2024 ANNUAL REPORT

41 FINANCIAL REPORT INCOME & EXPENDI TURE ACCOUNT F O R T H E Y E A R E ND E D 3 0 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 4 Note 2024 2023 £ £ Income Cricket 7,836,189 4,914,302 Commercial 6,230,012 4,643,842 Grants, donations and other sources 4,048,160 4,709,241 18,114,361 14,267,385 Expenditure Professional cricket (5,135,920) (4,743,432) Ground, facilities and match expenditure (4,862,917) (3,744,914) Cricket academy, training and development (1,130,381) (1,107,520) Administration and commercial expenses (6,135,645) (5,397,545) Operating surplus / (deficit) 3 849,498 (726,026) Interest receivable and similar income 5 83,447 27,834 Interest payable and similar expenses 6 (289,242) (293,784) Surplus / (deficit) before tax 643,703 (991,976) Tax on surplus / (deficit) 7 (154,978) 168,062 Surplus / (deficit) for the financial year 488,725 (823,914) The notes on pages 45 to 52 form part of these financial statements.