Carlisle United finances and accounts
Carlisle United turned over £6.9m in 2024/25 and paid £7.0m in staff costs, which is 101.6% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Carlisle 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 Carlisle United does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £6,899,969£6.9m | £8,313,429£8.3m | £5,286,955£5.3m | £4,742,833£4.7m | £4,065,719£4.1m | £4,589,577£4.6m | £3,614,302£3.6m | £3,993,252£4.0m | £4,273,085£4.3m |
| Commercial | £1,028,918£1.0m | £866,324£866k | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Staff costs | £7,009,280£7.0m | £4,351,460£4.4m | £3,439,536£3.4m | £2,926,353£2.9m | £2,391,802£2.4m | £2,462,010£2.5m | £2,712,612£2.7m | £3,252,062£3.3m | £3,433,646£3.4m |
| Wages and salaries | £6,278,153£6.3m | £3,933,462£3.9m | £3,126,863£3.1m | £2,651,445£2.7m | £2,173,641£2.2m | £2,227,371£2.2m | £2,454,584£2.5m | £2,960,274£3.0m | £3,136,770£3.1m |
| Social security costs | - | - | £276,073£276k | £245,858£246k | £191,655£192k | £206,015£206k | £234,424£234k | £277,753£278k | - |
| Pension costs | - | - | £36,600£37k | £29,050£29k | £26,506£27k | £28,624£29k | £23,604£24k | £14,035£14k | - |
| Player amortisation | - | - | £56,333£56k | £19,833£20k | - | £7,000£7k | £26,000£26k | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | - | £51,413£51k | £56,675£57k | £290,248£290k | £410,059£410k | £43,962£44k | £34,550£35k | - |
| Cost of sales | £8,420,236£8.4m | £5,533,249£5.5m | £4,030,610£4.0m | £3,107,316£3.1m | £2,472,102£2.5m | £2,717,172£2.7m | £2,920,456£2.9m | £3,546,159£3.5m | £3,544,376£3.5m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | £1,824,811£1.8m | £1,573,105£1.6m | £1,400,754£1.4m | £1,419,908£1.4m | £1,481,082£1.5m | £1,431,179£1.4m | - |
| Operating result | -£5,145,673£5.1m | £2,765,078£2.8m | -£517,053£517k | £119,087£119k | £483,111£483k | £862,556£863k | -£743,274£743k | -£949,536£950k | -£675,327£675k |
| Pre-tax result | -£5,122,468£5.1m | £2,818,150£2.8m | -£665,007£665k | £32,778£33k | £397,494£397k | £782,205£782k | -£666,682£667k | -£120,859£121k | -£208,558£209k |
| Wages to revenue | 101.6% | 52.3% | 65.1% | 61.7% | 58.8% | 53.6% | 75.1% | 81.4% | 80.4% |
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. Carlisle United paid £7.0m against £6.9m of revenue, so 102p of every pound went back out as pay.
National League revenue
The 4 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 Carlisle United make?
Carlisle United turned over £6.9m in 2024/25.
What is the Carlisle United wage bill?
Carlisle United paid £7.0m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 101.6% of revenue.
Do Carlisle United make a profit?
Carlisle United made a pre-tax loss of £5.1m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00175280. 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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