Barnsley finances and accounts
Barnsley turned over $13.7m in 2024/25 and paid $15.2m 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 | $13,668,298$13.7m | $11,929,331$11.9m | $12,686,426$12.7m | $19,904,159$19.9m | $16,592,803$16.6m | $18,911,501$18.9m | $10,349,751$10.3m | $18,591,007$18.6m | $16,626,909$16.6m |
| Staff costs | $15,235,868$15.2m | $14,965,163$15m | $12,339,414$12.3m | $17,375,015$17.4m | $19,117,763$19.1m | $14,789,780$14.8m | $10,825,997$10.8m | $14,096,433$14.1m | $11,492,840$11.5m |
| Salaries and salaries | $13,539,493$13.5m | $13,508,019$13.5m | $11,078,082$11.1m | $15,407,043$15.4m | $17,004,425$17m | $13,196,094$13.2m | $9,641,195$9.6m | $12,835,166$12.8m | $10,445,079$10.4m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | - | $2,007,295$2m | $1,485,291$1.5m | $1,035,442$1m | $1,208,129$1.2m | $1,001,032$1m |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | $106,044$106k | $108,395$108k | $149,359$149k | $53,137$53k | $46,728$47k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | - | $3,753,392$3.8m | $318,039$318k | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $18,577,440$18.6m | $19,368,505$19.4m | $16,694,489$16.7m | $21,187,975$21.2m | $21,445,701$21.4m | $17,989,221$18m | $13,710,486$13.7m | $17,550,826$17.6m | $13,828,812$13.8m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | - | $5,220,410$5.2m | $5,310,675$5.3m | $3,014,099$3m | $2,906,379$2.9m | $2,267,815$2.3m |
| Operating result | -$8,355,391$8.4m | -$12,847,142$12.8m | -$7,791,563$7.8m | -$9,038,804$9m | -$6,319,915$6.3m | -$4,070,356$4.1m | -$6,374,834$6.4m | -$1,866,197$1.9m | $530,282$530k |
| Pre-tax result | -$8,754,512$8.8m | -$3,783,709$3.8m | -$5,330,749$5.3m | -$9,355,478$9.4m | -$5,666,454$5.7m | -$372,816$373k | -$4,570,274$4.6m | -$234,520$235k | $17,088,311$17.1m |
| 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 $15.2m against $13.7m 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 $13.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Barnsley payroll?
Barnsley paid $15.2m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 111.5% of revenue.
Do Barnsley make a profit?
Barnsley made a pre-tax loss of $8.8m 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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