Tennis/Wimbledon: a turnover of €482.6m in 2024 for the AELTC, +6.9% compared to 2023

The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), organisers of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, posted a turnover of £406.507m (€482.6m) for the 2024 financial year ended 31/07/2024, up 6.93% on 2023 (£380.156m, or €443m), according to accounts filed with Companies House on 22/04/2025.

The AELTC posted an operating profit of £54.33m (€64.5m), up 1% on 2023 (£53.77m/€62.6m). Under the terms of the contract between the AELTC and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2053, 90% of this amount, i.e. £49.853m (€59.18m), is paid to the LTA. As a result, the AELTC's net profit was £5.12m (€6.07m), down 10.7% on 2023 (£5.735m/€6.68m).

"Income from broadcasters represents just under half of the company's turnover (approximately £200m or €237m) and a small number of key broadcast markets, notably the UK and USA, provide the majority of that income." A total of 225 million hours were watched on BBC channels over the 14 days of the tournament. TV audiences were above expectations and performed well in the context of the summer sporting calendar, according to the report. This revenue stream was…