Walsall finances and accounts
Walsall turned over £8.2m in 2024/25 and paid £5.9m in staff costs, which is 71.5% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Walsall 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 Walsall 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 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £8,226,000£8.2m | £6,739,000£6.7m | £7,615,000£7.6m | £6,348,000£6.3m | £5,597,000£5.6m | £6,681,000£6.7m | £5,853,000£5.9m | £6,637,000£6.6m |
| Staff costs | £5,879,000£5.9m | £5,063,000£5.1m | £4,458,000£4.5m | £4,155,000£4.2m | £3,474,000£3.5m | £4,096,000£4.1m | £3,376,000£3.4m | £3,385,000£3.4m |
| Wages and salaries | £5,273,000£5.3m | £4,647,000£4.6m | £4,038,000£4.0m | £3,804,000£3.8m | £3,162,000£3.2m | £3,650,000£3.6m | £3,113,000£3.1m | £3,122,000£3.1m |
| Social security costs | £463,000£463k | £357,000£357k | £346,000£346k | £305,000£305k | £269,000£269k | £264,000£264k | £237,000£237k | £249,000£249k |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | £43,000£43k | £182,000£182k | £26,000£26k | - |
| Player amortisation | - | £63,000£63k | £39,000£39k | £15,000£15k | £64,000£64k | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | - | - | £146,000£146k | £285,000£285k | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | £9,563,000£9.6m | £8,103,000£8.1m | £7,437,000£7.4m | £7,137,000£7.1m | £5,827,000£5.8m | £6,617,000£6.6m | £5,794,000£5.8m | £6,371,000£6.4m |
| Operating result | -£1,337,000£1.3m | -£1,364,000£1.4m | £178,000£178k | -£643,000£643k | £55,000£55k | £64,000£64k | £59,000£59k | £266,000£266k |
| Pre-tax result | -£1,968,000£2.0m | -£1,783,000£1.8m | £11,000£11k | -£742,000£742k | £25,000£25k | £19,000£19k | £9,000£9k | £215,000£215k |
| Wages to revenue | 71.5% | 75.1% | 58.5% | 65.5% | 62.1% | 61.3% | 57.7% | 51% |
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. Walsall paid £5.9m against £8.2m of revenue, so 71p 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 Walsall make?
Walsall turned over £8.2m in 2024/25.
What is the Walsall wage bill?
Walsall paid £5.9m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 71.5% of revenue.
Do Walsall make a profit?
Walsall made a pre-tax loss of £2.0m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00171970. 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
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