Leicester City finances and accounts
Leicester City turned over AU$202.3m in 2023/24 and paid AU$205.8m in staff costs, which is 101.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Leicester 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 Leicester City does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$202,268,160AU$202.3m | AU$340,465,920AU$340.5m | AU$412,012,800AU$412m | AU$434,311,680AU$434.3m | AU$287,904,000AU$287.9m | AU$342,583,680AU$342.6m | AU$305,051,520AU$305.1m |
| Staff costs | AU$205,754,880AU$205.8m | AU$395,097,600AU$395.1m | AU$328,846,080AU$328.8m | AU$350,745,600AU$350.7m | AU$283,697,280AU$283.7m | AU$273,972,480AU$274m | AU$213,325,440AU$213.3m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$179,425,920AU$179.4m | AU$345,686,400AU$345.7m | AU$284,933,760AU$284.9m | AU$304,884,480AU$304.9m | AU$246,218,880AU$246.2m | AU$235,000,320AU$235m | AU$187,107,840AU$187.1m |
| Social security costs | AU$24,685,440AU$24.7m | AU$47,562,240AU$47.6m | AU$42,349,440AU$42.3m | AU$44,618,880AU$44.6m | AU$36,320,640AU$36.3m | AU$37,841,280AU$37.8m | AU$25,530,240AU$25.5m |
| Pension costs | AU$1,643,520AU$1.6m | AU$1,848,960AU$1.8m | AU$1,562,880AU$1.6m | AU$1,242,240AU$1.2m | AU$1,157,760AU$1.2m | AU$1,130,880AU$1.1m | AU$687,360AU$687k |
| Other operating income | AU$24,468,480AU$24.5m | AU$372,480AU$372k | AU$1,344,000AU$1.3m | AU$4,800,000AU$4.8m | - | AU$1,808,640AU$1.8m | AU$1,213,440AU$1.2m |
| Cost of sales | AU$332,000,640AU$332m | AU$575,003,520AU$575m | AU$529,505,280AU$529.5m | AU$531,601,920AU$531.6m | AU$477,108,480AU$477.1m | AU$451,436,160AU$451.4m | AU$345,073,920AU$345.1m |
| Other operating costs | AU$49,904,640AU$49.9m | AU$51,191,040AU$51.2m | AU$42,827,520AU$42.8m | AU$33,642,240AU$33.6m | AU$45,826,560AU$45.8m | AU$34,922,880AU$34.9m | AU$17,424,000AU$17.4m |
| Other expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | AU$8,916,480AU$8.9m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$137,934,720AU$137.9m | AU$138,259,200AU$138.3m | AU$17,675,520AU$17.7m | AU$84,213,120AU$84.2m | AU$121,128,960AU$121.1m | AU$112,120,320AU$112.1m | AU$73,593,600AU$73.6m |
| Operating result | -AU$17,249,280AU$17.2m | -AU$148,786,560AU$148.8m | -AU$141,333,120AU$141.3m | -AU$41,944,320AU$41.9m | -AU$113,900,160AU$113.9m | -AU$30,637,440AU$30.6m | AU$8,165,760AU$8.2m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$37,305,600AU$37.3m | -AU$171,897,600AU$171.9m | -AU$177,592,320AU$177.6m | -AU$63,546,240AU$63.5m | -AU$129,185,280AU$129.2m | -AU$38,872,320AU$38.9m | AU$3,031,680AU$3m |
| Wages to revenue | 101.7% | 116% | 79.8% | 80.8% | 98.5% | 80% | 69.9% |
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. Leicester City paid AU$205.8m against AU$202.3m of revenue, so 102p of every pound went back out as pay.
League One revenue
The 14 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 Leicester City make?
Leicester City turned over AU$202.3m in 2023/24.
What is the Leicester City wage bill?
Leicester City paid AU$205.8m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 101.7% of revenue.
Do Leicester City make a profit?
Leicester City made a pre-tax loss of AU$37.3m in 2023/24.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04593477. 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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