Club finances · statutory accounts

Nottingham Forest finances

Reporting entity
NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Latest period
Year to 30 June 2025 (FY2025 · the 2024/25 season)
Company number
01630402
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, Nottingham Forest brought in revenue of £221.7m, up from £189.6m the year before. The club made an operating loss of £64.9m and ended the year with net liabilities of £5.21m.

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

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £221.7m

    £221,746,000

  • Operating loss

    £64.9m

    £64,927,000

  • Loss before tax

    £78.9m

    £78,921,000

  • Cash

    £13.2m

    £13,224,000

  • Borrowings

    £99m

    £99,005,000

  • Net liabilities

    £5.21m

    £5,207,000

  • Average employees

    337

† FY2021 is not directly comparable: later accounts restated that year, so it is shown hatched and no trend is drawn through it.

Revenue
£25.3mFY2020£18.4mFY2021†£29.7mFY2022£154.8mFY2023£189.6mFY2024£221.7mFY2025

Hatched: not directly comparable with the years either side.

Bigger is not automatically healthier.

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Revenue, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£25.3m
FY2021 † not comparable£18.4m
FY2022£29.7m
FY2023£154.8m
FY2024£189.6m
FY2025£221.7m
Profit or loss before tax
-£15.9mFY2020-£15.5mFY2021†-£46.2mFY2022-£67.2mFY2023£12.1mFY2024-£78.9mFY2025

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Loss before tax £15.9m
FY2021 † not comparableLoss before tax £15.5m
FY2022Loss before tax £46.2m
FY2023Loss before tax £67.2m
FY2024Profit before tax £12.1m
FY2025Loss before tax £78.9m
Cash
£381kFY2020£398kFY2021†£6kFY2022£92kFY2023£29kFY2024£13.2mFY2025

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£381k
FY2021 † not comparable£398k
FY2022£6k
FY2023£92k
FY2024£29k
FY2025£13.2m
Net assets or liabilities
-£45mFY2020-£48.5mFY2021†-£53.2mFY2022-£109.4mFY2023-£15.4mFY2024-£5.21mFY2025

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020Net liabilities £45m
FY2021 † not comparableNet liabilities £48.5m
FY2022Net liabilities £53.2m
FY2023Net liabilities £109.4m
FY2024Net liabilities £15.4m
FY2025Net liabilities £5.21m
Average employees
191FY2020201FY2021†211FY2022254FY2023294FY2024337FY2025

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020191
FY2021 † not comparable201
FY2022211
FY2023254
FY2024294
FY2025337
Staff costs
£38.1mFY2020£37.2mFY2021†£58.6mFY2022£144.9mFY2023£166.4mFY2024£166.7mFY2025

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020£38.1m
FY2021 † not comparable£37.2m
FY2022£58.6m
FY2023£144.9m
FY2024£166.4m
FY2025£166.7m

Every year

Nottingham Forest published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020FY2021 †FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue£25.3m£18.4m£29.7m£154.8m£189.6m£221.7m
Matchday revenue£7.37m£1.28m£8.71m£11m£14.4m£20.3m
Broadcast revenue£9.79m£10.9m£12.2m£124.8m£130m£158.6m
Commercial revenue£8.13m£6.18m£8.81m£18.9m£45.1m£42.9m
Staff costs£38.1m£37.2m£58.6m£144.9m£166.4m£166.7m
Operating profit or loss-£31.9m-£34.4m-£49.5m-£59.6m-£73.3m-£64.9m
Profit or loss before tax-£15.9m-£15.5m-£46.2m-£67.2m£12.1m-£78.9m
Profit or loss after tax-£15.9m-£15.5m-£45.6m-£67.2m£12.1m-£78.9m
Player amortisation£5.96m£5.1m£7.31m£40.8m£61.7m£68.9m
Player impairment£367k£0——£0£5.32m
Profit or loss on player sales£11.3m£14.3m£4.08m£2.61m£100.5m£7.02m
Cash£381k£398k£6k£92k£29k£13.2m
Borrowings£3.01m£17.9m£19.1m£58.1m£96.3m£99m
Total assets£29.2m£36.1m£27.5m£169.2m£350.4m£301.3m
Total liabilities£74.3m£84.6m£80.7m£278.6m£365.8m£306.5m
Net assets or liabilities-£45m-£48.5m-£53.2m-£109.4m-£15.4m-£5.21m
Average employees191201211254294337
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived151%202%197%94%88%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.
  • Not disclosed in any period: Other revenue.

Sources and definitions

Where each figure comes from

Total revenue/turnover reported for the period.

Sources for Revenue
YearPublishedXBRL conceptAs filedFilingMappingDocument
FY2020£25,297,000pdf:Turnover25,297,000 GBPAA-2021-03-10v2Filing
FY2021 †£18,408,000pdf:Turnover18,408,000 GBPAA-2022-03-03v2Filing
FY2022£29,683,000pdf:Turnover29,683,000 GBPAA-2023-03-31v2Filing
FY2023£154,758,000pdf:Turnover154,758,000 GBPAA-2024-03-28v2Filing
FY2024£189,552,000pdf:Turnover189,552,000 GBPAA-2025-03-31v2Filing
FY2025£221,746,000pdf:Turnover221,746,000 GBPAA-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.
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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