Aston Villa make sustainability claim after record figures confirmed | OneFootball

The club said in a statement that they had made significant progress towards sustainability after posting a post-tax profit of £17m for 2024-25, following combined losses of more than £200m across the previous two years.

The profit was driven by sales of the women’s team and The Warehouse to parent company V Sports, ensuring compliance with Premier League profit and sustainability rules.

Headline figures showed record revenues of £378.1m, more than £100m up on last year, with Champions League participation worth £72m after a run to the quarter-finals.

Commercial revenue rose to £70m, up 69 per cent, and sponsorship increased 31 per cent to £28.6m after new Adidas and Betano deals. Ticket prices also rose, with some fans paying up to £96 for home Champions League matches.

Capital investment neared £70m, focused on hospitality, retail and The Warehouse, plus upgrades at Bodymoor Heath including a rehabilitation centre and a permanent women’s base.

Work has begun on redeveloping the North Stand, set to take capacity beyond 50,000 in time for the 2028 European Championships.

Despite the increase in revenues, Villa would have been at serious risk of a Premier League breach without the women’s team and Warehouse sales. Those transactions do not count in UEFA reporting, and staying within its financial fair play rules remains the main challenge.

Villa were fined £9.5m last summer and agreed a settlement that further restricts future losses. Betano will be lost as front-of-shirt sponsor because of the league’s gambling ban from next season.

Villa missed out on this season’s Champions League, and are fourth as they look to secure a return next term.

Source: ExpressAndStar.com