Mark Mills

I welcome HMRC’s conclusion, which has cleared me of any wrongdoing. I have been exonerated by HMRC of the accusation that I deliberately sought to avoid tax. When purchasing a home of my own with a mortgage, I did not own any other property and had no personal financial interest in the court-instructed trust set up to manage my son’s financial award. I was advised by experts that I should pay stamp duty at the standard rate. I set out to pay the correct amount of tax. I took reasonable care and acted in good faith, based on the expert advice I received, and HMRC has accepted this. I have always sought to act with integrity, and I believe politicians should be held to high standards - that is why I resigned from government and cooperated fully with HMRC.  I wanted to ensure that I paid every penny that I owed, and have done so. I am relieved that my family can now move on - and that I can get on with my job.

Birmingham submit 24/25 accounts when the club was promoted from League One. 🔑 figures ⚽️Revenue £36.5m ⬆️ 36% (record for non parachute club in L1, as are most of these figures) ⚽️Wages £38.9m ⬆️ 9% ⚽️Wages 107% of revenue ⚽️Employees 358 ⬆️76 ⚽️Ave weekly wage £16,500 ⚽️Operating loss £39.3m ⬆️34% ⚽️Player sale profits £14.3m ⬇️ 7% ⚽️Pre tax loss £34.3m ⬆️ 114% ⚽️Player purchases £27.7m ⚽️Player sales£14.8m ⚽️Borrowings in year £54.6m ⚽️Total borrowings £155m ⚽️Total losses over the years £204m

Sport Entertainment is literally how WWE describes itself. Don't get me wrong, basketball IS competing with entertainment for disposable income but this is not the phrasing you want when trying to win over the European market