Barnsley is not due to file their accounts at Companies House until the beginning of March, but 3 clubs have filed early. They are Bristol City - lost £34.8m after profits on sale of players amounting to £6.2m Millwall - lost 13.0m after profits on sale of players amounting to £0.7m QPR - profit of £45k after profits on sale of players amounting to £17.6m
Well done QPR for finally getting their shiz in order after 20 years of manic spending. Well done indeed.
Not so fast! QPR's £45k surplus after £17.6m player trading profits is precarious to say the least given that the latter masks a £17m operating loss in which their payroll costs increased by c. 25% and stood at nearly 200% of revenue on their own! Moreover, QPR Football Club's accounts are somewhat illusory - they are part of something called QPR Holdings Limited which looks (if I'm being cynical/honest!) to primarily be a vehicle for some of QPR Football's Clubs costs to be apportioned to, eg stadium, academy, training facilities. QPR Holdings Limited made a loss of £4.5m, taking their cumulative losses to an eye-watering £308m!!!
Our opponents tonight, Hull City, have also filed accounts for 2021. They show a loss of £8.2m despite a profit of £2.9m on player sales.
Wonder if some of the improvement is a knock on effect from Jan 19 where they were put under a transfer emabargo which including limiting who they could sign also capped any wages for those signees at just over £11k a week.
That was their season after relegation wasn't it? A little taster of what we have in store next season. We're going to have to halve the wage bill and bring a chunk of transfer fees in. Not sure how likely either of those are going to be.
That was for Hull's title winning year in league one after their relegation. Turnover fell from £15.1m to £6.9 but the bulk of that was the reduction in central distribution payments. Matchday down £2m but central distribution down £5m. Wages fell dramatically too though down from £17.8m to £8.4m. Alam had around £40m owing to him at the end of the year.
Can you see any reference to the dispute with Barnsley recorded in the Hull City Accounts. I have looked but I see no mention of the dispute, or the resolution thereof. Of course, the Accounts would have been completed before the dispute was resolved, and it could have been thought that the net effect (£650k in their case) was not sufficient to require any late change to their accounts. I believe that the effect on the Barnsley FC accounts does warrant a late change though. Thoughts?
I had a quick look over and I didn't see any reference to the dispute with BFC. The rent of the ground for £1.1m did standout along with the debt and the £2m annual interest payments
I have worked my way through the accounts now, and I notice that the Trade Creditor arising from Player Transfers figure was £600k in 2020. If the resolution of the dispute had not been recognised, I presume this would be at least the £400k owed to Barnsley. However, it stands at zero, so I presume that the resolution of the dispute has been recognised, even if it has not been referred to specifically.
Today Preston filed their accounts for the year to 30 June 2021. Main highlights of a club we are often compared with were: Turnover of £11.9m down marginally form the previous year of £12.6m Player salaries £21.3m up from the prior year of £18.3m Gain on player transfers £0.7m down form the previous year of £7m Operating loss up to £15.2m from the prior year of £7.7m. Loses of £23m in two years and an overall contribution from the owners of £55.7m, post year end they chucked in a further £8.5m. Comparing us and Preston is not comparing anything like for like.