League One SCMP
How much can Milton Keynes Dons spend?
Under the EFL's Salary Cost Management Protocol (SCMP) rules, Milton Keynes Dons have a
guaranteed spending limit of £2.8m
— 50% of estimated football revenue of £5.6m.
Against their estimated squad cost that is £5m short.
Milton Keynes Dons: the SCR breakdown
- Estimated revenue (football) reported £5.6m
- 50% SCR limit £2.8m
- Estimated squad cost estimated £7.8m
- Headroom vs 50% limit −£5m
Restricted
- squad cost is 140.9% of revenue
What this means
On these estimates, Milton Keynes Dons are spending well above what SCMP allows. Closing that gap usually means selling players or growing revenue before they can strengthen further.
League One clubs are governed by SCMP, a wage-to-turnover cap, not SCR. The figures above run the club through the same calculator at the 50% SCMP threshold for comparability; the League One page shows the club's SCMP ratio and threshold directly.
Note on this club's figures. Revenue is the audited turnover of Milton Keynes Dons Limited (co. 04787003) for the year ended 30 June 2025, filed at Companies House 10 Jul 2026: £5,550,784 (2024: £5,716,673), a League Two season in which the club finished 19th. Breakdown: match day £2,083,997, commercial incl. league distributions £3,152,732, broadcasting £22,756, other (loan fees) £291,299. This is the football-club entity only; the wider MKD Holdco group (hotel, arena, car parks, MKFM) reported c.£20.6m group turnover, which is NOT the SCMP-relevant turnover. The same accounts show total staff costs of £7,537,038 (wages £6,620,216 + NI £798,099 + pensions £118,723) across 94 playing/training/management and 43 admin staff, and the directors' own KPI records staff costs at 136% of turnover (2024: 91%) after a deliberate push for promotion; profit on player disposals was £4,114,486 and the pre-tax loss £3,028,019. 2026/27 wage bill: salarysport.com's 2026/27 page for the club lists £7,821,424 a year / £150,412 a week across 45 players; treated as estimated (crowd-sourced estimates, and salarysport figures tend to include a broad squad). A Capology figure of £6,406,400 (£123,200/wk) for 2025/26 appeared in search snippets but the page returned 403 and was not read, so it is not cited. Ratio = 7,821,424 / 5,550,784 = 1.41 against the 2024/25 League Two turnover; this overstates the true 2026/27 SCMP position because (a) promotion to League One brings higher EFL/central distributions and matchday income, (b) SCMP Relevant Turnover also counts net player-trading profit (£4.1m in 2024/25) and (c) owner equity injections count at 50p per £1, and MKD Holdco (Kuwaiti consortium led by Fahad Al Ghanim, which paid £59.5m for Stadium MK Group in Aug 2024) has issued a letter of support and is funding the club by intercompany loans (net increase £2.7m in the year). Status therefore breach_risk_mitigated_by_equity rather than an outright breach. Not a parachute club; no points deductions or administration.
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Figures are illustrative estimates from published accounts, named analyst estimates and
public reporting, not official SCR submissions.
SCR uses adjusted football revenue, which differs from headline turnover. Last reviewed 2026-09-03.
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