Motherwell finances and accounts
Motherwell turned over $9.8m in 2024/25 and paid $7.7m 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 | $9,813,074$9.8m | $8,081,668$8.1m | $7,522,617$7.5m | $4,815,331$4.8m | $6,680,799$6.7m | $6,191,149$6.2m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | - | $16$16 | $18$18 |
| Staff costs | $7,691,964$7.7m | $6,231,277$6.2m | $7,070,352$7.1m | $6,342,149$6.3m | $5,652,751$5.7m | $5,376,077$5.4m |
| Salaries and salaries | $6,249,957$6.2m | $5,436,044$5.4m | $6,266,731$6.3m | $5,686,539$5.7m | $5,089,595$5.1m | $4,833,953$4.8m |
| Social security costs | $671,273$671k | $568,949$569k | - | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | $85,984$86k | $70,547$71k | - | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | - | - | $266,051$266k | $162,743$163k | $25,192$25k | $28,446$28k |
| Other operating income | $1,878,745$1.9m | $1,885,388$1.9m | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | $3,475,906$3.5m | $3,371,306$3.4m | - | - | - | - |
| Operating result | -$228,739$229k | -$447,903$448k | -$1,329,105$1.3m | $4,826,484$4.8m | $501,964$502k | -$934,085$934k |
| Pre-tax result | -$354,603$355k | -$573,074$573k | -$1,461,186$1.5m | $4,797,024$4.8m | $457,962$458k | -$673,805$674k |
| 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 $7.7m against $9.8m 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 $9.8m in 2024/25.
What is the Motherwell payroll?
Motherwell paid $7.7m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 78.4% of revenue.
Do Motherwell make a profit?
Motherwell made a pre-tax loss of $355k 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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