DEJPHON CHANSIRI’S THAI BUSINESSES

Thanks to recent improvements in access to official Thai company register data the Trust has been able to build a clear picture of Dejphon Chansiri’s Thai business interests. This research gives the most detailed view yet of the financial capacity behind Sheffield Wednesday’s funding.

Key findings:

• Mr. Chansiri is a director of 19 Thai companies, many of them small, loss-making, or dormant.

• Combined profits from these businesses fall far below what is needed to cover the club’s losses.

• Dividend income from his Thai Union shareholding adds to this but still does not bridge the gap.

Why this matters

This raises serious questions about the sustainability of the club’s current funding model and what happens if this external funding is reduced or withdrawn.

We have pressed the EFL for transparency and they have confirmed that some, if not all, of the source of owner funding has been via loans. However, we have been unable to get clear answers about the proportion of loan funding, who the lender(s) is/are, or the size and terms of these loans.

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