Brighton & Hove Albion finances and accounts
Brighton & Hove Albion turned over AU$493m in 2023/24 and paid AU$275.2m 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$493,004,610AU$493m | AU$386,410,500AU$386.4m | AU$329,731,290AU$329.7m | AU$275,786,910AU$275.8m | AU$251,196,120AU$251.2m | AU$280,128,240AU$280.1m | AU$263,526,480AU$263.5m |
| Staff costs | AU$275,202,900AU$275.2m | AU$240,062,130AU$240.1m | AU$216,860,490AU$216.9m | AU$204,970,500AU$205m | AU$194,110,560AU$194.1m | AU$191,419,200AU$191.4m | AU$146,091,330AU$146.1m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$243,500,040AU$243.5m | AU$212,076,900AU$212.1m | AU$191,073,330AU$191.1m | AU$180,039,510AU$180m | AU$171,071,460AU$171.1m | AU$168,578,550AU$168.6m | AU$129,134,250AU$129.1m |
| Social security costs | AU$31,702,860AU$31.7m | AU$27,985,230AU$28m | AU$25,787,160AU$25.8m | AU$24,930,990AU$24.9m | AU$23,039,100AU$23m | AU$22,840,650AU$22.8m | AU$16,957,080AU$17m |
| Player amortisation | - | - | - | - | AU$86,214,240AU$86.2m | AU$62,819,820AU$62.8m | AU$36,497,790AU$36.5m |
| Other operating income | AU$7,106,400AU$7.1m | AU$47,132,820AU$47.1m | AU$1,861,650AU$1.9m | AU$15,554,700AU$15.6m | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | AU$87,728,130AU$87.7m | AU$10,544,310AU$10.5m | AU$7,626,150AU$7.6m | AU$20,829,690AU$20.8m | AU$16,692,480AU$16.7m | - | - |
| Total operating costs | AU$402,677,730AU$402.7m | AU$405,416,340AU$405.4m | AU$399,878,640AU$399.9m | AU$378,189,000AU$378.2m | AU$354,220,020AU$354.2m | AU$326,690,280AU$326.7m | AU$245,131,110AU$245.1m |
| Profit on player sales | - | AU$229,466,790AU$229.5m | AU$117,852,840AU$117.9m | AU$12,475,890AU$12.5m | -AU$1,132,110AU$1.1m | AU$9,858,240AU$9.9m | AU$6,363,630AU$6.4m |
| Operating result | AU$9,705,150AU$9.7m | AU$247,049,460AU$247m | AU$41,940,990AU$41.9m | -AU$95,201,190AU$95.2m | -AU$120,848,490AU$120.8m | -AU$36,703,800AU$36.7m | AU$24,759,000AU$24.8m |
| Pre-tax result | AU$7,357,770AU$7.4m | AU$251,846,280AU$251.8m | AU$45,547,110AU$45.5m | -AU$100,929,780AU$100.9m | -AU$127,055,250AU$127.1m | -AU$41,593,230AU$41.6m | AU$22,838,760AU$22.8m |
| 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$275.2m against AU$493m 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$493m in 2023/24.
What is the Brighton & Hove Albion wage bill?
Brighton & Hove Albion paid AU$275.2m 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$7.4m 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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