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Operating expenses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Operating expenses  
Schedule of operating expenses

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2024

    

2023

    

2022

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£’000

    

£’000

    

£’000

Employee benefit expenses (Note 7)

 

(364,719)

 

(331,374)

 

(384,141)

Short-term and low value leases

 

(258)

 

(379)

 

(621)

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

 

(670)

 

(588)

 

(485)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit of the Company’s subsidiaries

 

(190)

 

(165)

 

(135)

Auditors’ remuneration: audit-related services

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(20)

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(17)

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(14)

Auditors’ remuneration: other audit services

 

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(80)

Auditors’ remuneration: tax compliance and tax advice services

 

(12)

 

(10)

 

(13)

Foreign exchange losses on operating activities

 

(2,041)

 

(2,989)

 

(50)

Depreciation - property, plant and equipment (Note 13)

 

(14,998)

 

(11,876)

 

(12,285)

Depreciation – right-of-use assets (Note 14)

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(1,248)

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(1,692)

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(1,749)

Depreciation - investment properties (Note 15)

 

(280)

 

(280)

 

(280)

Amortization – intangible assets (Note 16)

 

(190,123)

 

(172,684)

 

(151,462)

Sponsorship, other commercial and broadcasting costs

 

(28,163)

 

(26,083)

 

(17,174)

External Matchday costs

 

(29,940)

 

(37,750)

 

(24,372)

Travel and entertaining costs

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(13,708)

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(15,835)

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(9,401)

Legal, professional and consultancy costs

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(15,697)

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(18,178)

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(11,241)

Property and utility costs

 

(33,666)

 

(34,008)

 

(26,699)

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

 

(25,019)

 

(27,209)

 

(27,626)

Exceptional items (Note 6)

 

(47,778)

 

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(24,692)

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(768,530)

 

(681,117)

 

(692,520)

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