Cambridge United finances and accounts
Cambridge United turned over £9.2m in 2024/25 and paid £6.7m in staff costs, which is 72% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Cambridge United 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 Cambridge United 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 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £9,246,327£9.2m | £8,304,626£8.3m | £7,077,873£7.1m | £7,689,839£7.7m | £5,155,790£5.2m |
| Staff costs | £6,661,435£6.7m | £5,969,463£6.0m | £4,889,347£4.9m | £4,107,074£4.1m | - |
| Wages and salaries | £5,904,048£5.9m | £5,377,623£5.4m | £4,371,725£4.4m | £3,687,125£3.7m | - |
| Social security costs | £657,376£657k | £531,595£532k | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | £100,011£100k | £60,245£60k | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £3,921,364£3.9m | £3,456,290£3.5m | £3,245,151£3.2m | £2,739,642£2.7m | - |
| Total operating costs | £9,066,269£9.1m | £7,425,661£7.4m | - | - | £6,038,773£6.0m |
| Operating result | -£3,741,306£3.7m | -£2,577,325£2.6m | -£1,754,483£1.8m | £332,548£333k | -£882,983£883k |
| Pre-tax result | -£3,736,772£3.7m | -£2,565,842£2.6m | -£1,747,155£1.7m | - | -£882,691£883k |
| Wages to revenue | 72% | 71.9% | 69.1% | 53.4% | - |
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. Cambridge United paid £6.7m against £9.2m of revenue, so 72p 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 Cambridge United make?
Cambridge United turned over £9.2m in 2024/25.
What is the Cambridge United wage bill?
Cambridge United paid £6.7m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 72% of revenue.
Do Cambridge United make a profit?
Cambridge United made a pre-tax loss of £3.7m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by CAMBRIDGE UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, company number 00482197. 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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