Burnley finances and accounts
Burnley turned over $95.4m in 2024/25 and paid $109.4m 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 | $95,422,180$95.4m | $177,641,450$177.6m | $86,315,670$86.3m | $164,131,310$164.1m | $153,084,330$153.1m | $183,262,030$183.3m |
| Staff costs | $109,409,790$109.4m | $124,248,600$124.2m | $76,548,150$76.5m | $122,330,740$122.3m | $114,292,220$114.3m | $115,203,270$115.2m |
| Salaries and salaries | $96,266,730$96.3m | $109,655,840$109.7m | $67,432,330$67.4m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | $48,783,070$48.8m | $56,677,950$56.7m | $29,412,950$29.4m | $30,194,990$30.2m | $28,476,630$28.5m | - |
| Other operating income | $7,416,080$7.4m | $8,376,340$8.4m | $6,362,720$6.4m | $1,638,560$1.6m | $2,276,960$2.3m | $1,299,410$1.3m |
| Cost of sales | $109,409,790$109.4m | $124,248,600$124.2m | $76,548,150$76.5m | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | $40,433,330$40.4m | $36,899,520$36.9m | $37,644,320$37.6m | - | - | - |
| Other expenses | - | - | - | $25,442,900$25.4m | $17,297,980$17.3m | $19,660,060$19.7m |
| Profit on player sales | $78,408,820$78.4m | $20,028,470$20m | $15,160,670$15.2m | - | $21,389,060$21.4m | $47,160,470$47.2m |
| Operating result | -$50,470,840$50.5m | $21,373,100$21.4m | -$24,722,040$24.7m | $14,844,130$14.8m | $21,389,060$21.4m | $47,160,470$47.2m |
| Pre-tax result | -$38,785,460$38.8m | -$37,834,510$37.8m | -$47,878,670$47.9m | - | - | - |
| 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 $109.4m against $95.4m 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 $95.4m in 2024/25.
What is the Burnley payroll?
Burnley paid $109.4m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 114.7% of revenue.
Do Burnley make a profit?
Burnley made a pre-tax loss of $38.8m 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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