AFC Bournemouth finances and accounts
AFC Bournemouth turned over £53m in 2021/22 and paid £61m in staff costs, which is 115.3% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What AFC Bournemouth 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 AFC Bournemouth does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £53,226,000£53.2m | £71,686,000£71.7m | £95,380,000£95.4m | £131,134,000£131.1m | £136,456,000£136.5m | £87,875,000£87.9m |
| Staff costs | £61,381,000£61.4m | £57,376,000£57.4m | £107,871,000£107.9m | £110,894,000£110.9m | £71,534,000£71.5m | £59,557,000£59.6m |
| Wages and salaries | £54,000,000£54.0m | £50,140,000£50.1m | £95,021,000£95.0m | £97,412,000£97.4m | £62,512,000£62.5m | £51,829,000£51.8m |
| Social security costs | £6,970,000£7.0m | £6,881,000£6.9m | £12,161,000£12.2m | £12,581,000£12.6m | £8,398,000£8.4m | £6,964,000£7.0m |
| Pension costs | £392,000£392k | £355,000£355k | £689,000£689k | £901,000£901k | £624,000£624k | £764,000£764k |
| Player amortisation | £29,786,000£29.8m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | £712,000£712k | £4,988,000£5.0m | £6,717,000£6.7m | £7,995,000£8.0m | £2,241,000£2.2m | £740,000£740k |
| Other expenses | £17,131,000£17.1m | £14,286,000£14.3m | £20,608,000£20.6m | £20,828,000£20.8m | £29,087,000£29.1m | £20,535,000£20.5m |
| Profit on player sales | £6,853,000£6.9m | £55,791,000£55.8m | £22,922,000£22.9m | £3,107,000£3.1m | -£1,195,000£1.2m | £10,692,000£10.7m |
| Operating result | -£48,749,000£48.7m | £23,583,000£23.6m | -£51,883,000£51.9m | -£27,030,000£27.0m | £16,121,000£16.1m | £4,992,000£5.0m |
| Pre-tax result | -£55,510,000£55.5m | £16,951,000£17.0m | -£60,090,000£60.1m | -£32,424,000£32.4m | £14,649,000£14.6m | £3,395,000£3.4m |
| Wages to revenue | 115.3% | 80% | 113.1% | 84.6% | 52.4% | 67.8% |
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. AFC Bournemouth paid £61m against £53m of revenue, so 115p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 17 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 AFC Bournemouth make?
AFC Bournemouth turned over £53m in 2021/22.
What is the AFC Bournemouth wage bill?
AFC Bournemouth paid £61m in staff costs in 2021/22, which is 115.3% of revenue.
Do AFC Bournemouth make a profit?
AFC Bournemouth made a pre-tax loss of £56m in 2021/22.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 06632170. 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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