Club finances · statutory accounts

Hull finances

Reporting entity
HULL CITY TIGERS LIMITED
Latest period
Year to 30 June 2025 (FY2025 · the 2024/25 season)
Company number
04032392
Accounts
Company only (not the wider group)
Filed
23 December 2025

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, Hull brought in revenue of £25.8m, up from £21.2m the year before. The club made an operating loss of £41.7m and ended the year with net liabilities of £42.1m.

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

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £25.8m

    £25,821,819

  • Operating loss

    £41.7m

    £41,681,212

  • Loss before tax

    £10.2m

    £10,224,324

  • Cash

    £93k

    £93,006

  • Borrowings

    £57.4m

    £57,386,950

  • Net liabilities

    £42.1m

    £42,138,402

  • Average employees

    255

Over time

† FY2023 is not directly comparable: later accounts restated that year, so it is shown hatched and no trend is drawn through it.

Revenue
£15.1mFY2020£6.86mFY2021£15.4mFY2022£18.1mFY2023†£21.2mFY2024£25.8mFY2025

Hatched: not directly comparable with the years either side.

Bigger is not automatically healthier.

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Revenue, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£15.1m
FY2021£6.86m
FY2022£15.4m
FY2023 † not comparable£18.1m
FY2024£21.2m
FY2025£25.8m
Profit or loss before tax
£2.84mFY2020-£8.15mFY2021£13.9mFY2022-£5.22mFY2023†-£18.8mFY2024-£10.2mFY2025

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Profit before tax £2.84m
FY2021Loss before tax £8.15m
FY2022Profit before tax £13.9m
FY2023 † not comparableLoss before tax £5.22m
FY2024Loss before tax £18.8m
FY2025Loss before tax £10.2m
Cash
£205kFY2020£741kFY2021£433kFY2022£513kFY2023†£80kFY2024£93kFY2025

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£205k
FY2021£741k
FY2022£433k
FY2023 † not comparable£513k
FY2024£80k
FY2025£93k
Net assets or liabilities
-£14mFY2020-£22.2mFY2021-£8.02mFY2022-£13.2mFY2023†-£31.9mFY2024-£42.1mFY2025

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Net liabilities £14m
FY2021Net liabilities £22.2m
FY2022Net liabilities £8.02m
FY2023 † not comparableNet liabilities £13.2m
FY2024Net liabilities £31.9m
FY2025Net liabilities £42.1m
Average employees
210FY2020162FY2021189FY2022225FY2023†245FY2024255FY2025

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020210
FY2021162
FY2022189
FY2023 † not comparable225
FY2024245
FY2025255
Staff costs
£17.8mFY2020£8.44mFY2021£12.7mFY2022£23.7mFY2023†£29.6mFY2024£36.7mFY2025

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£17.8m
FY2021£8.44m
FY2022£12.7m
FY2023 † not comparable£23.7m
FY2024£29.6m
FY2025£36.7m

Every year

Hull published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 †FY2024FY2025
Revenue£15.1m£6.86m£15.4m£18.1m£21.2m£25.8m
Matchday revenue£5.34m£3.17m£5.62m£5.16m£5.74m£7.16m
Broadcast revenue£7.72m£2.84m£7.69m£9.02m£9.44m£12.5m
Commercial revenue£2.05m£854k£2.06m£3.9m£6.05m£6.12m
Staff costs£17.8m£8.44m£12.7m£23.7m£29.6m£36.7m
Operating profit or loss-£19.5m-£9.73m-£7.87m-£20.6m-£26.5m-£41.7m
Profit or loss before tax£2.84m-£8.15m£13.9m-£5.22m-£18.8m-£10.2m
Profit or loss after tax£2.57m-£8.15m£14.2m-£5.22m-£18.7m-£10.2m
Player amortisation£7.82m£2.09m£1.62m£3.21m£4.73m£10.4m
Profit or loss on player sales£22.7m£2.87m£2.33m£15.2m£8.34m£33.1m
Cash£205k£741k£433k£513k£80k£93k
Borrowings£42.7m£42.7m£5.29m£16m£43.8m£57.4m
Total assets£35m£24.2m£26.4m£33.7m£46.4m£65m
Total liabilities£49.1m£46.4m£34.4m£47m£78.3m£107.1m
Net assets or liabilities-£14m-£22.2m-£8.02m-£13.2m-£31.9m-£42.1m
Average employees210162189225245255
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived117%123%83%131%139%142%
  • — 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, Player impairment.

Sources and definitions

Where each figure comes from

Total revenue/turnover reported for the period.

Sources for Revenue
YearPublishedXBRL conceptAs filedFilingMappingDocument
FY2020£15,113,957pdf:Turnover15,113,957 GBPAA-2020-10-08v2Filing
FY2021£6,863,506pdf:Turnover6,863,506 GBPAA-2021-09-30v2Filing
FY2022£15,372,738core:TurnoverRevenue15,372,738 GBPAA-2023-03-30v2Filing
FY2023 †£18,088,455core:TurnoverRevenue18,088,455 GBPAA-2024-02-05v2Filing
FY2024£21,229,828core:TurnoverRevenue21,229,828 GBPAA-2024-12-24v2Filing
FY2025£25,821,819core:TurnoverRevenue25,821,819 GBPAA-2025-12-23v2Filing

“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.
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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