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Scottish football clubs covid loans: FOI release

Published
2025-10-16
Received
2025-07-04
Responded
2025-07-31
Directorate
Health and Social Care Finance Directorate
Topic
Arts, culture and sport, Health and social care, Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

1. Could the Scottish Government please detail outstanding amounts and amounts paid by each Scottish football club in relation to Covid loans, at the end of the last financial year. A reply in electronic format is absolutely fine.

2. With which clubs have payment terms been renegotiated?

3. Is the level of engagement by recipients of these loans still considered satisfactory?

Response

Each point has been answered below.

For clarity on point 1, I have provided the information as at 31 March 2025 for the 2024-25 financial year

1.

Club Total Loan Repaid as at 31 Mar 25 Outstanding as at 31 Mar 25 Aberdeen £3,119,000 £402,871 £2,716,129 Dundee United £2,818,000 £152,642 £2,665,358 Hamilton £1,151,000 £20,000 £1,131,000 Hibernian £2,882,000 £372,258 £2,509,742 Kilmarnock £1,828,000 £236,117 £1,591,883 Livingston £1,783,000 £147,559 £1,635,441 Motherwell £2,959,000 £382,204 £2,576,796 Rangers £3,200,000 £413,333 £2,786,667 Ross County £1,158,000 £149,575 £1,008,425 St Johnstone £2,600,000 £335,833 £2,264,167 St Mirren £1,764,000 £176,400 £1,587,600 Total £25,262,000 £2,788,792 £22,473,208

2. Dundee United, Hamilton, Livingston, St Johnstone.

3. Yes.

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