Brighton & Hove Albion finances and accounts
Brighton & Hove Albion turned over $346.9m in 2023/24 and paid $193.7m 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 | $346,929,170$346.9m | $271,918,500$271.9m | $232,033,130$232m | $194,072,270$194.1m | $176,767,640$176.8m | $197,127,280$197.1m | $185,444,560$185.4m |
| Staff costs | $193,661,300$193.7m | $168,932,610$168.9m | $152,605,530$152.6m | $144,238,500$144.2m | $136,596,320$136.6m | $134,702,400$134.7m | $102,805,010$102.8m |
| Salaries and salaries | $171,351,880$171.4m | $149,239,300$149.2m | $134,459,010$134.5m | $126,694,470$126.7m | $120,383,620$120.4m | $118,629,350$118.6m | $90,872,250$90.9m |
| Social security costs | $22,309,420$22.3m | $19,693,310$19.7m | $18,146,520$18.1m | $17,544,030$17.5m | $16,212,700$16.2m | $16,073,050$16.1m | $11,932,760$11.9m |
| Player amortisation | - | - | - | - | $60,669,280$60.7m | $44,206,540$44.2m | $25,683,630$25.7m |
| Other operating income | $5,000,800$5m | $33,167,540$33.2m | $1,310,050$1.3m | $10,945,900$10.9m | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $61,734,610$61.7m | $7,420,070$7.4m | $5,366,550$5.4m | $14,657,930$14.7m | $11,746,560$11.7m | - | - |
| Total operating costs | $283,365,810$283.4m | $285,292,980$285.3m | $281,396,080$281.4m | $266,133,000$266.1m | $249,265,940$249.3m | $229,893,160$229.9m | $172,499,670$172.5m |
| Profit on player sales | - | $161,476,630$161.5m | $82,933,480$82.9m | $8,779,330$8.8m | -$796,670$797k | $6,937,280$6.9m | $4,478,110$4.5m |
| Operating result | $6,829,550$6.8m | $173,849,620$173.8m | $29,514,030$29.5m | -$66,993,430$67m | -$85,041,530$85m | -$25,828,600$25.8m | $17,423,000$17.4m |
| Pre-tax result | $5,177,690$5.2m | $177,225,160$177.2m | $32,051,670$32.1m | -$71,024,660$71m | -$89,409,250$89.4m | -$29,269,310$29.3m | $16,071,720$16.1m |
| 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 $193.7m against $346.9m 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 $346.9m in 2023/24.
What is the Brighton & Hove Albion payroll?
Brighton & Hove Albion paid $193.7m 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 $5.2m 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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