Blackpool finances and accounts
Blackpool turned over £11m in 2024/25 and paid £11m in staff costs, which is 100.6% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Blackpool 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 Blackpool does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £10,897,627£10.9m | £12,045,643£12.0m | £19,703,079£19.7m | £17,801,203£17.8m | £6,864,820£6.9m | £6,589,803£6.6m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | £2,143,369£2.1m | £1,702,556£1.7m | - |
| Staff costs | £10,965,011£11.0m | £10,516,823£10.5m | £14,505,305£14.5m | £12,477,052£12.5m | £8,190,275£8.2m | - |
| Wages and salaries | £9,858,409£9.9m | £9,486,569£9.5m | £13,133,661£13.1m | £11,180,910£11.2m | £7,297,954£7.3m | £0£0 |
| Player amortisation | £1,499,262£1.5m | £1,712,437£1.7m | £1,687,239£1.7m | £1,290,695£1.3m | - | £829,363£829k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | £340,981£341k | - | £1,237,081£1.2m |
| Cost of sales | £1,701,365£1.7m | £1,769,025£1.8m | £1,918,552£1.9m | £1,544,434£1.5m | £581,353£581k | £1,018,421£1.0m |
| Other operating costs | £17,597,763£17.6m | £17,632,826£17.6m | £21,902,070£21.9m | £18,550,750£18.6m | - | £11,461,157£11.5m |
| Profit on player sales | £2,796,912£2.8m | £2,281,092£2.3m | £2,926,636£2.9m | £1,957,970£2.0m | - | £1,395,699£1.4m |
| Operating result | -£8,401,501£8.4m | -£7,356,208£7.4m | -£4,117,543£4.1m | -£1,953,000£2.0m | - | -£4,652,694£4.7m |
| Pre-tax result | -£5,604,589£5.6m | -£5,075,116£5.1m | -£1,190,907£1.2m | £4,970£5k | - | -£3,086,839£3.1m |
| Wages to revenue | 100.6% | 87.3% | 73.6% | 70.1% | 119.3% | - |
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. Blackpool paid £11m against £11m of revenue, so 101p 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 Blackpool make?
Blackpool turned over £11m in 2024/25.
What is the Blackpool wage bill?
Blackpool paid £11m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 100.6% of revenue.
Do Blackpool make a profit?
Blackpool made a pre-tax loss of £5.6m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by BLACKPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB HOLDINGS LTD & SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, company number 12022161. 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
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