Brighton & Hove Albion finances and accounts
Brighton & Hove Albion turned over $352.1m in 2023/24 and paid $196.6m 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 | $352,146,150$352.1m | $276,007,500$276m | $235,522,350$235.5m | $196,990,650$197m | $179,425,800$179.4m | $200,091,600$200.1m | $188,233,200$188.2m |
| Staff costs | $196,573,500$196.6m | $171,472,950$171.5m | $154,900,350$154.9m | $146,407,500$146.4m | $138,650,400$138.7m | $136,728,000$136.7m | $104,350,950$104.4m |
| Salaries and salaries | $173,928,600$173.9m | $151,483,500$151.5m | $136,480,950$136.5m | $128,599,650$128.6m | $122,193,900$122.2m | $120,413,250$120.4m | $92,238,750$92.2m |
| Social security costs | $22,644,900$22.6m | $19,989,450$20m | $18,419,400$18.4m | $17,807,850$17.8m | $16,456,500$16.5m | $16,314,750$16.3m | $12,112,200$12.1m |
| Player amortisation | - | - | - | - | $61,581,600$61.6m | $44,871,300$44.9m | $26,069,850$26.1m |
| Other operating income | $5,076,000$5.1m | $33,666,300$33.7m | $1,329,750$1.3m | $11,110,500$11.1m | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $62,662,950$62.7m | $7,531,650$7.5m | $5,447,250$5.4m | $14,878,350$14.9m | $11,923,200$11.9m | - | - |
| Total operating costs | $287,626,950$287.6m | $289,583,100$289.6m | $285,627,600$285.6m | $270,135,000$270.1m | $253,014,300$253m | $233,350,200$233.4m | $175,093,650$175.1m |
| Profit on player sales | - | $163,904,850$163.9m | $84,180,600$84.2m | $8,911,350$8.9m | -$808,650$809k | $7,041,600$7m | $4,545,450$4.5m |
| Operating result | $6,932,250$6.9m | $176,463,900$176.5m | $29,957,850$30m | -$68,000,850$68m | -$86,320,350$86.3m | -$26,217,000$26.2m | $17,685,000$17.7m |
| Pre-tax result | $5,255,550$5.3m | $179,890,200$179.9m | $32,533,650$32.5m | -$72,092,700$72.1m | -$90,753,750$90.8m | -$29,709,450$29.7m | $16,313,400$16.3m |
| Salaries to revenue | 55.8% | 62.1% | 65.8% | 74.3% | 77.3% | 68.3% | 55.4% |
What the payroll 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 $196.6m against $352.1m 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 $352.1m in 2023/24.
What is the Brighton & Hove Albion payroll?
Brighton & Hove Albion paid $196.6m 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 $5.3m 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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