JEF United Chiba finances and accounts
JEF United Chiba turned over £20m in 2025 and paid £6.3m in staff costs, which is 32% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What JEF United Chiba 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 JEF United Chiba does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £19,792,080£19.8m | £16,112,880£16.1m | £13,350,960£13.4m | £13,295,520£13.3m | £11,949,840£11.9m | £12,615,120£12.6m | £14,303,520£14.3m | £14,580,720£14.6m | £13,068,720£13.1m | £12,882,240£12.9m | £12,620,160£12.6m | £11,592,000£11.6m | £11,743,200£11.7m | £12,136,320£12.1m | £12,206,880£12.2m | £11,622,240£11.6m | £13,522,320£13.5m | £17,962,560£18.0m | £15,684,480£15.7m | £14,550,480£14.6m | £13,718,880£13.7m |
| Matchday | £3,533,040£3.5m | £1,925,280£1.9m | £1,522,080£1.5m | £1,134,000£1.1m | £947,520£948k | £670,320£670k | £1,643,040£1.6m | £1,673,280£1.7m | £1,698,480£1.7m | £1,678,320£1.7m | £1,814,400£1.8m | £1,587,600£1.6m | £1,779,120£1.8m | £1,718,640£1.7m | £1,854,720£1.9m | £2,288,160£2.3m | £3,049,200£3.0m | £2,998,800£3.0m | £2,862,720£2.9m | £2,842,560£2.8m | £2,212,560£2.2m |
| Sponsorship | £10,488,240£10.5m | £8,633,520£8.6m | £8,174,880£8.2m | £8,568,000£8.6m | £8,341,200£8.3m | £9,606,240£9.6m | £9,848,160£9.8m | £10,049,760£10.0m | £8,588,160£8.6m | £8,361,360£8.4m | £8,270,640£8.3m | £7,746,480£7.7m | £7,635,600£7.6m | £8,149,680£8.1m | £8,174,880£8.2m | £6,919,920£6.9m | £7,217,280£7.2m | £6,672,960£6.7m | £6,788,880£6.8m | £6,632,640£6.6m | £6,446,160£6.4m |
| League distributions | £640,080£640k | £614,880£615k | £514,080£514k | £791,280£791k | £796,320£796k | £761,040£761k | £725,760£726k | £735,840£736k | £735,840£736k | £468,720£469k | £468,720£469k | £493,920£494k | £504,000£504k | £554,400£554k | £544,320£544k | £574,560£575k | £1,103,760£1.1m | £1,270,080£1.3m | £1,345,680£1.3m | £1,844,640£1.8m | £2,147,040£2.1m |
| Other revenue | £5,130,720£5.1m | £4,939,200£4.9m | £3,139,920£3.1m | £2,802,240£2.8m | £1,864,800£1.9m | £1,577,520£1.6m | £2,086,560£2.1m | £2,121,840£2.1m | £2,046,240£2.0m | £2,373,840£2.4m | £2,066,400£2.1m | £1,764,000£1.8m | £1,824,480£1.8m | £1,713,600£1.7m | £1,632,960£1.6m | £1,839,600£1.8m | £2,152,080£2.2m | £7,025,760£7.0m | £4,687,200£4.7m | £3,230,640£3.2m | £2,913,120£2.9m |
| First-team staff costs | £6,335,280£6.3m | £4,480,560£4.5m | £4,399,920£4.4m | £4,319,280£4.3m | £5,307,120£5.3m | £7,277,760£7.3m | £5,811,120£5.8m | £6,410,880£6.4m | £5,932,080£5.9m | £4,530,960£4.5m | £5,266,800£5.3m | £5,367,600£5.4m | £5,009,760£5.0m | £5,231,520£5.2m | £5,055,120£5.1m | £6,798,960£6.8m | £7,822,080£7.8m | £8,124,480£8.1m | £6,602,400£6.6m | £7,237,440£7.2m | - |
| Other operating costs | £12,872,160£12.9m | £11,420,640£11.4m | £9,092,160£9.1m | £8,855,280£8.9m | £6,582,240£6.6m | £6,214,320£6.2m | £7,907,760£7.9m | £7,590,240£7.6m | £7,156,800£7.2m | £7,741,440£7.7m | £6,763,680£6.8m | £6,415,920£6.4m | £6,163,920£6.2m | £6,022,800£6.0m | £6,032,880£6.0m | £6,415,920£6.4m | £7,479,360£7.5m | £7,872,480£7.9m | £6,965,280£7.0m | £6,632,640£6.6m | - |
| Operating result | £584,640£585k | £216,720£217k | -£141,120£141k | £120,960£121k | £60,480£60k | -£876,960£877k | £584,640£585k | £579,600£580k | -£20,160£20k | £609,840£610k | £589,680£590k | -£191,520£192k | £569,520£570k | £887,040£887k | £1,118,880£1.1m | -£1,592,640£1.6m | -£1,779,120£1.8m | £1,970,640£2.0m | £2,116,800£2.1m | £680,400£680k | £876,960£877k |
| Pre-tax result | £554,400£554k | £120,960£121k | -£272,160£272k | £206,640£207k | -£15,120£15k | -£887,040£887k | £60,480£60k | £378,000£378k | -£35,280£35k | £307,440£307k | £186,480£186k | -£448,560£449k | £539,280£539k | £695,520£696k | £408,240£408k | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wages to revenue | 32% | 27.8% | 33% | 32.5% | 44.4% | 57.7% | 40.6% | 44% | 45.4% | 35.2% | 41.7% | 46.3% | 42.7% | 43.1% | 41.4% | 58.5% | 57.8% | 45.2% | 42.1% | 49.7% | - |
Where the money comes from
How JEF United Chiba earned £19,792,080 in 2025.
What the wage bill covers
This wage bill is the first team only: the players and the coaching staff around them, without the academy or anyone else the club employs. JEF United Chiba paid £6.3m against £20m of revenue, so 32p of every pound went on first-team pay.
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Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do JEF United Chiba make?
JEF United Chiba turned over £20m in 2025.
What is the JEF United Chiba wage bill?
JEF United Chiba paid £6.3m in staff costs in 2025, which is 32% of revenue.
Do JEF United Chiba make a profit?
JEF United Chiba made a pre-tax profit of £554k in 2025.