Burnley finances and accounts
Burnley turned over $96.9m in 2024/25 and paid $111.1m in staff costs, which is 114.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Burnley 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 Burnley does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $96,857,100$96.9m | $180,312,750$180.3m | $87,613,650$87.6m | $166,599,450$166.6m | $155,386,350$155.4m | $186,017,850$186m |
| Staff costs | $111,055,050$111.1m | $126,117,000$126.1m | $77,699,250$77.7m | $124,170,300$124.2m | $116,010,900$116m | $116,935,650$116.9m |
| Salaries and salaries | $97,714,350$97.7m | $111,304,800$111.3m | $68,446,350$68.4m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | $49,516,650$49.5m | $57,530,250$57.5m | $29,855,250$29.9m | $30,649,050$30.6m | $28,904,850$28.9m | - |
| Other operating income | $7,527,600$7.5m | $8,502,300$8.5m | $6,458,400$6.5m | $1,663,200$1.7m | $2,311,200$2.3m | $1,318,950$1.3m |
| Cost of sales | $111,055,050$111.1m | $126,117,000$126.1m | $77,699,250$77.7m | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | $41,041,350$41m | $37,454,400$37.5m | $38,210,400$38.2m | - | - | - |
| Other expenses | - | - | - | $25,825,500$25.8m | $17,558,100$17.6m | $19,955,700$20m |
| Profit on player sales | $79,587,900$79.6m | $20,329,650$20.3m | $15,388,650$15.4m | - | $21,710,700$21.7m | $47,869,650$47.9m |
| Operating result | -$51,229,800$51.2m | $21,694,500$21.7m | -$25,093,800$25.1m | $15,067,350$15.1m | $21,710,700$21.7m | $47,869,650$47.9m |
| Pre-tax result | -$39,368,700$39.4m | -$38,403,450$38.4m | -$48,598,650$48.6m | - | - | - |
| Salaries to revenue | 114.7% | 69.9% | 88.7% | 74.5% | 74.7% | 62.9% |
What the payroll covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Burnley paid $111.1m against $96.9m of revenue, so 115p 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 Burnley make?
Burnley turned over $96.9m in 2024/25.
What is the Burnley payroll?
Burnley paid $111.1m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 114.7% of revenue.
Do Burnley make a profit?
Burnley made a pre-tax loss of $39.4m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 08335231. 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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