Motherwell finances and accounts
Motherwell turned over $9.7m in 2024/25 and paid $7.6m in staff costs, which is 78.4% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Motherwell 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 Motherwell does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9,667,696$9.7m | $7,961,940$8m | $7,411,171$7.4m | $4,743,993$4.7m | $6,581,824$6.6m | $6,099,428$6.1m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | - | $16$16 | $17$17 |
| Staff costs | $7,578,009$7.6m | $6,138,962$6.1m | $6,965,606$7m | $6,248,191$6.2m | $5,569,007$5.6m | $5,296,431$5.3m |
| Salaries and salaries | $6,157,365$6.2m | $5,355,510$5.4m | $6,173,891$6.2m | $5,602,294$5.6m | $5,014,193$5m | $4,762,339$4.8m |
| Social security costs | $661,328$661k | $560,521$561k | - | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | $84,710$85k | $69,502$70k | - | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | - | - | $262,110$262k | $160,332$160k | $24,819$25k | $28,024$28k |
| Other operating income | $1,850,912$1.9m | $1,857,457$1.9m | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | $3,424,411$3.4m | $3,321,361$3.3m | - | - | - | - |
| Operating result | -$225,350$225k | -$441,267$441k | -$1,309,414$1.3m | $4,754,980$4.8m | $494,527$495k | -$920,247$920k |
| Pre-tax result | -$349,350$349k | -$564,584$565k | -$1,439,539$1.4m | $4,725,957$4.7m | $451,177$451k | -$663,823$664k |
| Salaries to revenue | 78.4% | 77.1% | 94% | 131.7% | 84.6% | 86.8% |
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. Motherwell paid $7.6m against $9.7m of revenue, so 78p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 7 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 Motherwell make?
Motherwell turned over $9.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Motherwell payroll?
Motherwell paid $7.6m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 78.4% of revenue.
Do Motherwell make a profit?
Motherwell made a pre-tax loss of $349k in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC005702. 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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