Portsmouth finances and accounts
Portsmouth turned over $15.9m in 2021/22 and paid $10.5m in staff costs, which is 65.9% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $15,888,511$15.9m | $9,816,375$9.8m | $15,007,888$15m | $15,399,876$15.4m | $11,827,044$11.8m |
| Staff costs | $10,467,793$10.5m | $10,453,780$10.5m | $10,732,476$10.7m | - | - |
| Salaries and salaries | $9,385,428$9.4m | $9,374,218$9.4m | $9,552,456$9.6m | - | - |
| Player amortisation | $1,209,671$1.2m | $1,586,689$1.6m | $1,661,993$1.7m | $606,584$607k | $400,490$400k |
| Cost of sales | $12,336,235$12.3m | $9,338,342$9.3m | $10,568,443$10.6m | $10,547,312$10.5m | $8,236,631$8.2m |
| Pre-tax result | -$3,867,946$3.9m | -$5,134,434$5.1m | $345,734$346k | $2,737,869$2.7m | -$1,819,898$1.8m |
| Salaries to revenue | 65.9% | 106.5% | 71.5% | - | - |
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. Portsmouth paid $10.5m against $15.9m of revenue, so 66p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 17 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 Portsmouth make?
Portsmouth turned over $15.9m in 2021/22.
What is the Portsmouth payroll?
Portsmouth paid $10.5m in staff costs in 2021/22, which is 65.9% of revenue.
Do Portsmouth make a profit?
Portsmouth made a pre-tax loss of $3.9m in 2021/22.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by PORTSMOUTH COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, company number 07940335. 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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