For all the 'cuts', the number of people (full-time equivalent) employed across the BBC went up by 350 over the year, to 21,631.
Spend on 'on-air' roles went up by by 7.6% in the year, to £139,759,000.
The number of 'senior leaders' in the public service side went up from 234 to 242.
The number of employees paid more than £150k from the licence fee went up from 179 to 220.
Restructuring costs (usually code for pay-off money) went up from £13m to £61m.
The souped-up BBC Studios helped commercial income grow by 23%, to £1,115m. But the amount passed on to the public service broadcasting side of the business increased by just 3.3%, to £368m.
Spending on 'content distribution and support' went up by £74m, to £469m.
Quietly the BBC's weekly reach around the world has gone down by 9%, to 447m from 492m, missing Tony Hall's target of 500m by 2022, set back in 2013.
Topping the league table of trails carried in 2022/23 - Radio Wales, with 8,922 minutes - just over six days' worth. Meanwhile Radio Cymru carried the most trails for itself - at 5,977 minutes, and the most trails for BBC Sounds and other stations, at 2,855 minutes.
The BBC has decided to write down the value of its 50.1% share in BBC America by £20m.
Caversham, previously classified as an asset held for sale (£6 million), should finally be off the books in September. Other properties held for sale at 31 March 2023 include Elstree (£26 million) and Maida Vale (£2 million). [Has Mr Zimmer really paid £10m ?)
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