Blackburn Rovers finances and accounts
Blackburn Rovers turned over £24m in 2024/25 and paid £28m in staff costs, which is 119.1% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Blackburn Rovers 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 Blackburn Rovers 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 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £23,697,198£23.7m | £21,395,497£21.4m | £20,986,668£21.0m | £16,649,527£16.6m | £14,488,375£14.5m | £13,522,320£13.5m | £16,673,961£16.7m | £8,973,139£9.0m | £14,897,082£14.9m | £22,014,663£22.0m |
| Matchday | - | - | - | - | - | - | £3,733,583£3.7m | £2,771,909£2.8m | - | £3,473,786£3.5m |
| Broadcasting | - | - | - | - | - | - | £7,431,044£7.4m | £1,901,151£1.9m | - | £13,479,058£13.5m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | - | - | - | £5,509,334£5.5m | £4,300,079£4.3m | - | £5,061,819£5.1m |
| Staff costs | £28,219,719£28.2m | £25,443,371£25.4m | £25,794,206£25.8m | £25,356,209£25.4m | £25,652,262£25.7m | £25,599,350£25.6m | £22,391,812£22.4m | £16,772,407£16.8m | £21,954,125£22.0m | £25,307,348£25.3m |
| Wages and salaries | £24,602,778£24.6m | £21,981,656£22.0m | £22,499,023£22.5m | £22,368,017£22.4m | £22,401,329£22.4m | £22,367,552£22.4m | £19,631,909£19.6m | £14,133,913£14.1m | £19,363,537£19.4m | £22,300,383£22.3m |
| Social security costs | £3,393,623£3.4m | £2,978,274£3.0m | £3,096,097£3.1m | £2,870,586£2.9m | £2,751,222£2.8m | £3,098,277£3.1m | £2,647,996£2.6m | £2,098,114£2.1m | £2,500,061£2.5m | £2,835,012£2.8m |
| Pension costs | £223,318£223k | £483,441£483k | £199,086£199k | £117,606£118k | £499,711£500k | £133,521£134k | £111,907£112k | £540,380£540k | £90,527£91k | £171,953£172k |
| Player amortisation | £2,421,226£2.4m | £2,302,540£2.3m | £3,419,469£3.4m | £4,041,251£4.0m | £4,141,587£4.1m | £4,339,940£4.3m | £2,235,888£2.2m | £760,188£760k | £668,556£669k | £2,443,949£2.4m |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | £252,572£253k | £3,287,417£3.3m | £576,892£577k | - | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | £45,106,933£45.1m | £40,891,947£40.9m | £41,896,186£41.9m | £38,379,606£38.4m | £37,531,893£37.5m | £38,580,276£38.6m | £35,009,346£35.0m | £26,462,154£26.5m | £28,551,453£28.6m | £38,500,772£38.5m |
| Profit on player sales | £13,020,422£13.0m | £23,561,842£23.6m | - | £10,051,128£10.1m | £622,448£622k | £3,143,857£3.1m | £612,263£612k | £1,080,878£1.1m | £10,442,015£10.4m | £16,470,023£16.5m |
| Operating result | -£21,409,735£21.4m | -£19,496,450£19.5m | -£20,909,518£20.9m | -£21,477,507£21.5m | -£19,756,101£19.8m | -£24,481,064£24.5m | -£18,335,385£18.3m | -£17,489,015£17.5m | -£13,654,371£13.7m | -£16,486,109£16.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -£10,423,188£10.4m | £3,334,238£3.3m | -£20,895,263£20.9m | -£11,240,527£11.2m | -£6,591,459£6.6m | -£21,950,707£22.0m | -£18,218,597£18.2m | -£16,833,501£16.8m | -£3,769,948£3.8m | -£1,479,194£1.5m |
| Wages to revenue | 119.1% | 118.9% | 122.9% | 152.3% | 177.1% | 189.3% | 134.3% | 186.9% | 147.4% | 115% |
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Blackburn Rovers paid £28m against £24m of revenue, so 119p of every pound went back out as pay.
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Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Blackburn Rovers make?
Blackburn Rovers turned over £24m in 2024/25.
What is the Blackburn Rovers wage bill?
Blackburn Rovers paid £28m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 119.1% of revenue.
Do Blackburn Rovers make a profit?
Blackburn Rovers made a pre-tax loss of £10m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00053482. 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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