http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/18/premier-league-finances-club-by-club
ARSENAL
Accounts for the year to 31 May 2012
Ownership: Arsenal Holdings PLC major shareholders are: Kroenke Sports Enterprises UK (registered in Delaware, owned by US resident Stan Kroenke) 62%, Red and White Securities Limited (registered in Jersey, owned by Russian resident Alisher Usmanov and Farhad Moshiri) 29.9%
Turnover: 3rd highest in league, £245m (down from £258m in 2011)
Gate and matchday income: £95m
TV and broadcasting: £85m
Retail: £18m
Commercial: £34m
Property Development: £8m
Player Trading: £3m
Wage bill: 4th highest, £143m (up from £124m)
Wages as proportion of turnover: 58%
Profit before tax: £37m (up from £15m)
Net debt: £98m
Interest payable: £15m
Highest-paid director: Ivan Gazidis, £2.05m
State they're in:
The year fans voiced discontent with what they receive for their £95m matchday outlay. Arsenal were until very recently hailed as an ideal club, their policy of US owner Stan Kroenke putting no money in lauded as a "self-sustaining model". Many supporters now view that as meaning they fund the club, to bank profits at the expense of football success. The £3m player trading figure within Arsenal's turnover is an accountancy device that does not reflect the £65m profit made selling stars including Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri and Gaël Clichy. Arsenal's "model" has not been hailed much since.
LIVERPOOL
Accounts for the 10 months to 31 July 2012
Ownership: Fenway Sports Group, registered in the USA, of which John W Henry is the principal shareholder
Turnover: 5th in league, £169m (down from £184m in 2011)
Gate and matchday income: £42m
TV and broadcasting: £63m
Commercial activities: £64m
Wage bill: 5th, £119m
Wages as proportion of turnover: 70%
Loss before tax: £41m (following £49m in 2011)
Net debt: £87m
Interest payable: £4m
Highest-paid director: Unnamed, £657,000 (Ian Ayre is the managing director)
State they're in:
Not where John Henry envisaged Liverpool would be when he and his Fenway Sports Group co-investors bought the club in 2010. The £169m turnover, fifth highest in the Premier League, illustrates the big club status and potential earnings that attracted the Americans to Liverpool, and why Henry believes financial fair play will benefit them. Under Kenny Dalglish Liverpool under-achieved, finishing eighth with the fifth highest wage bill. They made a £41m loss, debt is high, and the most telling figure is the £47m FSG loaned themselves in August last year. That is not what FSG saw themselves doing when they bought into the Premier League money machine.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Accounts for the year to 30 June 2012
Ownership: Enic International Limited, registered in the Bahamas, owns 85% of Spurs. Joe Lewis, resident in the Bahamas, has the controlling, 70.6% ownership of Enic, with chairman Daniel Levy and family owning the other 29.4%
Turnover: 6th in league, £144m (down from £163m in 2011)
Gate receipts, Premier League: £21m
Europa League and cups income: £11m
TV and broadcasting: £59m
Sponsorship and corporate hospitality: £35m
Merchandising: £9m
Commercial activities: £9m
Wage bill: 6th, £90m (down from £91m in 2011)
Wages as proportion of turnover: 63%
Loss before tax: £7m (down from £0.4m profit in 2011)
Net debt: £70m
Interest payable: £6m
Highest-paid director: £2.2m paid to Daniel Levy
State they're in:
Well run, but the figures illustrate Spurs' frustrations with where they are stuck. Considering themselves the rightful north London equals of Arsenal and historically superior to Chelsea, Spurs can only get this far until they have built their long mooted new stadium. Matchday income is around one third of the cash Arsenal squeeze from the Emirates, but London prices still mean Spurs make the sixth most money in the league. Daniel Levy, one of the best paid in club boardrooms, maintains the sixth-highest wage bill, so the fourth-place finish under Harry Redknapp can be considered an over-achievement.
ARSENAL
Accounts for the year to 31 May 2012
Ownership: Arsenal Holdings PLC major shareholders are: Kroenke Sports Enterprises UK (registered in Delaware, owned by US resident Stan Kroenke) 62%, Red and White Securities Limited (registered in Jersey, owned by Russian resident Alisher Usmanov and Farhad Moshiri) 29.9%
Turnover: 3rd highest in league, £245m (down from £258m in 2011)
Gate and matchday income: £95m
TV and broadcasting: £85m
Retail: £18m
Commercial: £34m
Property Development: £8m
Player Trading: £3m
Wage bill: 4th highest, £143m (up from £124m)
Wages as proportion of turnover: 58%
Profit before tax: £37m (up from £15m)
Net debt: £98m
Interest payable: £15m
Highest-paid director: Ivan Gazidis, £2.05m
State they're in:
The year fans voiced discontent with what they receive for their £95m matchday outlay. Arsenal were until very recently hailed as an ideal club, their policy of US owner Stan Kroenke putting no money in lauded as a "self-sustaining model". Many supporters now view that as meaning they fund the club, to bank profits at the expense of football success. The £3m player trading figure within Arsenal's turnover is an accountancy device that does not reflect the £65m profit made selling stars including Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri and Gaël Clichy. Arsenal's "model" has not been hailed much since.
LIVERPOOL
Accounts for the 10 months to 31 July 2012
Ownership: Fenway Sports Group, registered in the USA, of which John W Henry is the principal shareholder
Turnover: 5th in league, £169m (down from £184m in 2011)
Gate and matchday income: £42m
TV and broadcasting: £63m
Commercial activities: £64m
Wage bill: 5th, £119m
Wages as proportion of turnover: 70%
Loss before tax: £41m (following £49m in 2011)
Net debt: £87m
Interest payable: £4m
Highest-paid director: Unnamed, £657,000 (Ian Ayre is the managing director)
State they're in:
Not where John Henry envisaged Liverpool would be when he and his Fenway Sports Group co-investors bought the club in 2010. The £169m turnover, fifth highest in the Premier League, illustrates the big club status and potential earnings that attracted the Americans to Liverpool, and why Henry believes financial fair play will benefit them. Under Kenny Dalglish Liverpool under-achieved, finishing eighth with the fifth highest wage bill. They made a £41m loss, debt is high, and the most telling figure is the £47m FSG loaned themselves in August last year. That is not what FSG saw themselves doing when they bought into the Premier League money machine.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Accounts for the year to 30 June 2012
Ownership: Enic International Limited, registered in the Bahamas, owns 85% of Spurs. Joe Lewis, resident in the Bahamas, has the controlling, 70.6% ownership of Enic, with chairman Daniel Levy and family owning the other 29.4%
Turnover: 6th in league, £144m (down from £163m in 2011)
Gate receipts, Premier League: £21m
Europa League and cups income: £11m
TV and broadcasting: £59m
Sponsorship and corporate hospitality: £35m
Merchandising: £9m
Commercial activities: £9m
Wage bill: 6th, £90m (down from £91m in 2011)
Wages as proportion of turnover: 63%
Loss before tax: £7m (down from £0.4m profit in 2011)
Net debt: £70m
Interest payable: £6m
Highest-paid director: £2.2m paid to Daniel Levy
State they're in:
Well run, but the figures illustrate Spurs' frustrations with where they are stuck. Considering themselves the rightful north London equals of Arsenal and historically superior to Chelsea, Spurs can only get this far until they have built their long mooted new stadium. Matchday income is around one third of the cash Arsenal squeeze from the Emirates, but London prices still mean Spurs make the sixth most money in the league. Daniel Levy, one of the best paid in club boardrooms, maintains the sixth-highest wage bill, so the fourth-place finish under Harry Redknapp can be considered an over-achievement.
