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Operating expenses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Operating expenses  
Schedule of operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

 

    

£’000

    

£’000

    

£’000

Employee benefit expenses (note 7)

 

(332,356)

 

(295,935)

 

(263,464)

Operating lease costs

 

(1,974)

 

(1,785)

 

(2,316)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit of parent company and consolidated financial statements

 

(28)

 

(28)

 

(27)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit of the Company’s subsidiaries

 

(489)

 

(472)

 

(476)

Auditors’ remuneration: tax compliance services

 

(160)

 

(212)

 

(392)

Auditors’ remuneration: other services

 

(45)

 

(184)

 

(456)

Foreign exchange gains/(losses) on operating activities

 

76

 

(994)

 

(2,646)

Gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

 —

 

81

 

(43)

Depreciation—property, plant and equipment (note 13)

 

(11,569)

 

(10,625)

 

(10,106)

Depreciation—investment properties (note 14)

 

(157)

 

(130)

 

(122)

Impairment—investment properties (note 14)

 

(1,124)

 

 —

 

 —

Amortization (note 15)

 

(129,154)

 

(138,380)

 

(124,434)

Sponsorship, other commercial and broadcasting costs

 

(23,092)

 

(25,907)

 

(28,491)

External matchday costs

 

(20,317)

 

(24,193)

 

(26,892)

Property costs

 

(21,211)

 

(21,620)

 

(19,329)

Other operating expenses (individually less than £10,000,000)

 

(41,737)

 

(41,705)

 

(36,874)

Exceptional items (note 6)

 

(19,599)

 

(1,917)

 

4,753

 

 

(602,936)

 

(564,006)

 

(511,315)