Brighton & Hove Albion finances and accounts
Brighton & Hove Albion turned over AU$500.8m in 2023/24 and paid AU$279.6m in staff costs, which is 55.8% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Brighton & Hove Albion turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Brighton & Hove Albion does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$500,830,080AU$500.8m | AU$392,544,000AU$392.5m | AU$334,965,120AU$335m | AU$280,164,480AU$280.2m | AU$255,183,360AU$255.2m | AU$284,574,720AU$284.6m | AU$267,709,440AU$267.7m |
| Staff costs | AU$279,571,200AU$279.6m | AU$243,872,640AU$243.9m | AU$220,302,720AU$220.3m | AU$208,224,000AU$208.2m | AU$197,191,680AU$197.2m | AU$194,457,600AU$194.5m | AU$148,410,240AU$148.4m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$247,365,120AU$247.4m | AU$215,443,200AU$215.4m | AU$194,106,240AU$194.1m | AU$182,897,280AU$182.9m | AU$173,786,880AU$173.8m | AU$171,254,400AU$171.3m | AU$131,184,000AU$131.2m |
| Social security costs | AU$32,206,080AU$32.2m | AU$28,429,440AU$28.4m | AU$26,196,480AU$26.2m | AU$25,326,720AU$25.3m | AU$23,404,800AU$23.4m | AU$23,203,200AU$23.2m | AU$17,226,240AU$17.2m |
| Player amortisation | - | - | - | - | AU$87,582,720AU$87.6m | AU$63,816,960AU$63.8m | AU$37,077,120AU$37.1m |
| Other operating income | AU$7,219,200AU$7.2m | AU$47,880,960AU$47.9m | AU$1,891,200AU$1.9m | AU$15,801,600AU$15.8m | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | AU$89,120,640AU$89.1m | AU$10,711,680AU$10.7m | AU$7,747,200AU$7.7m | AU$21,160,320AU$21.2m | AU$16,957,440AU$17m | - | - |
| Total operating costs | AU$409,069,440AU$409.1m | AU$411,851,520AU$411.9m | AU$406,225,920AU$406.2m | AU$384,192,000AU$384.2m | AU$359,842,560AU$359.8m | AU$331,875,840AU$331.9m | AU$249,022,080AU$249m |
| Profit on player sales | - | AU$233,109,120AU$233.1m | AU$119,723,520AU$119.7m | AU$12,673,920AU$12.7m | -AU$1,150,080AU$1.2m | AU$10,014,720AU$10m | AU$6,464,640AU$6.5m |
| Operating result | AU$9,859,200AU$9.9m | AU$250,970,880AU$251m | AU$42,606,720AU$42.6m | -AU$96,712,320AU$96.7m | -AU$122,766,720AU$122.8m | -AU$37,286,400AU$37.3m | AU$25,152,000AU$25.2m |
| Pre-tax result | AU$7,474,560AU$7.5m | AU$255,843,840AU$255.8m | AU$46,270,080AU$46.3m | -AU$102,531,840AU$102.5m | -AU$129,072,000AU$129.1m | -AU$42,253,440AU$42.3m | AU$23,201,280AU$23.2m |
| Wages to revenue | 55.8% | 62.1% | 65.8% | 74.3% | 77.3% | 68.3% | 55.4% |
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Brighton & Hove Albion paid AU$279.6m against AU$500.8m of revenue, so 56p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 17 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Brighton & Hove Albion make?
Brighton & Hove Albion turned over AU$500.8m in 2023/24.
What is the Brighton & Hove Albion wage bill?
Brighton & Hove Albion paid AU$279.6m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 55.8% of revenue.
Do Brighton & Hove Albion make a profit?
Brighton & Hove Albion made a pre-tax profit of AU$7.5m in 2023/24.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 02849319. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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