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UK Brighton and Hove Albion’s charity spent almost £30 m on social work
UK’s football club Brighton and Hove Albion generated in its first season in the Premier League almost £30 million of social value, helping tens of thousands of people locally and beyond.
The boss of Albion in the Community – the official charity of Brighton and Hove Albion – Martin Perry said it has given people with disabilities the chance to play sport, helped people into work and provided a platform for health education.
Brighton and Hove Albion’s first season in the Premier League generated an estimated £212 million for the local economy, according to a recent report.
The football club said that it supported 2,200 jobs in 2017-18, directly employing 1,051 staff, with a further 814 working for its main contractor Sodexho.
The club is now the fourth-largest employer in the wider Greater Brighton area.
The club said: “It contracted with over 500 businesses, many of them local suppliers.”
“Along with football club-related tourism, this helped to support over 330 further jobs in the Greater Brighton economy.”
“The club’s £160 million of capital investment has created a significant number of local jobs, strengthened community cohesion and built the American Express Community Stadium and the American Express Elite Football Performance Center.
“The Football Club has become one of Greater Brighton’s major international businesses, contributing £212 million to the city region’s economy, including £50 million of export income.”
“Direct revenue soared from just under £30 million in 2016-17 to nearly £150 million in 2017-18, enabling the club to make a step change in the contribution that it makes to the local economy.”
“The football club is one of the fastest-growing private sector businesses in the Greater Brighton city region.”
“The club contributed over £54 million to HM Treasury in taxes and national insurance contributions in 2017-18 including £1 million in local business rates.”
“These tax contributions would be enough to pay the salaries of over 2,000 band 6 nurses or build nine new primary schools.”
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