Tottenham Hotspur FC reported record revenue of £306.3m for the year ended 30 June, up from £209.8m the previous year.
This is despite Premier League gate receipts amounting to £19.0m for the period (2016: £22.2m), a result of the demolition of the North-East corner of White Hart Lane Stadium.
The stadium continued to sell out for all Premier League home games, further underlining the need for an increased capacity stadium to meet demand and satisfy a waiting list for season tickets that has now risen to over 62,000.
The club also participated in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League and the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League (2016: round of 16 of UEFA Europa League) resulting in gate receipts and prize money of £44.6m (2016: £18.7m).
Revenue from the domestic cup competitions earned the club £5.0m (2016: £2.4m). Television and media revenues rose to £149.8m (2016: £94.8m), due to the commencement of a new three-year Premier League broadcasting deal and a record second place league finish (2016: third).
Sponsorship and corporate hospitality revenue was £54.7m (2016: £48.8m) and merchandising revenue was £14.0m (2016: £12.0m). Profit from operations, excluding football trading and before exceptional items and depreciation, was £117.6m (2016: £63.3m). Profit for the year after interest and tax was £41.2m (2016: £33.0m).
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy earned over £6 million last season -- around double the next highest-paid Premier League executive.
Levy's salary increased by about 53 percent from £2.8m in the previous season, according to the club's financial results for the year ending June 30, 2017 which show that the highest-paid director -- believed to be Levy -- earned £6.013m in 2016-17.
However, that £6m figure includes a backdated pay rise and bonus after a remuneration committee review and is not his annual salary.
The chairman's pay-rise was part of an increase in staff salaries and bonuses by £23.3m, from £88.5m in 2015-16 to £111.8m last season, after the majority of Spurs' first-team squad earned new long-term contracts.
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