Club finances · statutory accounts

West Ham finances

Reporting entity
WEST HAM UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED
Latest period
Year to 31 May 2025 (FY2025 · the 2023/24 season)
Company number
00066516
Accounts
Company only (not the wider group)
Filed
2 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 31 May 2025, West Ham brought in revenue of £226.1m. The club made an operating loss of £109.5m and ended the year with net liabilities of £216.6m. FY2024 is not directly comparable, so no year-on-year change is given.

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

FY2025 at a glance

  • Revenue

    £226.1m

    £226,058,000

  • Operating loss

    £109.5m

    £109,470,000

  • Loss before tax

    £108.8m

    £108,842,000

  • Cash

    £422k

    £422,000

  • Borrowings

    £3.88m

    £3,877,000

  • Net liabilities

    £216.6m

    £216,622,000

  • Average employees

    969

† FY2020, FY2021, FY2024 are not directly comparable: later accounts restated those years, so they are shown hatched and no trend is drawn through them.

Revenue
£138.6mFY2020†£192.1mFY2021†£251.8mFY2022£235.4mFY2023£268.2mFY2024†£226.1mFY2025

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£138.6m
FY2021 † not comparable£192.1m
FY2022£251.8m
FY2023£235.4m
FY2024 † not comparable£268.2m
FY2025£226.1m
Profit or loss before tax
-£64.7mFY2020†-£26.1mFY2021†£13.3mFY2022-£17.4mFY2023£58.5mFY2024†-£108.8mFY2025

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Profit or loss before tax, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparableLoss before tax £64.7m
FY2021 † not comparableLoss before tax £26.1m
FY2022Profit before tax £13.3m
FY2023Loss before tax £17.4m
FY2024 † not comparableProfit before tax £58.5m
FY2025Loss before tax £108.8m
Cash
£14.6mFY2020†£20mFY2021†£96.5mFY2022£35.1mFY2023£33mFY2024†£422kFY2025

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Cash, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£14.6m
FY2021 † not comparable£20m
FY2022£96.5m
FY2023£35.1m
FY2024 † not comparable£33m
FY2025£422k
Net assets or liabilities
-£142.8mFY2020†-£165mFY2021†-£153.4mFY2022-£169.6mFY2023-£108.4mFY2024†-£216.6mFY2025

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Net assets or liabilities, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparableNet liabilities £142.8m
FY2021 † not comparableNet liabilities £165m
FY2022Net liabilities £153.4m
FY2023Net liabilities £169.6m
FY2024 † not comparableNet liabilities £108.4m
FY2025Net liabilities £216.6m
Average employees
582FY2020†652FY2021†726FY2022790FY2023881FY2024†969FY2025

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Average employees, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable582
FY2021 † not comparable652
FY2022726
FY2023790
FY2024 † not comparable881
FY2025969
Staff costs
£129.9mFY2020†£128.5mFY2021†£134.4mFY2022£135.3mFY2023£159mFY2024†£173.3mFY2025

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Staff costs, by financial year
YearValue
FY2020 † not comparable£129.9m
FY2021 † not comparable£128.5m
FY2022£134.4m
FY2023£135.3m
FY2024 † not comparable£159m
FY2025£173.3m

Every year

West Ham published figures by financial year
FigureFY2020 †FY2021 †FY2022FY2023FY2024 †FY2025
Revenue£138.6m£192.1m£251.8m£235.4m£268.2m£226.1m
Matchday revenue£22.4m£275k£40.9m£40.3m£43.8m£38.6m
Broadcast revenue£82.5m£163.1m£163.6m£147.6m£167m£132.4m
Commercial revenue£33.7m£28.7m£47.3m£47.5m£57.4m£55.1m
Staff costs£129.9m£128.5m£134.4m£135.3m£159m£173.3m
Operating profit or loss-£84.5m-£35.1m£20.1m-£15.9m-£29.4m-£109.5m
Profit or loss before tax-£64.7m-£26.1m£13.3m-£17.4m£58.5m-£108.8m
Profit or loss after tax-£64.7m-£25.7m£11.6m-£16.2m£58.5m-£108.3m
Player amortisation£58m£57.8m£48.8m£65.3m£83.5m£99.4m
Player impairment£1.82m£9.88m£0———
Profit or loss on player sales£24.9m£17.6m£709k£17m£96.3m£20m
Cash£14.6m£20m£96.5m£35.1m£33m£422k
Borrowings£109.5m£99m£55m£55m£0£3.88m
Total assets£223.5m£198.7m£271.7m£335.7m£388m£296.1m
Total liabilities£366.3m£363.7m£425.1m£505.3m£496.4m£512.7m
Net assets or liabilities-£142.8m-£165m-£153.4m-£169.6m-£108.4m-£216.6m
Average employees582652726790881969
Staff costs as a share of revenue FixtureShark-derived94%67%53%58%59%77%
  • — 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 †£138,622,000pdf:Turnover138622.000000000000 GBP thousandsAA-2021-04-26v2Filing
FY2021 †£192,096,000pdf:Turnover192096.000000000000 GBP thousandsAA-2022-01-04v2Filing
FY2022£251,791,000pdf:Turnover251791.000000000000 GBP thousandsAA-2023-01-10v2Filing
FY2023£235,361,000pdf:Turnover235361.000000000000 GBP thousandsAA-2024-01-15v2Filing
FY2024 †£268,201,000pdf:Turnover268201.000000000000 GBP thousandsAA-2025-01-08v2Filing
FY2025£226,058,000pdf:Turnover226058.000000000000 GBP thousandsAA-2026-03-02v2Filing

“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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