Chesterfield finances and accounts
Chesterfield turned over AU$14.7m in 2024/25 and paid AU$11.4m in staff costs, which is 77.4% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$14,749,726AU$14.7m | AU$10,581,271AU$10.6m | AU$8,651,373AU$8.7m | AU$7,423,933AU$7.4m | AU$5,563,198AU$5.6m | AU$7,470,078AU$7.5m | AU$11,112,556AU$11.1m | AU$12,541,717AU$12.5m | AU$14,230,732AU$14.2m |
| Staff costs | AU$11,422,328AU$11.4m | AU$9,566,050AU$9.6m | AU$7,366,073AU$7.4m | AU$6,313,483AU$6.3m | AU$5,032,724AU$5m | AU$6,121,317AU$6.1m | AU$7,677,031AU$7.7m | AU$8,210,217AU$8.2m | AU$8,680,267AU$8.7m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$10,227,977AU$10.2m | AU$8,566,888AU$8.6m | AU$6,634,681AU$6.6m | AU$5,817,227AU$5.8m | AU$4,705,866AU$4.7m | AU$5,623,279AU$5.6m | AU$7,142,930AU$7.1m | AU$7,520,448AU$7.5m | AU$7,897,490AU$7.9m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | AU$496,255AU$496k | AU$326,858AU$327k | AU$498,038AU$498k | AU$534,101AU$534k | AU$689,769AU$690k | AU$782,778AU$783k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | AU$1,221,382AU$1.2m | AU$107,104AU$107k | AU$107,104AU$107k | AU$107,104AU$107k | AU$107,104AU$107k | AU$107,104AU$107k |
| Cost of sales | AU$1,779,393AU$1.8m | AU$1,543,918AU$1.5m | AU$1,156,597AU$1.2m | AU$1,003,987AU$1m | AU$634,464AU$634k | AU$793,103AU$793k | AU$1,035,648AU$1m | AU$947,574AU$948k | AU$971,583AU$972k |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | AU$12,120,430AU$12.1m | AU$8,068,888AU$8.1m | AU$10,293,324AU$10.3m | AU$12,157,714AU$12.2m | AU$12,495,336AU$12.5m | AU$12,849,602AU$12.8m |
| Operating result | -AU$4,193,035AU$4.2m | -AU$6,036,072AU$6m | -AU$3,804,993AU$3.8m | -AU$4,479,102AU$4.5m | AU$832,186AU$832k | -AU$3,509,244AU$3.5m | -AU$1,973,702AU$2m | -AU$794,089AU$794k | AU$516,652AU$517k |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$4,503,668AU$4.5m | -AU$6,260,487AU$6.3m | -AU$4,064,770AU$4.1m | -AU$4,472,150AU$4.5m | AU$856,393AU$856k | -AU$3,487,445AU$3.5m | -AU$2,010,888AU$2m | -AU$957,729AU$958k | AU$80,000AU$80k |
| Wages to revenue | 77.4% | 90.4% | 85.1% | 85% | 90.5% | 81.9% | 69.1% | 65.5% | 61% |
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. Chesterfield paid AU$11.4m against AU$14.7m of revenue, so 77p of every pound went back out as pay.
League Two revenue
The 9 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 Chesterfield make?
Chesterfield turned over AU$14.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Chesterfield wage bill?
Chesterfield paid AU$11.4m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 77.4% of revenue.
Do Chesterfield make a profit?
Chesterfield made a pre-tax loss of AU$4.5m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04273743. 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
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.