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Employee benefit expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Employee benefit expenses

Schedule of employee benefit expenses


		2024		2023		2022
		£’000		£’000		£’000
Wages and salaries (including bonuses)		(316,341)		(288,451)		(338,503)
Social security costs		(41,435)		(35,057)		(40,881)
Share-based payments (Note 28)		(1,969)		(3,386)		(1,026)
Pension costs – defined contribution schemes (Note 29.2)		(4,974)		(4,480)		(3,731)
		(364,719)		(331,374)		(384,141)
Termination benefits recognised in exceptional items (Note 6)		(12,334)		—		(23,827)
Total employee benefit expenses including exceptional items		(377,053)		(331,374)		(407,968)

Schedule of average number of employees


		2024		2023		2022
		Number		Number		Number
By activity:
Football – men’s and women’s players		136		131		124
Football - technical and coaching		193		192		189
Commercial		170		160		151
Media		111		104		94
Administration and other		530		525		477
Average number of employees		1,140		1,112		1,035

Schedule of compensation paid or payable to key management for employee services


		2024		2023		2022
		£’000		£’000		£’000
Short-term employee benefits		(2,938)		(4,838)		(6,893)
Termination benefits		(5,725)		—		—
Share-based payments		(2,341)		(2,349)		(284)
Post-employment benefits		(26)		(8)		(8)
		(11,030)		(7,195)		(7,185)