James Murray
Thu 3 April 2025 11:38, UK
Chelsea have received a £115million injection from their owners in the form of a new share issue, sources have told Football Insider.
As per a Companies House submission on Wednesday (2 April), Chelsea’s parent holding company 22 Holdco Limited has issued 11.5 million shares.
The issuance was split between 7.1 million Class A ordinary shares and 4.4 million Class B ordinary shares.
Each share was purchased at £10 per one pence share, taking the total investment to £115million.
A further Companies House submission on Wednesday from Chelsea’s immediate parent company BlueCo 22 Limited revealed 1,000 shares have been issued at a value of £115,000.
That means the £115million received by Holdco was pushed down to BlueCo, which is spearheaded by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital’s Behdad Eghbali.
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Chelsea’s owners have made a series of cash injections into the club, with up to £450million invested this season alone.
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The latest investment comes just days after Chelsea’s accounts for 2023-24 were published, revealing their revenue slipped from £512.5million in 2022-23 to £468.5million.
The club attributed the drop in turnover to their lack of Champions League football last season, while Enzo Maresca’s side are competing in the Conference League in the ongoing campaign.
Matchday revenue at Stamford Bridge increased from £76.5million to £80.1million in 2023-24, with their commercial income also improving from £210.1million to £225.3million.
The West Londoners turned a £90.1million pre-tax loss for 2022-23 into a £128.4million profit last season following the “disposal of player registrations” worth £152.5million and the “repositioning” of their women’s team.
Chelsea sold their women’s team last summer to BlueCo in a bid to avoid a profit and sustainability (PSR) breach, with top-flight sides only permitted to lose £105million over a rolling three-year period.
Finance expert Stefan Borson told Football Insider Chelsea are confident of avoiding any PSR breaches after showing no signs their heavy spending is coming to an end.
BlueCo has spent more than £1.2billion on new signings since completing its takeover in May 2022.
Position Team Played Points GD
1 Liverpool 30 73 +43
2 Arsenal 30 61 +30
3 Nottingham Forest 30 57 +15
4 Man City 30 51 +17
5 Newcastle United 29 50 +10
6 Chelsea 29 49 +16
Premier League table (as of 02/04/2025)
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