Burnley finances and accounts
Burnley turned over £72m in 2024/25 and paid £82m in staff costs, which is 114.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Burnley 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 Burnley does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £71,746,000£71.7m | £133,565,000£133.6m | £64,899,000£64.9m | £123,407,000£123.4m | £115,101,000£115.1m | £137,791,000£137.8m |
| Staff costs | £82,263,000£82.3m | £93,420,000£93.4m | £57,555,000£57.6m | £91,978,000£92.0m | £85,934,000£85.9m | £86,619,000£86.6m |
| Wages and salaries | £72,381,000£72.4m | £82,448,000£82.4m | £50,701,000£50.7m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | £36,679,000£36.7m | £42,615,000£42.6m | £22,115,000£22.1m | £22,703,000£22.7m | £21,411,000£21.4m | - |
| Other operating income | £5,576,000£5.6m | £6,298,000£6.3m | £4,784,000£4.8m | £1,232,000£1.2m | £1,712,000£1.7m | £977,000£977k |
| Cost of sales | £82,263,000£82.3m | £93,420,000£93.4m | £57,555,000£57.6m | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | £30,401,000£30.4m | £27,744,000£27.7m | £28,304,000£28.3m | - | - | - |
| Other expenses | - | - | - | £19,130,000£19.1m | £13,006,000£13.0m | £14,782,000£14.8m |
| Profit on player sales | £58,954,000£59.0m | £15,059,000£15.1m | £11,399,000£11.4m | - | £16,082,000£16.1m | £35,459,000£35.5m |
| Operating result | -£37,948,000£37.9m | £16,070,000£16.1m | -£18,588,000£18.6m | £11,161,000£11.2m | £16,082,000£16.1m | £35,459,000£35.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -£29,162,000£29.2m | -£28,447,000£28.4m | -£35,999,000£36.0m | - | - | - |
| Wages to revenue | 114.7% | 69.9% | 88.7% | 74.5% | 74.7% | 62.9% |
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. Burnley paid £82m against £72m of revenue, so 115p 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 Burnley make?
Burnley turned over £72m in 2024/25.
What is the Burnley wage bill?
Burnley paid £82m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 114.7% of revenue.
Do Burnley make a profit?
Burnley made a pre-tax loss of £29m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 08335231. 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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