Walsall finances and accounts
Walsall turned over AU$15.8m in 2024/25 and paid AU$11.3m in staff costs, which is 71.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Walsall 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 Walsall does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$15,793,920AU$15.8m | AU$12,938,880AU$12.9m | AU$14,620,800AU$14.6m | AU$12,188,160AU$12.2m | AU$10,746,240AU$10.7m | AU$12,827,520AU$12.8m | AU$11,237,760AU$11.2m | AU$12,743,040AU$12.7m |
| Staff costs | AU$11,287,680AU$11.3m | AU$9,720,960AU$9.7m | AU$8,559,360AU$8.6m | AU$7,977,600AU$8m | AU$6,670,080AU$6.7m | AU$7,864,320AU$7.9m | AU$6,481,920AU$6.5m | AU$6,499,200AU$6.5m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$10,124,160AU$10.1m | AU$8,922,240AU$8.9m | AU$7,752,960AU$7.8m | AU$7,303,680AU$7.3m | AU$6,071,040AU$6.1m | AU$7,008,000AU$7m | AU$5,976,960AU$6m | AU$5,994,240AU$6m |
| Social security costs | AU$888,960AU$889k | AU$685,440AU$685k | AU$664,320AU$664k | AU$585,600AU$586k | AU$516,480AU$516k | AU$506,880AU$507k | AU$455,040AU$455k | AU$478,080AU$478k |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | AU$82,560AU$83k | AU$349,440AU$349k | AU$49,920AU$50k | - |
| Player amortisation | - | AU$120,960AU$121k | AU$74,880AU$75k | AU$28,800AU$29k | AU$122,880AU$123k | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | AU$280,320AU$280k | AU$547,200AU$547k | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | AU$18,360,960AU$18.4m | AU$15,557,760AU$15.6m | AU$14,279,040AU$14.3m | AU$13,703,040AU$13.7m | AU$11,187,840AU$11.2m | AU$12,704,640AU$12.7m | AU$11,124,480AU$11.1m | AU$12,232,320AU$12.2m |
| Operating result | -AU$2,567,040AU$2.6m | -AU$2,618,880AU$2.6m | AU$341,760AU$342k | -AU$1,234,560AU$1.2m | AU$105,600AU$106k | AU$122,880AU$123k | AU$113,280AU$113k | AU$510,720AU$511k |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$3,778,560AU$3.8m | -AU$3,423,360AU$3.4m | AU$21,120AU$21k | -AU$1,424,640AU$1.4m | AU$48,000AU$48k | AU$36,480AU$36k | AU$17,280AU$17k | AU$412,800AU$413k |
| Wages to revenue | 71.5% | 75.1% | 58.5% | 65.5% | 62.1% | 61.3% | 57.7% | 51% |
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. Walsall paid AU$11.3m against AU$15.8m of revenue, so 71p 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 Walsall make?
Walsall turned over AU$15.8m in 2024/25.
What is the Walsall wage bill?
Walsall paid AU$11.3m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 71.5% of revenue.
Do Walsall make a profit?
Walsall made a pre-tax loss of AU$3.8m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00171970. 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
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