Bolton Wanderers finances and accounts
Bolton Wanderers turned over £20m in 2024/25 and paid £18m in staff costs, which is 90.3% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Bolton Wanderers 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 Bolton Wanderers does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £20,458,546£20.5m | £21,301,502£21.3m | £19,429,171£19.4m | £13,829,584£13.8m | £6,155,673£6.2m | £9,338,622£9.3m |
| Staff costs | £18,468,885£18.5m | £16,095,593£16.1m | £12,834,631£12.8m | £10,264,165£10.3m | - | - |
| Wages and salaries | £16,503,342£16.5m | £14,470,070£14.5m | £11,522,814£11.5m | £9,186,909£9.2m | - | - |
| Player amortisation | £2,484,356£2.5m | £1,751,405£1.8m | £1,335,307£1.3m | £1,062,527£1.1m | £866,404£866k | - |
| Other operating income | £73,824£74k | £129,748£130k | £295,872£296k | £252,447£252k | £5,294,707£5.3m | £1,089,728£1.1m |
| Cost of sales | £20,285,848£20.3m | £17,971,455£18.0m | £15,709,320£15.7m | £11,215,016£11.2m | £4,882,170£4.9m | £6,525,301£6.5m |
| Other operating costs | £14,201,746£14.2m | £13,913,784£13.9m | £9,184,760£9.2m | £8,621,095£8.6m | £7,085,603£7.1m | £7,360,655£7.4m |
| Operating result | -£13,955,224£14.0m | -£10,453,989£10.5m | -£5,169,037£5.2m | -£5,754,080£5.8m | -£517,393£517k | -£3,457,606£3.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -£14,361,894£14.4m | -£11,150,424£11.2m | -£5,460,508£5.5m | -£3,694,824£3.7m | -£1,426,675£1.4m | -£3,891,771£3.9m |
| Wages to revenue | 90.3% | 75.6% | 66.1% | 74.2% | - | - |
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. Bolton Wanderers paid £18m against £20m of revenue, so 90p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 20 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 Bolton Wanderers make?
Bolton Wanderers turned over £20m in 2024/25.
What is the Bolton Wanderers wage bill?
Bolton Wanderers paid £18m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 90.3% of revenue.
Do Bolton Wanderers make a profit?
Bolton Wanderers made a pre-tax loss of £14m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 11761052. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
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