Copies have been emailed to shareholders who have provided email addresses, and copies have been sent in the post to shareholders who opted against electronic communications.
The financial statements report a loss of £3.4m compared with £2.6m for the previous year. Of this loss, £1.3m represents expenditure on the new stadium that has been impaired in the accounts in line with accounting standards, a like-for-like comparison with the previous year excluding this item is a loss of £2.1m compared with £2.6m for the previous year. The Board remains committed to the recovery of these costs.
Income has continued its year on year increase from £3.7m to £4.1m. All other income streams except gate receipts and broadcasting (both of which included a significant amount of income last year for the Chelsea tie) have also risen.
Income has increased by £1.8m (76.3%) since the year ended 30 June 2014, the first year in which the Chairman took control of the Club.
The balance sheet shows net assets of £452k compared with £1.7m last year.
The player wage bill for the season was £2.7m (2016: £2.5m).
If you are a shareholder and have not yet provided the club with your email address in order to receive your copy of the financial statements, please email Leanne Mayo on Leanne.mayo@scunthorpe-united.co.uk.
