Chesterfield finances and accounts
Chesterfield turned over $10.4m in 2024/25 and paid $8m in staff costs, which is 77.4% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,379,437$10.4m | $7,446,079$7.4m | $6,088,003$6.1m | $5,224,249$5.2m | $3,914,843$3.9m | $5,256,721$5.3m | $7,819,946$7.8m | $8,825,653$8.8m | $10,014,219$10m |
| Staff costs | $8,037,935$8m | $6,731,665$6.7m | $5,183,533$5.2m | $4,442,821$4.4m | $3,541,547$3.5m | $4,307,593$4.3m | $5,402,355$5.4m | $5,777,560$5.8m | $6,108,336$6.1m |
| Salaries and salaries | $7,197,465$7.2m | $6,028,551$6m | $4,668,849$4.7m | $4,093,604$4.1m | $3,311,535$3.3m | $3,957,122$4m | $5,026,506$5m | $5,292,167$5.3m | $5,557,493$5.6m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | $349,217$349k | $230,012$230k | $350,471$350k | $375,849$376k | $485,393$485k | $550,843$551k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | $859,491$859k | $75,370$75k | $75,370$75k | $75,370$75k | $75,370$75k | $75,370$75k |
| Cost of sales | $1,252,166$1.3m | $1,086,461$1.1m | $813,901$814k | $706,509$707k | $446,474$446k | $558,109$558k | $728,789$729k | $666,811$667k | $683,706$684k |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | $8,529,192$8.5m | $5,678,106$5.7m | $7,243,450$7.2m | $8,555,428$8.6m | $8,793,014$8.8m | $9,042,312$9m |
| Operating result | -$2,950,654$3m | -$4,247,606$4.2m | -$2,677,588$2.7m | -$3,151,960$3.2m | $585,612$586k | -$2,469,468$2.5m | -$1,388,902$1.4m | -$558,803$559k | $363,570$364k |
| Pre-tax result | -$3,169,248$3.2m | -$4,405,528$4.4m | -$2,860,394$2.9m | -$3,147,069$3.1m | $602,647$603k | -$2,454,128$2.5m | -$1,415,069$1.4m | -$673,958$674k | $56,296$56k |
| Salaries to revenue | 77.4% | 90.4% | 85.1% | 85% | 90.5% | 81.9% | 69.1% | 65.5% | 61% |
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. Chesterfield paid $8m against $10.4m of revenue, so 77p of every pound went back out as pay.
League Two revenue
The 9 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 Chesterfield make?
Chesterfield turned over $10.4m in 2024/25.
What is the Chesterfield payroll?
Chesterfield paid $8m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 77.4% of revenue.
Do Chesterfield make a profit?
Chesterfield made a pre-tax loss of $3.2m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04273743. 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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