Football club savings using SportsFi

Current Industry Practice vs. SportsFi

Current Industry Practice vs. SportsFi

 A.     Operational Workflow Comparison  

Area

Current Practice

With SportsFi

Commercial Impact

Deal Execution

Emails, PDFs, WhatsApp, phone calls

Fully structured workflow with version control, approvals, timestamps

Saves 100–300 hours per year across Finance, Legal, Ops

Document Management

Scattered storage (Drive, Dropbox, email)

Encrypted data room built-in; ISO/SOC aligned

Eliminates £10k–£50k external data room spend

Player Trading Process

Manual, duplicated across departments

Single workflow connecting Sporting, Legal, Finance, Ownership

Reduces errors that can cost £25k–£250k+

Ownership Visibility

Manual reporting, emailed spreadsheets

Real-time dashboards across all clubs

Removes £30k–£60k of internal coordination burden

Internal Communication

Fragmented, no audit trail

Integrated comments, tasks, approvals

Full governance and accountability

 

B.     Compliance & Data Security Comparison 

Area

Current Practice

With SportsFi

Commercial Impact

Data Compliance

No ISO/SOC alignment, high league risk

Fully aligned infrastructure

Prevents six-figure compliance build cost

Audit Trails

None or partial

Full automated audit logs across all workflows

Removes legal exposure and improves transparency

Sensitive Data Sharing

Email attachments, unencrypted

Encrypted data rooms and controlled access

Reduces risk of breaches & reputational damage

League Requirements

Manual submissions

Automated pipelines for PSR/FFP submissions

Avoids regulatory fines & investigation exposure

Permissions & Access

No structured rules

Tiered access controls per user type

Strengthens governance and prevents leaks

 

C.   Financing & Capital Markets Comparison 

Area

Current Practice

With SportsFi

Commercial Impact

Access to Funders

Limited network; manual outreach

Multi-lender marketplace

Expands options beyond transfer factoring

Pricing

Opaque, negotiated bilaterally

Transparent, competitive

Reduces interest margin by 100–300bps

Broker Fees

1–3% of financing volume

Zero broker fees

Saves £25k–£250k per deal

Credit Packages

Manual, inconsistent

Auto-generated standardised packages

Faster approvals → cheaper cost of capital

Processing Time

Weeks or months

Hours to days

Better liquidity planning, avoids short-notice pricing penalties

 

D.     Financial Control & Data Management Comparison

Area

Current Practice

With SportsFi

Commercial Impact

Transfer Obligations

Multiple spreadsheets

Live tracking with alerts

Prevents missed payments and penalties

Sell-Ons & Contingents

Manually maintained

Auto-calculated & tracked

Protects revenue integrity

Cashflow Planning

Limited visibility

Integrated finance hub

Better forecasting → lower borrowing need

Covenant Monitoring

Manual at club level

Automated alerts for lenders and clubs

Reduces loan breaches and cost escalators

Multi-Club Ownership

Each club runs its own systems

Unified view for the entire portfolio

Removes duplicated spend across group

 

E.     Cost Comparison Summary (Annualised)

Cost Category

Current Spend

With SportsFi

Saving

Data Rooms & Secure Storage

£10k–£30k

Included

£10k–£30k

Compliance Infrastructure

£200k–£400k

Included

£200k–£400k

Workflow / Project Tools

£50k–£185k

Included

£50k–£185k

Staff Time (Admin/Ops)

£60k–£120k

Reduced by 60–70%

£40k–£80k

Broker Fees

£50k–£300k

Zero

£50k–£300k

Higher Financing Costs

£100k–£3m

Reduced

£50k–£2m

 Total Annual Savings:  £500,000 to £3,000,000+ per club

 

 



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