Scunthorpe United finances and accounts
Scunthorpe United turned over $4.2m in 2020/21 and paid $4.5m in staff costs, which is 106.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Scunthorpe United 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 Scunthorpe United does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,193,458$4.2m | $7,350,136$7.4m | $4,949,289$4.9m | $5,644,994$5.6m | $5,593,643$5.6m | $5,004,855$5m |
| Commercial | $202,430$202k | $374,706$375k | $369,217$369k | $509,027$509k | $434,329$434k | $350,826$351k |
| Staff costs | $4,464,950$4.5m | $6,498,355$6.5m | $7,833,854$7.8m | $8,607,555$8.6m | $8,118,491$8.1m | $7,277,915$7.3m |
| Salaries and salaries | $4,035,201$4m | $5,847,964$5.8m | $7,074,923$7.1m | $7,731,049$7.7m | $7,362,044$7.4m | $6,613,360$6.6m |
| Cost of sales | $4,788,817$4.8m | $7,493,502$7.5m | $9,603,064$9.6m | $10,568,273$10.6m | $10,003,747$10m | $8,891,007$8.9m |
| Operating result | -$1,420,276$1.4m | -$884,440$884k | -$5,620,910$5.6m | -$5,841,472$5.8m | -$7,007,615$7m | -$4,539,923$4.5m |
| Pre-tax result | $6,515,670$6.5m | -$1,286,214$1.3m | -$4,135,959$4.1m | -$5,784,017$5.8m | -$7,532,388$7.5m | -$5,060,335$5.1m |
| Salaries to revenue | 106.5% | 88.4% | 158.3% | 152.5% | 145.1% | 145.4% |
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. Scunthorpe United paid $4.5m against $4.2m of revenue, so 106p of every pound went back out as pay.
National League revenue
The 5 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 Scunthorpe United make?
Scunthorpe United turned over $4.2m in 2020/21.
What is the Scunthorpe United payroll?
Scunthorpe United paid $4.5m in staff costs in 2020/21, which is 106.5% of revenue.
Do Scunthorpe United make a profit?
Scunthorpe United made a pre-tax profit of $6.5m in 2020/21.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by SCUNTHORPE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, company number 00123622. 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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