Bristol Rovers finances and accounts
Bristol Rovers turned over £8.1m in 2024/25 and paid £8.9m in staff costs, which is 109.9% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Bristol Rovers 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 Bristol Rovers does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £8,105,026£8.1m | £7,465,794£7.5m | £7,281,099£7.3m | £6,296,232£6.3m | £5,815,958£5.8m | £6,226,859£6.2m | £4,740,293£4.7m |
| Staff costs | £8,905,152£8.9m | £7,937,735£7.9m | £6,467,870£6.5m | £5,420,544£5.4m | £5,611,857£5.6m | £5,027,778£5.0m | £3,540,173£3.5m |
| Wages and salaries | £8,101,511£8.1m | £7,208,115£7.2m | £5,853,273£5.9m | £5,120,743£5.1m | £5,140,735£5.1m | £4,619,926£4.6m | £3,251,672£3.3m |
| Social security costs | £775,766£776k | £705,236£705k | £584,685£585k | £274,659£275k | £471,122£471k | £407,852£408k | £288,501£289k |
| Pension costs | £27,875£28k | £24,384£24k | £29,912£30k | £25,142£25k | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | - | - | - | - | £346,957£347k | £97,122£97k | £56,195£56k |
| Other operating income | £58,929£59k | £302,542£303k | £857,582£858k | £584,831£585k | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £13,144,566£13.1m | £12,180,588£12.2m | £11,026,101£11.0m | £9,857,373£9.9m | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | £1,397,070£1.4m | £1,297,434£1.3m | £876,694£877k | £857,386£857k | £8,968,183£9.0m | £9,233,692£9.2m | £7,938,531£7.9m |
| Profit on player sales | £336,500£337k | £863,521£864k | £184,600£185k | £3,936£4k | £580,004£580k | £327,218£327k | - |
| Operating result | -£6,750,487£6.8m | -£5,118,248£5.1m | -£3,747,196£3.7m | -£3,864,760£3.9m | -£3,409,005£3.4m | -£3,052,454£3.1m | -£3,204,433£3.2m |
| Pre-tax result | -£7,046,488£7.0m | -£5,426,498£5.4m | -£3,834,343£3.8m | -£3,900,285£3.9m | -£3,268,622£3.3m | -£3,046,563£3.0m | -£2,942,381£2.9m |
| Wages to revenue | 109.9% | 106.3% | 88.8% | 86.1% | 96.5% | 80.7% | 74.7% |
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. Bristol Rovers paid £8.9m against £8.1m of revenue, so 110p of every pound went back out as pay.
League Two revenue
The 9 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 Bristol Rovers make?
Bristol Rovers turned over £8.1m in 2024/25.
What is the Bristol Rovers wage bill?
Bristol Rovers paid £8.9m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 109.9% of revenue.
Do Bristol Rovers make a profit?
Bristol Rovers made a pre-tax loss of £7.0m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04501223. 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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