Burton Albion finances and accounts
Burton Albion turned over £6.4m in 2024/25 and paid £8.2m in staff costs, which is 128.3% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Burton Albion 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 Burton Albion 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 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £6,414,470£6.4m | £6,384,146£6.4m | £6,151,237£6.2m | £5,778,389£5.8m | £3,309,449£3.3m | £4,820,540£4.8m | £6,746,717£6.7m | £12,920,591£12.9m | £11,442,662£11.4m | £4,240,834£4.2m |
| Staff costs | £8,227,175£8.2m | £5,356,667£5.4m | £4,839,894£4.8m | £5,012,723£5.0m | £4,157,100£4.2m | £4,143,184£4.1m | £6,084,187£6.1m | £9,953,274£10.0m | - | - |
| Wages and salaries | £7,443,700£7.4m | £4,882,173£4.9m | £4,414,989£4.4m | £4,575,708£4.6m | £3,822,074£3.8m | £3,805,503£3.8m | £5,544,390£5.5m | £9,052,899£9.1m | £893,243£893k | £574,127£574k |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | £437,015£437k | £335,026£335k | £337,681£338k | - | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | £73,218£73k | £8,069£8k | £6,303£6k |
| Player amortisation | - | - | £58,000£58k | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | £894,952£895k | £1,680,194£1.7m | £590,189£590k | - | £51,575£52k | £43,419£43k | £30,791£31k |
| Cost of sales | £8,044,102£8.0m | £6,084,142£6.1m | £5,491,591£5.5m | £5,459,584£5.5m | £4,051,542£4.1m | £4,354,519£4.4m | £5,993,821£6.0m | £10,197,891£10.2m | £7,858,517£7.9m | £3,049,067£3.0m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | £1,792,863£1.8m | £1,588,256£1.6m | £2,015,666£2.0m | - | £3,066,986£3.1m | £2,283,338£2.3m | £1,226,541£1.2m |
| Profit on player sales | - | - | - | £137,708£138k | £796,667£797k | £915,630£916k | - | £791,322£791k | - | - |
| Operating result | -£8,582,411£8.6m | -£1,766,501£1.8m | -£1,107,573£1.1m | -£579,106£579k | -£650,155£650k | -£959,456£959k | -£2,115,130£2.1m | -£292,711£293k | £1,344,226£1.3m | -£3,983£4k |
| Pre-tax result | -£8,343,981£8.3m | -£1,293,741£1.3m | -£134,823£135k | -£449,061£449k | £133,005£133k | -£46,865£47k | -£2,017,495£2.0m | £500,316£500k | £1,344,038£1.3m | -£7,254£7k |
| Wages to revenue | 128.3% | 83.9% | 78.7% | 86.7% | 125.6% | 85.9% | 90.2% | 77% | - | - |
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. Burton Albion paid £8.2m against £6.4m of revenue, so 128p of every pound went back out as pay.
League One revenue
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Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Burton Albion make?
Burton Albion turned over £6.4m in 2024/25.
What is the Burton Albion wage bill?
Burton Albion paid £8.2m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 128.3% of revenue.
Do Burton Albion make a profit?
Burton Albion made a pre-tax loss of £8.3m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00488096. 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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