£58.4mFY2020†£1.86mFY2021†£8.05mFY2022£21.4mFY2023£9.04mFY2024£13.7mFY2025

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£58.4m
FY2021 † not comparable£1.86m
FY2022£8.05m
FY2023£21.4m
FY2024£9.04m
FY2025£13.7m
Net assets or liabilities
-£49.1mFY2020†-£89.4mFY2021†-£33.4mFY2022-£61mFY2023-£93.9mFY2024-£35.6mFY2025

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparableNet liabilities £49.1m
FY2021 † not comparableNet liabilities £89.4m
FY2022Net liabilities £33.4m
FY2023Net liabilities £61m
FY2024Net liabilities £93.9m
FY2025Net liabilities £35.6m
Average employees
279FY2020†297FY2021†295FY2022345FY2023382FY2024434FY2025

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable279
FY2021 † not comparable297
FY2022295
FY2023345
FY2024382
FY2025434
Staff costs
£132.6mFY2020†£130.3mFY2021†£123.8mFY2022£130.6mFY2023£133.7mFY2024£148.3mFY2025

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£132.6m
FY2021 † not comparable£130.3m
FY2022£123.8m
FY2023£130.6m
FY2024£133.7m
FY2025£148.3m

Every year

Crystal Palace published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020 †FY2021 †FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue£142.3m£134.4m£160m£180.1m£190.2m£196.6m
Matchday revenue£8.57m£247k£11.5m£12.3m£13.8m£15.6m
Broadcast revenue£112.8m£117.3m£126.5m£141.1m£145.5m£142.3m
Commercial revenue£18.3m£13.6m£20.3m£23.5m£26.3m£30.7m
Other revenue£2.62m£3.18m£1.7m£3.18m£4.69m£7.97m
Staff costs£132.6m£130.3m£123.8m£130.6m£133.7m£148.3m
Operating profit or loss-£57.7m-£47.9m-£19.8m-£19.9m-£20.7m-£42.5m
Profit or loss before tax-£58m-£40.3m-£24.2m-£27.5m-£32.9m£8.27m
Profit or loss after tax-£57.8m-£40.3m-£24.2m-£27.5m-£32.9m£8.27m
Player amortisation£43.4m£36.5m£34.2m£40.5m£46m£54.1m
Player impairment£0—————
Profit or loss on player sales£539k£9.57m£0£331k£1.34m£66.1m
Cash£58.4m£1.86m£8.05m£21.4m£9.04m£13.7m
Borrowings£31.5m£43.5m£81.7m£100.5m£89m£103.1m
Total assets£125.7m£70m£136.6m£180.7m£213m£260.1m
Total liabilities£174.8m£159.4m£170m£241.6m£306.9m£295.7m
Net assets or liabilities-£49.1m-£89.4m-£33.4m-£61m-£93.9m-£35.6m
Average employees279297295345382434
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived93%97%77%73%70%75%
  • — 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 †£142,347,000pdf:Turnover142,347,000 GBPAA-2021-07-24v2Filing
FY2021 †£134,383,000pdf:Turnover134,383,000 GBPAA-2022-06-08v2Filing
FY2022£159,999,000pdf:Turnover159,999,000 GBPAA-2023-04-12v2Filing
FY2023£180,066,000pdf:Turnover180,066,000 GBPAA-2024-04-12v2Filing
FY2024£190,224,000pdf:Turnover190,224,000 GBPAA-2025-04-02v2Filing
FY2025£196,623,000pdf:Turnover196,623,000 GBPAA-2026-04-26v2Filing

“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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