Barnsley finances and accounts
Barnsley turned over $13.9m in 2024/25 and paid $15.5m in staff costs, which is 111.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Barnsley 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 Barnsley does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13,873,837$13.9m | $12,108,720$12.1m | $12,877,199$12.9m | $20,203,470$20.2m | $16,842,319$16.8m | $19,195,885$19.2m | $10,505,387$10.5m | $18,870,571$18.9m | $16,876,937$16.9m |
| Staff costs | $15,464,979$15.5m | $15,190,203$15.2m | $12,524,969$12.5m | $17,636,293$17.6m | $19,405,248$19.4m | $15,012,182$15m | $10,988,793$11m | $14,308,410$14.3m | $11,665,665$11.7m |
| Salaries and salaries | $13,743,095$13.7m | $13,711,147$13.7m | $11,244,670$11.2m | $15,638,728$15.6m | $17,260,131$17.3m | $13,394,531$13.4m | $9,786,176$9.8m | $13,028,176$13m | $10,602,148$10.6m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | - | $2,037,479$2m | $1,507,626$1.5m | $1,051,013$1.1m | $1,226,297$1.2m | $1,016,086$1m |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | $107,638$108k | $110,025$110k | $151,605$152k | $53,937$54k | $47,431$47k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | - | $3,809,834$3.8m | $322,821$323k | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $18,856,800$18.9m | $19,659,761$19.7m | $16,945,533$16.9m | $21,506,591$21.5m | $21,768,192$21.8m | $18,259,736$18.3m | $13,916,659$13.9m | $17,814,749$17.8m | $14,036,764$14m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | - | $5,298,912$5.3m | $5,390,535$5.4m | $3,059,424$3.1m | $2,950,083$3m | $2,301,917$2.3m |
| Operating result | -$8,481,036$8.5m | -$13,040,332$13m | -$7,908,729$7.9m | -$9,174,726$9.2m | -$6,414,952$6.4m | -$4,131,564$4.1m | -$6,470,696$6.5m | -$1,894,261$1.9m | $538,256$538k |
| Pre-tax result | -$8,886,159$8.9m | -$3,840,607$3.8m | -$5,410,911$5.4m | -$9,496,162$9.5m | -$5,751,664$5.8m | -$378,423$378k | -$4,639,000$4.6m | -$238,047$238k | $17,345,278$17.3m |
| Salaries to revenue | 111.5% | 125.4% | 97.3% | 87.3% | 115.2% | 78.2% | 104.6% | 75.8% | 69.1% |
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. Barnsley paid $15.5m against $13.9m of revenue, so 111p of every pound went back out as pay.
League One revenue
The 13 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 Barnsley make?
Barnsley turned over $13.9m in 2024/25.
What is the Barnsley payroll?
Barnsley paid $15.5m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 111.5% of revenue.
Do Barnsley make a profit?
Barnsley made a pre-tax loss of $8.9m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04573250. 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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