Walsall finances and accounts
Walsall turned over $10.9m in 2024/25 and paid $7.8m in staff costs, which is 71.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Walsall 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 Walsall does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,940,580$10.9m | $8,962,870$9m | $10,127,950$10.1m | $8,442,840$8.4m | $7,444,010$7.4m | $8,885,730$8.9m | $7,784,490$7.8m | $8,827,210$8.8m |
| Staff costs | $7,819,070$7.8m | $6,733,790$6.7m | $5,929,140$5.9m | $5,526,150$5.5m | $4,620,420$4.6m | $5,447,680$5.4m | $4,490,080$4.5m | $4,502,050$4.5m |
| Salaries and salaries | $7,013,090$7m | $6,180,510$6.2m | $5,370,540$5.4m | $5,059,320$5.1m | $4,205,460$4.2m | $4,854,500$4.9m | $4,140,290$4.1m | $4,152,260$4.2m |
| Social security costs | $615,790$616k | $474,810$475k | $460,180$460k | $405,650$406k | $357,770$358k | $351,120$351k | $315,210$315k | $331,170$331k |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | $57,190$57k | $242,060$242k | $34,580$35k | - |
| Player amortisation | - | $83,790$84k | $51,870$52k | $19,950$20k | $85,120$85k | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | $194,180$194k | $379,050$379k | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | $12,718,790$12.7m | $10,776,990$10.8m | $9,891,210$9.9m | $9,492,210$9.5m | $7,749,910$7.7m | $8,800,610$8.8m | $7,706,020$7.7m | $8,473,430$8.5m |
| Operating result | -$1,778,210$1.8m | -$1,814,120$1.8m | $236,740$237k | -$855,190$855k | $73,150$73k | $85,120$85k | $78,470$78k | $353,780$354k |
| Pre-tax result | -$2,617,440$2.6m | -$2,371,390$2.4m | $14,630$15k | -$986,860$987k | $33,250$33k | $25,270$25k | $11,970$12k | $285,950$286k |
| Salaries to revenue | 71.5% | 75.1% | 58.5% | 65.5% | 62.1% | 61.3% | 57.7% | 51% |
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. Walsall paid $7.8m against $10.9m of revenue, so 71p 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 Walsall make?
Walsall turned over $10.9m in 2024/25.
What is the Walsall payroll?
Walsall paid $7.8m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 71.5% of revenue.
Do Walsall make a profit?
Walsall made a pre-tax loss of $2.6m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00171970. 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
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