Mayo GAA reports surplus of €0.5m with record income and commercial revenues

Mayo GAA recorded a surplus of close to €0.5 million for its 2025 financial year due to strong growth in gate receipts and match-day income as well as higher commercial revenues last year.

For the 12 months to the end of September 2025, Mayo GAA generated a record level of income, which stood at €4.2 million and was up 11% on the previous year.

This increase was driven by a 21% increase in gate receipts and match-day income to €773,280 for 2025, and a 30% increase in commercial revenues such as sponsorship and TV rights to just under €1.2 million.

Meanwhile, expenditure by the county board increased just 1% in 2025 to stand at €3.75 million for the year. Team administration expenses, which account for the largest share of annual expenditure, stood at €1.35 million for 2025.

Overall, the double-digit increase in annual revenues in 2025 allowed Mayo GAA to record an annual surplus of €453,459, which is a sixfold increase on the previous year. At year-end September 2025, Mayo GAA had net assets of more than €5.3 million on its balance sheet, which includes cash in the bank of more than €3.1 million.

As part of plans to strategically grow Mayo GAA’s commercial operations, the county board has decided to create a new full-time chief executive position. The process to appoint Mayo GAA’s first ever chief executive has already commenced, and the county board is hopeful that the position will be filled by the first quarter of 2026.

Appointing a full-time chief executive will allow for sustainable and strategic growth in Mayo GAA’s commercial operations, while providing professional support to the clubs, volunteers, players, and stakeholders across the county.

The chief executive will report directly to the executive of Mayo County Board and will implement a new strategy to grow and expand the commercial opportunities for Mayo GAA going forward.

As previously announced, Mayo GAA has been engaging with the Revenue Commissioners following a revenue intervention regarding tax liabilities for the years 2018 and 2019. In addition to this Mayo GAA has engaged in a self-review process similar to other counties for the five-year period 2020-2024.

Overall, Mayo GAA’s total tax liability disclosed to the Revenue Commissioners for all seven years (2018-2024) amounted to approximately €350,000, the bulk of which (circa 70%) related to outstanding tax liabilities arising from issues identified in the review of the financial years 2018 and 2019. Mayo GAA’s tax liability for the five-year self-review period for 2020-2024 amounted to €113,000 and is broadly in line with the voluntary disclosures announced by other county boards this year.

In addition to the tax liability arising from the Cúl Camps programme, Mayo GAA have also encountered tax liabilities related to management team expenses, coaching staff expenses, player nutrition, player equipment and referee expenses.

Mayo GAA were the first county board to make a voluntary disclosure incorporating the periods 2021 - 2024 and following on from the disclosure, Croke Park advised other county boards to make voluntary disclosures for this period. All tax liabilities identified as part of the reviews and disclosures have been paid to Revenue. In tandem with the review, the board has implemented additional procedures in the areas identified.

The tax review process is ongoing, and Mayo GAA await feedback from the Revenue Commissioners regarding the voluntary disclosures, which may not be received for several months.

Seamus Touhy, chair of Mayo GAA, said: “The finances of Mayo GAA are in a very strong position thanks to growing annual revenues and a well invested balance sheet. At year-end 2025, the net assets on Mayo GAA’s balance sheet stood at more than €5.3 million and includes more than €3.1 million cash on deposit.

“For 2026, we will be appointing Mayo GAA’s first ever full-time chief executive, which I feel is a key resource that our county needs. The new chief executive of Mayo GAA will be a full-time role tasked with managing the commercial operations of Mayo GAA, while providing much-needed professional support to our clubs, volunteers, players, and stakeholders across the county.”

He added: “Overall, the finances of Mayo GAA are in a strong position which will allow the county board to make the important investment decisions needed to futureproof the playing infrastructure within our county, and ensure our teams have everything in place to achieve their maximum potential each and every year.”