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Preston North End finances

Preston North End reported £19m of turnover and £26m in wages for 2024/25.

Filed as PRESTON NORTH END FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE). Championship. Latest accounts 2024/25.

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Wage bill
£26m
Turnover
£19m
Profit / loss
-£12m
Net debt
Cash
£2.4m
Net assets
£788k

Player trading

  • Gross spend on signings (this year)£5.3m
  • Amortisation charge (this year)£3.6m
  • Squad book value (intangibles NBV)£6.2m
  • Book value of disposals (sold registrations)£3.2m

In football accounting, "intangible assets" = player registrations. Amortisation is the contract cost spread over the years remaining.

Wage breakdown

  • Wages & salaries£22m
  • Social security (employer NI)£3.2m
  • Pension contributions£91k
  • Key management pay (directors)£422k

HMRC exposure

  • Tax & social security owed at year-end£1.0m

Unusually large HMRC balances at year-end can signal cash pressure. Most clubs file PAYE monthly, so a multi-million sum sitting unpaid is a flag.

Ownership

Persons with significant control (>25% as filed at CH): Preston North End Limited

Registered office: Sir Tom Finney Way, Deepdale, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 6RU

Incorporated: 1893-08-29

Recent filings

  • 2026-02-14 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2026-02-14 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2026-02-05 confirmation-statement confirmation-statement-with-updates
  • 2025-12-30 accounts accounts-with-accounts-type-full
  • 2025-12-11 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2025-12-11 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2025-11-21 officers appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
  • 2025-11-19 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2025-09-02 capital capital-allotment-shares
  • 2025-07-29 capital capital-allotment-shares

Source

This club files paper accounts at Companies House, so we cannot parse them automatically. Figures shown are editor-curated from the same public filing. View at Companies House →

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