Lincoln City finances and accounts
Lincoln City turned over AU$16m in 2024/25 and paid AU$14.2m in staff costs, which is 88.8% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Lincoln City turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Lincoln City does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$16,024,002AU$16m | AU$13,186,470AU$13.2m | AU$12,335,718AU$12.3m | AU$10,186,790AU$10.2m | AU$9,988,557AU$10m |
| Matchday | AU$17,018AU$17k | AU$15,921AU$16k | AU$16,039AU$16k | AU$17,021AU$17k | - |
| Commercial | AU$45AU$45 | AU$47AU$47 | AU$17AU$17 | AU$2,289AU$2k | - |
| Staff costs | AU$14,224,682AU$14.2m | AU$13,112,385AU$13.1m | AU$11,209,363AU$11.2m | AU$9,200,274AU$9.2m | AU$7,588,796AU$7.6m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$12,591,522AU$12.6m | AU$11,679,969AU$11.7m | AU$9,944,214AU$9.9m | AU$8,191,801AU$8.2m | AU$6,743,531AU$6.7m |
| Social security costs | AU$1,471,592AU$1.5m | AU$1,227,202AU$1.2m | AU$1,044,435AU$1m | AU$843,140AU$843k | AU$753,235AU$753k |
| Pension costs | AU$161,569AU$162k | AU$205,214AU$205k | AU$220,714AU$221k | AU$165,333AU$165k | AU$92,030AU$92k |
| Other operating income | AU$1,312,114AU$1.3m | AU$903,441AU$903k | AU$1,190,874AU$1.2m | AU$549,412AU$549k | AU$221,302AU$221k |
| Cost of sales | AU$1,142,359AU$1.1m | AU$651,859AU$652k | AU$776,629AU$777k | AU$653,048AU$653k | AU$811,753AU$812k |
| Other operating costs | AU$21,614,297AU$21.6m | AU$19,044,867AU$19m | AU$17,669,052AU$17.7m | AU$14,268,510AU$14.3m | AU$11,413,559AU$11.4m |
| Operating result | -AU$5,420,541AU$5.4m | -AU$5,606,815AU$5.6m | -AU$4,919,090AU$4.9m | -AU$4,185,356AU$4.2m | -AU$2,015,453AU$2m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$5,445,094AU$5.4m | -AU$5,634,239AU$5.6m | -AU$4,982,161AU$5m | -AU$4,229,370AU$4.2m | -AU$2,047,157AU$2m |
| Wages to revenue | 88.8% | 99.4% | 90.9% | 90.3% | 76% |
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Lincoln City paid AU$14.2m against AU$16m of revenue, so 89p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 20 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Lincoln City make?
Lincoln City turned over AU$16m in 2024/25.
What is the Lincoln City wage bill?
Lincoln City paid AU$14.2m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 88.8% of revenue.
Do Lincoln City make a profit?
Lincoln City made a pre-tax loss of AU$5.4m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 07895367. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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