The firm sponsoring Everton Football Club’s new stadium has targeted reaching £200 million annual turnover after a stellar financial year.

Hill Dickinson, which entered a long-term agreement as the stadium’s official naming rights partner last May, reported this week that its pre-tax profits had jumped by 15% to £68.2m. Turnover was up by 18% to £172m in the year to 30 April 2025.

Net assets rose by 10% to £75m, while the firm also amassed cash reserves of £28.75m.

The firm has attracted national attention over its high-profile sponsorship of the Hill Dickinson Stadium, which hosted its first Premier League match in August. It has been reported that the deal is worth £10m annually over the next 10 years, although the firm has not confirmed this figure and the financial results do not give any details.

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Reflecting on the latest set of financial results, designated members Kiran Bhogal and Craig Scott said the firm’s position is strong and there are now ambitions to grow revenue in the UK and internationally to become a £200m firm.

‘We are debt-free, we have significant cash reserves and we have been able to fund all of our current major investments in the period, including investment in our new offices and our brand project entirely from our retained profits,’ they said. ‘We have not had to rely on external capital to drive our growth plans and instead, we have used our growth success to reinvest in the future for our business.’

As well as the Everton stadium sponsorship, the firm opened a new Manchester office in July 2025 and its headcount has now surged past 1,000 for the first time, including 161 members and 352 other qualified legal staff. The profit attributable to the highest-paid member rose from £1.17m to £1.27m.

The business services group, which includes banking, real estate, construction, commercial dispute resolution, employment and pensions, increased revenue to £83.6m. The health sector group turnover grew to £34m, while the firm’s international-facing arm increased turnover from £44m to £51m.

 

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