St.Helens R.F.C. announced a small improvement in Earnings Before Interest, Taxation, Depreciation and Amortisation from £2,559,952 in 2024 to £2,482,999 in 2025.
St.Helens Chairman Eamonn McManus stated: “The financial challenges of Super League and its constituent clubs remain acute.
“The Club itself has yet again experienced improvements in total operational revenues deriving from sponsorship, hospitality, events, retail and gate receipts. This trend continues the impressive upward in-house performance over the last decade.
“The recent major sponsorship and partnership with BrewDog further cements this strong underlying position, which in turn is underpinned by our ownership of our stadium and the continued absence of any third-party debt.
“The costs of all teams have continued to increase as player wage inflation grows across the competition.
“That said, St.Helens continues, and will continue, to commit to a policy of spending full salary cap and utilising all exemption provisions, including marquee.
“The Board of Directors and shareholders remain committed to this.
“The recent increases in business rates, employer national insurance, national minimum wage and utilities have been a very material negative contributor to our increasing overall cost base, particularly given that we own our stadium and have an important hospitality business. The annual sums of the repayment of our government covid loans, which will continue for the next six years, further exacerbate the situation.
“But it is the major reduction in central revenues, particularly broadcast, in recent years which continue to be the main contributor to annual losses. Rugby League Commercial and Super League continue to seek to improve this area. It is essential that meaningful improvement is forthcoming if the finances of Super League and its constituent clubs are to improve at the required rate and to the necessary levels.”
