Bristol City finances and accounts
Bristol City turned over £40m in 2024/25 and paid £36m in staff costs, which is 89% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Bristol 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 Bristol City does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £40,337,817£40.3m | £42,362,475£42.4m | £29,675,160£29.7m | £16,652,708£16.7m | £27,235,826£27.2m | £30,250,718£30.3m | £25,975,432£26.0m | £20,487,744£20.5m |
| Staff costs | £35,915,560£35.9m | £34,929,074£34.9m | £30,325,051£30.3m | £35,338,596£35.3m | £33,480,048£33.5m | £30,640,510£30.6m | £27,274,691£27.3m | £20,920,382£20.9m |
| Wages and salaries | £31,810,824£31.8m | £31,381,119£31.4m | £32,011,224£32.0m | £31,483,712£31.5m | £29,670,741£29.7m | £27,543,691£27.5m | £24,479,452£24.5m | £18,796,637£18.8m |
| Social security costs | - | £3,242,789£3.2m | £3,587,337£3.6m | £3,595,284£3.6m | £3,496,405£3.5m | £2,700,231£2.7m | £2,643,432£2.6m | £2,016,935£2.0m |
| Pension costs | - | £305,166£305k | £353,104£353k | £259,600£260k | £312,902£313k | £396,588£397k | £151,807£152k | £106,810£107k |
| Other operating income | - | £286,425£286k | £327,072£327k | £1,605,260£1.6m | £619,720£620k | £524,545£525k | - | - |
| Other expenses | - | £23,492,221£23.5m | £15,596,124£15.6m | £10,993,343£11.0m | £15,051,765£15.1m | £15,185,959£15.2m | £13,283,601£13.3m | £10,356,038£10.4m |
| Profit on player sales | - | £21,696,827£21.7m | £1,261,092£1.3m | £6,210,899£6.2m | £25,587,872£25.6m | £38,159,454£38.2m | £296,625£297k | £13,603,739£13.6m |
| Operating result | -£22,294,539£22.3m | -£22,291,792£22.3m | -£27,662,160£27.7m | -£43,303,588£43.3m | -£34,653,769£34.7m | -£25,809,929£25.8m | -£25,165,335£25.2m | -£18,515,320£18.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -£18,595,076£18.6m | -£3,285,076£3.3m | -£28,528,198£28.5m | -£38,433,125£38.4m | -£10,074,251£10.1m | £10,953,599£11.0m | -£25,346,989£25.3m | -£6,571,383£6.6m |
| Wages to revenue | 89% | 82.5% | 102.2% | 212.2% | 122.9% | 101.3% | 105% | 102.1% |
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. Bristol City paid £36m against £40m of revenue, so 89p 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 Bristol City make?
Bristol City turned over £40m in 2024/25.
What is the Bristol City wage bill?
Bristol City paid £36m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 89% of revenue.
Do Bristol City make a profit?
Bristol City made a pre-tax loss of £19m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 01501663. 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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