Chesterfield finances and accounts
Chesterfield turned over £7.8m in 2024/25 and paid £6.0m in staff costs, which is 77.4% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £7,804,088£7.8m | £5,598,556£5.6m | £4,577,446£4.6m | £3,928,007£3.9m | £2,943,491£2.9m | £3,952,422£4.0m | £5,879,659£5.9m | £6,635,829£6.6m | £7,529,488£7.5m |
| Staff costs | £6,043,560£6.0m | £5,061,402£5.1m | £3,897,393£3.9m | £3,340,467£3.3m | £2,662,817£2.7m | £3,238,792£3.2m | £4,061,921£4.1m | £4,344,030£4.3m | £4,592,734£4.6m |
| Wages and salaries | £5,411,628£5.4m | £4,532,745£4.5m | £3,510,413£3.5m | £3,077,898£3.1m | £2,489,876£2.5m | £2,975,280£3.0m | £3,779,328£3.8m | £3,979,073£4.0m | £4,178,566£4.2m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | £262,569£263k | £172,941£173k | £263,512£264k | £282,593£283k | £364,957£365k | £414,168£414k |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | £646,234£646k | £56,669£57k | £56,669£57k | £56,669£57k | £56,669£57k | £56,669£57k |
| Cost of sales | £941,478£941k | £816,888£817k | £611,956£612k | £531,210£531k | £335,695£336k | £419,631£420k | £547,962£548k | £501,362£501k | £514,065£514k |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | £6,412,926£6.4m | £4,269,253£4.3m | £5,446,203£5.4m | £6,432,653£6.4m | £6,611,289£6.6m | £6,798,731£6.8m |
| Operating result | -£2,218,537£2.2m | -£3,193,689£3.2m | -£2,013,224£2.0m | -£2,369,895£2.4m | £440,310£440k | -£1,856,743£1.9m | -£1,044,287£1.0m | -£420,153£420k | £273,361£273k |
| Pre-tax result | -£2,382,893£2.4m | -£3,312,427£3.3m | -£2,150,672£2.2m | -£2,366,217£2.4m | £453,118£453k | -£1,845,209£1.8m | -£1,063,962£1.1m | -£506,735£507k | £42,328£42k |
| Wages to revenue | 77.4% | 90.4% | 85.1% | 85% | 90.5% | 81.9% | 69.1% | 65.5% | 61% |
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. Chesterfield paid £6.0m against £7.8m of revenue, so 77p 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 Chesterfield make?
Chesterfield turned over £7.8m in 2024/25.
What is the Chesterfield wage bill?
Chesterfield paid £6.0m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 77.4% of revenue.
Do Chesterfield make a profit?
Chesterfield made a pre-tax loss of £2.4m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04273743. 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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