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Consolidated statement of cash flows - GBP (£)
 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities      
Cash generated from operations £ 216,184,000 £ 107,498,000 £ 117,461,000
Interest paid (38,845,000) (37,198,000) (37,225,000)
Interest received 2,084,000 3,350,000 1,686,000
Tax paid (708,000) (948,000) 3,749,000
Net cash inflow from operating activities 178,715,000 72,702,000 85,671,000
Cash flows from investing activities      
Payments for property, plant and equipment (85,919,000) (44,721,000) (17,511,000)
Payments for intangible assets [1] (292,267,000) (278,746,000) (190,721,000)
Proceeds from sale of intangible assets [1] 148,612,000 48,792,000 37,028,000
Net cash outflow from investing activities (229,574,000) (274,675,000) (171,204,000)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Proceeds from revolving facility 225,000,000 230,000,000 160,000,000
Repayment of revolving facility (275,000,000) (100,000,000) (230,000,000)
Proceeds from refinanced senior secured notes 414,406,000    
Repayment of refinanced senior secured notes (320,223,000)    
Proceeds from issue of shares   79,985,000 158,542,000
Principal elements of lease payments (1,714,000) (403,000) (976,000)
Debt issue costs paid (7,161,000)   (1,335,000)
Net cash inflow from financing activities 35,308,000 209,582,000 86,231,000
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (3,308,000) 4,947,000 (3,168,000)
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (18,859,000) 12,556,000 (2,470,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 86,105,000 73,549,000 76,019,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year £ 67,246,000 £ 86,105,000 £ 73,549,000
[1] Payments and proceeds for intangible assets primarily relate to player and key football management staff registrations. When acquiring or selling players’ and key football management staff registrations it is normal industry practice for payment terms to spread over more than one year. Details of registrations additions and disposals are provided in Note 16. Trade payables in relation to the acquisition of registrations at the reporting date are provided in Note 24. Trade receivables in relation to the disposal of registrations at the reporting date are provided in Note 19.