Barnsley finances and accounts
Barnsley turned over £10m in 2024/25 and paid £11m in staff costs, which is 111.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Barnsley 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 Barnsley does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £10,276,916£10.3m | £8,969,422£9.0m | £9,538,666£9.5m | £14,965,533£15.0m | £12,475,792£12.5m | £14,219,174£14.2m | £7,781,768£7.8m | £13,978,201£14.0m | £12,501,435£12.5m |
| Staff costs | £11,455,540£11.5m | £11,252,002£11.3m | £9,277,755£9.3m | £13,063,921£13.1m | £14,374,258£14.4m | £11,120,135£11.1m | £8,139,847£8.1m | £10,598,822£10.6m | £8,641,233£8.6m |
| Wages and salaries | £10,180,070£10.2m | £10,156,405£10.2m | £8,329,385£8.3m | £11,584,243£11.6m | £12,785,282£12.8m | £9,921,875£9.9m | £7,249,019£7.2m | £9,650,501£9.7m | £7,853,443£7.9m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | - | £1,509,244£1.5m | £1,116,760£1.1m | £778,528£779k | £908,368£908k | £752,656£753k |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | £79,732£80k | £81,500£82k | £112,300£112k | £39,953£40k | £35,134£35k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | - | £2,822,099£2.8m | £239,127£239k | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £13,968,000£14.0m | £14,562,786£14.6m | £12,552,247£12.6m | £15,930,808£15.9m | £16,124,587£16.1m | £13,525,730£13.5m | £10,308,636£10.3m | £13,196,110£13.2m | £10,397,603£10.4m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | - | £3,925,120£3.9m | £3,992,989£4.0m | £2,266,240£2.3m | £2,185,247£2.2m | £1,705,124£1.7m |
| Operating result | -£6,282,249£6.3m | -£9,659,505£9.7m | -£5,858,318£5.9m | -£6,796,093£6.8m | -£4,751,816£4.8m | -£3,060,418£3.1m | -£4,793,108£4.8m | -£1,403,156£1.4m | £398,708£399k |
| Pre-tax result | -£6,582,340£6.6m | -£2,844,894£2.8m | -£4,008,082£4.0m | -£7,034,194£7.0m | -£4,260,492£4.3m | -£280,313£280k | -£3,436,296£3.4m | -£176,331£176k | £12,848,354£12.8m |
| Wages to revenue | 111.5% | 125.4% | 97.3% | 87.3% | 115.2% | 78.2% | 104.6% | 75.8% | 69.1% |
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. Barnsley paid £11m against £10m of revenue, so 111p of every pound went back out as pay.
League One revenue
The 13 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 Barnsley make?
Barnsley turned over £10m in 2024/25.
What is the Barnsley wage bill?
Barnsley paid £11m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 111.5% of revenue.
Do Barnsley make a profit?
Barnsley made a pre-tax loss of £6.6m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04573250. 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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