Chesterfield finances and accounts
Chesterfield turned over AU$15m in 2024/25 and paid AU$11.6m 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$14,983,849AU$15m | AU$10,749,228AU$10.7m | AU$8,788,696AU$8.8m | AU$7,541,773AU$7.5m | AU$5,651,503AU$5.7m | AU$7,588,650AU$7.6m | AU$11,288,945AU$11.3m | AU$12,740,792AU$12.7m | AU$14,456,617AU$14.5m |
| Staff costs | AU$11,603,635AU$11.6m | AU$9,717,892AU$9.7m | AU$7,482,995AU$7.5m | AU$6,413,697AU$6.4m | AU$5,112,609AU$5.1m | AU$6,218,481AU$6.2m | AU$7,798,888AU$7.8m | AU$8,340,538AU$8.3m | AU$8,818,049AU$8.8m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$10,390,326AU$10.4m | AU$8,702,870AU$8.7m | AU$6,739,993AU$6.7m | AU$5,909,564AU$5.9m | AU$4,780,562AU$4.8m | AU$5,712,538AU$5.7m | AU$7,256,310AU$7.3m | AU$7,639,820AU$7.6m | AU$8,022,847AU$8m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | AU$504,132AU$504k | AU$332,047AU$332k | AU$505,943AU$506k | AU$542,579AU$543k | AU$700,717AU$701k | AU$795,203AU$795k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | AU$1,240,769AU$1.2m | AU$108,804AU$109k | AU$108,804AU$109k | AU$108,804AU$109k | AU$108,804AU$109k | AU$108,804AU$109k |
| Cost of sales | AU$1,807,638AU$1.8m | AU$1,568,425AU$1.6m | AU$1,174,956AU$1.2m | AU$1,019,923AU$1m | AU$644,534AU$645k | AU$805,692AU$806k | AU$1,052,087AU$1.1m | AU$962,615AU$963k | AU$987,005AU$987k |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | AU$12,312,818AU$12.3m | AU$8,196,966AU$8.2m | AU$10,456,710AU$10.5m | AU$12,350,694AU$12.4m | AU$12,693,675AU$12.7m | AU$13,053,564AU$13.1m |
| Operating result | -AU$4,259,591AU$4.3m | -AU$6,131,883AU$6.1m | -AU$3,865,390AU$3.9m | -AU$4,550,198AU$4.6m | AU$845,395AU$845k | -AU$3,564,947AU$3.6m | -AU$2,005,031AU$2m | -AU$806,694AU$807k | AU$524,853AU$525k |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$4,575,155AU$4.6m | -AU$6,359,860AU$6.4m | -AU$4,129,290AU$4.1m | -AU$4,543,137AU$4.5m | AU$869,987AU$870k | -AU$3,542,801AU$3.5m | -AU$2,042,807AU$2m | -AU$972,931AU$973k | AU$81,270AU$81k |
| 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$11.6m against AU$15m 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$15m in 2024/25.
What is the Chesterfield wage bill?
Chesterfield paid AU$11.6m 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$4.6m 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
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