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Sheffield United finances

Reporting entity
THE SHEFFIELD UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Division
Championship (this season)
Latest period
Year to 30 June 2025 (FY2025 · the 2024/25 season, in the Championship)
Company number
00061564
Accounts
Company only (not the wider group)
Filed
29 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, Sheffield United brought in revenue of £79.3m, down from £137.6m the year before. The club made an operating profit of £8.74m and ended the period with net assets of £4.02m.

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

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £79.3m

    £79,331,157

  • Operating profit

    £8.74m

    £8,738,243

  • Profit before tax

    £2.59m

    £2,593,344

  • Cash

    £2.78m

    £2,775,403

  • Borrowings

    £45.5m

    £45,458,695

  • Net assets

    £4.02m

    £4,017,654

  • Average employees

    287

Over time

† These years are not directly comparable with the years either side, so they are shown hatched and no trend is drawn through them:

  • FY2020: a 13-month accounting period.
  • FY2021: a 11-month accounting period.
  • FY2023: restated or reclassified in later accounts, or a one-off break in the figures.
Revenue
£143.1mFY2020†£115.2mFY2021†£66.7mFY2022£63.9mFY2023†£137.6mFY2024£79.3mFY2025

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£143.1m
FY2021 † not comparable£115.2m
FY2022£66.7m
FY2023 † not comparable£63.9m
FY2024£137.6m
FY2025£79.3m
Profit or loss before tax
£19mFY2020†£10.3mFY2021†-£16mFY2022-£31.5mFY2023†£3.9mFY2024£2.59mFY2025

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparableProfit before tax £19m
FY2021 † not comparableProfit before tax £10.3m
FY2022Loss before tax £16m
FY2023 † not comparableLoss before tax £31.5m
FY2024Profit before tax £3.9m
FY2025Profit before tax £2.59m
Cash
£7.06mFY2020†£2.44mFY2021†£1.64mFY2022£630kFY2023†£377kFY2024£2.78mFY2025

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£7.06m
FY2021 † not comparable£2.44m
FY2022£1.64m
FY2023 † not comparable£630k
FY2024£377k
FY2025£2.78m
Net assets or liabilities
-£7.47mFY2020†£2.09mFY2021†£11.7mFY2022£9mFY2023†£3.28mFY2024£4.02mFY2025

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparableNet liabilities £7.47m
FY2021 † not comparableNet assets £2.09m
FY2022Net assets £11.7m
FY2023 † not comparableNet assets £9m
FY2024Net assets £3.28m
FY2025Net assets £4.02m
Average employees
238FY2020†245FY2021†276FY2022295FY2023†305FY2024287FY2025

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable238
FY2021 † not comparable245
FY2022276
FY2023 † not comparable295
FY2024305
FY2025287
Staff costs
£77.9mFY2020†£56.5mFY2021†£42.1mFY2022£48.2mFY2023†£63.7mFY2024£46mFY2025

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£77.9m
FY2021 † not comparable£56.5m
FY2022£42.1m
FY2023 † not comparable£48.2m
FY2024£63.7m
FY2025£46m

Every year

Sheffield United published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020 †PLcompany · 13 monthsFY2021 †PLcompany · 11 monthsFY2022ChampcompanyFY2023 †ChampcompanyFY2024PLcompanyFY2025Champcompany
Revenue£143.1m£115.2m£66.7m£63.9m£137.6m£79.3m
Matchday revenue£6.67m£58k£7.11m£9.66m£11.5m£13.1m
Broadcast revenue£116.8m£101.3m£50.7m£42.7m£114.3m£57.9m
Commercial revenue£14.8m£9.99m£3.66m£5.2m£7.26m£2.98m
Other revenue£4.81m£3.87m£5.18m£6.4m£4.51m£5.34m
Staff costs£77.9m£56.5m£42.1m£48.2m£63.7m£46m
Operating profit or loss£19.8m£12.8m-£12.9m-£27.6m£11.9m£8.74m
Profit or loss before tax£19m£10.3m-£16m-£31.5m£3.9m£2.59m
Profit or loss after tax£17.7m£9.56m-£15.3m-£31.5m£2.42m£784k
Player amortisation£17.4m£25.8m£24.8m£18.1m£20.4m£16.3m
Player impairment (negative = reversed)£2.56m————£572k
Profit or loss on player sales£4.11m£1.13m£11.2m£4.42m£19.4m£25.4m
Cash£7.06m£2.44m£1.64m£630k£377k£2.78m
Borrowings—£30m£40.5m£52.8m£51m£45.5m
Total assets£119.5m£126.1m£113.6m£103m£115.2m£107.1m
Total liabilities£127m£124m£101.9m£94m£111.9m£103.1m
Net assets or liabilities-£7.47m£2.09m£11.7m£9m£3.28m£4.02m
Average employees238245276295305287
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived54%49%63%75%46%58%
  • — Not disclosed in that year’s filing. A disclosed zero is shown as £0.
  • Under each year: the division the club played in that season (PL Premier League, Champ Championship); then group for consolidated accounts of the whole group, or company for the club company alone.
  • 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
YearPublishedConceptAs filedFilingMappingDocument
FY2020 †£143,137,157pdf:Turnover143,137,157 GBPAA-2021-05-12v3Filing
FY2021 †£115,221,103pdf:Turnover115,221,103 GBPAA-2022-04-05v3Filing
FY2022£66,684,771pdf:Turnover66,684,771 GBPAA-2023-07-03v3Filing
FY2023 †£63,932,388pdf:Turnover63,932,388 GBPAA-2024-03-19v3Filing
FY2024£137,599,836pdf:Turnover137,599,836 GBPAA-2025-04-04v3Filing
FY2025£79,331,157pdf:Turnover79,331,157 GBPAA-2026-03-29v3Filing

“As filed” is the value as it appears in the filing — its machine-readable (iXBRL) data where there is any, otherwise the printed statements and notes (concepts starting pdf:), where a figure built from several printed lines shows the sum. 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 (negative = reversed)
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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