Coventry City finances and accounts
Coventry City turned over $45.4m in 2024/25 and paid $35.2m in staff costs, which is 77.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Coventry City 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 Coventry City does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $45,413,327$45.4m | $38,977,674$39m | $27,091,863$27.1m | $24,056,521$24.1m | $15,757,477$15.8m | $6,787,646$6.8m | $8,328,556$8.3m | $7,943,311$7.9m |
| Broadcasting | - | - | - | $11,709,550$11.7m | $11,848,805$11.8m | $2,286,778$2.3m | - | - |
| Staff costs | $35,214,833$35.2m | $31,129,777$31.1m | $24,551,175$24.6m | $20,846,690$20.8m | $17,521,342$17.5m | $8,691,715$8.7m | - | - |
| Salaries and salaries | $31,068,156$31.1m | $27,376,385$27.4m | $22,121,292$22.1m | $18,716,078$18.7m | $15,731,043$15.7m | $7,868,333$7.9m | - | - |
| Social security costs | $3,957,544$4m | $3,481,899$3.5m | $2,307,001$2.3m | $2,024,861$2m | - | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | $189,133$189k | $271,493$271k | $122,883$123k | $105,751$106k | - | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | - | - | - | - | - | - | $594,362$594k | $118,425$118k |
| Other operating income | - | - | $0$0 | $157,820$158k | - | $443,390$443k | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $14,205,831$14.2m | $10,534,471$10.5m | $6,188,683$6.2m | $4,320,384$4.3m | $1,528,376$1.5m | $1,740,256$1.7m | $1,994,879$2m | $2,104,404$2.1m |
| Other operating costs | $43,682,174$43.7m | $48,345,242$48.3m | $31,390,782$31.4m | $27,320,763$27.3m | - | $12,021,608$12m | $9,280,366$9.3m | $7,988,664$8m |
| Profit on player sales | $4,158,030$4.2m | $31,492,372$31.5m | $3,150,141$3.2m | $657,036$657k | - | $5,079,093$5.1m | $5,826,844$5.8m | - |
| Operating result | -$32,953,230$33m | -$19,902,039$19.9m | -$10,487,602$10.5m | -$7,426,805$7.4m | -$5,896,519$5.9m | -$6,530,828$6.5m | -$2,946,689$2.9m | -$2,149,757$2.1m |
| Pre-tax result | -$28,729,234$28.7m | $11,555,297$11.6m | -$6,526,459$6.5m | -$9,255,300$9.3m | -$6,292,497$6.3m | -$4,502,372$4.5m | $92,988$93k | -$3,345,026$3.3m |
| Salaries to revenue | 77.5% | 79.9% | 90.6% | 86.7% | 111.2% | 128.1% | - | - |
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. Coventry City paid $35.2m against $45.4m of revenue, so 78p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 15 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 Coventry City make?
Coventry City turned over $45.4m in 2024/25.
What is the Coventry City payroll?
Coventry City paid $35.2m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 77.5% of revenue.
Do Coventry City make a profit?
Coventry City made a pre-tax loss of $28.7m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 07612487. 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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