Excellent financial results at Everton

Everton is the latest Barclays Premier League club to report an excellent set of financial results, boosted by broadcasting revenue.

Turnover was over £100m for the first time, up 39 per cent at £120.5m,   £88.5 m of this was accounted for by broadcasting revenue, up by £30m.   Gate receipts were also up by £2m to £19.2m.   One area for further development is commercial revenue and the plans for a new stadium should help there.

Everton is the latest Barclays Premier League club to report an excellent set of financial results, boosted by broadcasting revenue.

Turnover was over £100m for the first time, up 39 per cent at £120.5m,   £88.5 m of this was accounted for by broadcasting revenue, up by £30m.   Gate receipts were also up by £2m to £19.2m.   One area for further development is commercial revenue and the plans for a new stadium should help there.

Profits for 2013-14 were a record £28.2m, twenty times the figure for the previous financial year.