Celtic plc AIM:CCP
- Incorporated
- United Kingdom
- Chief executive
- Michael Nicholson
- Employees
- 1,008
- Reports in
- GBP
- Companies House
- SC003487
Read straight from the annual reports
173p at close on 5 Oct 2026 · 11 reported years, 2015–2025
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GBP millions, negatives in brackets. Per-share lines in pence, share counts in millions. later is what a following report restated the figure to; vs is a second reading that disagrees. The figure shown is the one the original filing printed, and both readings are kept. Click any figure: opens the report page it was read from, highlighted; shows how it was calculated. The share price above is drawn to the same columns: each close sits over the financial year it fell in.
11 years, at a glance
Dashed: Operating margin, in % on its own scale — read its shape, not its height against the bars.
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Matchday and ticketing revenue (season tickets, hospitality)
Ticketing revenue £49.8m of £143.6m total; 29 home matches played in FY25 vs 24 in FY24, driving Football and Stadium Operations revenue up 22.4% to £61.2m
page 15UEFA Champions League participation and central distributions
Expanded Champions League format guaranteed eight matches (vs six previously); reached play-off round; Multimedia and Commercial revenue up £7.8m (17.5%) driven by UEFA central distributions
page 15Wage inflation and record player investment
Labour costs increased £9.2m (14.0%) to £74.8m, driven by first team investment, performance bonuses and general wage inflation; Board notes wage inflation as a global football industry concern
page 16Increased UK employer National Insurance rates
Recent increases to UK Government national insurance rates contributed to rising employment costs, described as having a material adverse impact on earnings
page 23£2.0m charge: Impairment of intangible assets (player registrations) and other prepaid costs
page 75Chairman: 'The Board shares the ambition of our supporters to see the strongest possible team on the pitch and will continue to balance short-term performance with long-term financial stability.' Investment in player acquisitions including committed agent fees reached £42.6m in the year, more than doubling prior year spend and marking the highest single-season investment in the Club's history.
page 5Since the balance sheet date, the Group secured permanent registrations of Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Sebastian Tounekti, Hayato Inamura, Callum Osmand, Kelechi Iheanacho and Shin Yamada, plus temporary registrations of Jahmai Simpson-Pusey and Marcelo Saracchi
page 100Directors do not recommend payment of an Ordinary Share dividend; profit after tax of £33.9m credited to reserves. A 6% non-equity dividend of £0.5m was paid in cash to Convertible Cumulative Preference Shareholders not participating in the scrip dividend reinvestment scheme; c.£36,955 reinvested via scrip for FY25.
page 24Auditor (BDO LLP, signed by Mark McCluskey) issued an unmodified/unqualified opinion that the financial statements give a true and fair view. Going concern basis adopted with no material uncertainty identified; Group has adequate financial resources including an undrawn £3.5m RCF. Key audit matters: revenue recognition and intangible assets (player registrations); Group materiality £2.1m (1.5% of revenue).
page 46- Player transfer market and wages — limited registration windows, player mobility, wage market forces in leagues with lucrative broadcasting contracts, and unpredictable transaction variablesp.12
- Matchday revenues — dependent on team quality/results, season ticket renewal behaviour, weather, kick-off timing changes, and household disposable income pressuresp.13
- Revenues from broadcasting contracts and football competitions — central SPFL distribution based on league position; UEFA competition income contingent on qualification, progression and results, inherently uncertainp.13
- Financial risk — interest rate, currency, credit, liquidity, cash flow and price risk from financial assets and liabilitiesp.13
Read from C000267-AR-2025-ch.
10 annual reports read, FY2016 to FY2025
Open a year to see what its report said. Every line in it carries the page it was read from.
Sources: Companies House (10)
FY2026Next report expected 26 Sept 2026