Charlton Athletic finances and accounts
Charlton Athletic turned over £11m in 2024/25 and paid £15m in staff costs, which is 138.3% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Charlton Athletic 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 Charlton Athletic 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 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £11,167,000£11.2m | £8,812,000£8.8m | £9,802,000£9.8m | £9,799,000£9.8m | £15,366,000£15.4m | £7,873,000£7.9m | £7,307,000£7.3m | £7,612,000£7.6m | £12,103,000£12.1m |
| Staff costs | £15,445,000£15.4m | £12,049,000£12.0m | £10,208,000£10.2m | £11,021,000£11.0m | £12,166,000£12.2m | - | £10,199,000£10.2m | £11,127,000£11.1m | £14,064,000£14.1m |
| Wages and salaries | £13,873,000£13.9m | £10,912,000£10.9m | £9,249,000£9.2m | £9,982,000£10.0m | £11,072,000£11.1m | - | £9,100,000£9.1m | £9,870,000£9.9m | £12,480,000£12.5m |
| Social security costs | £1,572,000£1.6m | £1,137,000£1.1m | £959,000£959k | £1,039,000£1.0m | £1,094,000£1.1m | - | £1,039,000£1.0m | £1,150,000£1.1m | £1,558,000£1.6m |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | £60,000£60k | £107,000£107k | £26,000£26k |
| Player amortisation | £934,000£934k | £832,000£832k | £751,000£751k | £786,000£786k | £744,000£744k | - | £1,730,000£1.7m | £1,888,000£1.9m | £1,988,000£2.0m |
| Other operating income | £1,333,000£1.3m | £1,306,000£1.3m | £363,000£363k | £469,000£469k | £888,000£888k | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £990,000£990k | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | £28,331,000£28.3m | £23,943,000£23.9m | £19,877,000£19.9m | £19,826,000£19.8m | £22,986,000£23.0m | £19,770,000£19.8m | £20,280,000£20.3m | £21,125,000£21.1m | £24,052,000£24.1m |
| Profit on player sales | £1,437,000£1.4m | £687,000£687k | £352,000£352k | £3,306,000£3.3m | £4,401,000£4.4m | £2,864,000£2.9m | £4,022,000£4.0m | £16,160,000£16.2m | £39,000£39k |
| Operating result | -£16,827,000£16.8m | -£14,571,000£14.6m | -£9,860,000£9.9m | -£10,123,000£10.1m | -£5,281,000£5.3m | -£11,897,000£11.9m | -£13,347,000£13.3m | -£14,292,000£14.3m | -£12,572,000£12.6m |
| Pre-tax result | -£15,390,000£15.4m | -£13,927,000£13.9m | -£9,559,000£9.6m | -£7,417,000£7.4m | -£1,134,000£1.1m | -£10,073,000£10.1m | -£10,095,000£10.1m | £1,173,000£1.2m | -£13,497,000£13.5m |
| Wages to revenue | 138.3% | 136.7% | 104.1% | 112.5% | 79.2% | - | 139.6% | 146.2% | 116.2% |
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. Charlton Athletic paid £15m against £11m of revenue, so 138p 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 Charlton Athletic make?
Charlton Athletic turned over £11m in 2024/25.
What is the Charlton Athletic wage bill?
Charlton Athletic paid £15m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 138.3% of revenue.
Do Charlton Athletic make a profit?
Charlton Athletic made a pre-tax loss of £15m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 01788466. 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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