Plymouth Argyle finances and accounts
Plymouth Argyle turned over £29m in 2024/25 and paid £21m in staff costs, which is 73.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Plymouth Argyle 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 Plymouth Argyle does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £28,827,859£28.8m | £25,577,001£25.6m | £14,662,265£14.7m | £11,318,718£11.3m | £5,673,566£5.7m | £6,968,148£7.0m | £3,112,397£3.1m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | - | - | £864,651£865k | £404,981£405k |
| Staff costs | £21,245,145£21.2m | £16,841,185£16.8m | £9,124,262£9.1m | £6,017,404£6.0m | £4,794,802£4.8m | £4,814,745£4.8m | £2,684,617£2.7m |
| Wages and salaries | £19,123,343£19.1m | £15,220,167£15.2m | £8,325,115£8.3m | £5,464,522£5.5m | £4,312,117£4.3m | £4,415,614£4.4m | £2,456,088£2.5m |
| Player amortisation | £2,486,575£2.5m | £1,310,775£1.3m | £837,842£838k | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | £8,871,293£8.9m | £1,102,735£1.1m | £364,358£364k | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £28,902,458£28.9m | £24,129,570£24.1m | £14,146,885£14.1m | £8,737,569£8.7m | £6,418,292£6.4m | £6,840,142£6.8m | £2,850,721£2.9m |
| Other operating costs | £8,578,997£8.6m | £5,200,304£5.2m | £4,450,935£4.5m | - | - | - | - |
| Operating result | £217,697£218k | -£2,650,138£2.7m | -£3,571,197£3.6m | -£257,147£257k | £330,452£330k | -£656,320£656k | -£1,374,701£1.4m |
| Pre-tax result | £322,056£322k | -£2,401,113£2.4m | -£3,446,715£3.4m | -£252,538£253k | £330,452£330k | -£680,754£681k | -£1,401,140£1.4m |
| Wages to revenue | 73.7% | 65.8% | 62.2% | 53.2% | 84.5% | 69.1% | 86.3% |
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. Plymouth Argyle paid £21m against £29m of revenue, so 74p 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 Plymouth Argyle make?
Plymouth Argyle turned over £29m in 2024/25.
What is the Plymouth Argyle wage bill?
Plymouth Argyle paid £21m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 73.7% of revenue.
Do Plymouth Argyle make a profit?
Plymouth Argyle made a pre-tax profit of £322k in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by PLYMOUTH ARGYLE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED, company number 07796376. 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
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
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