Brentford finances and accounts
Brentford turned over £173m in 2024/25 and paid £131m in staff costs, which is 75.6% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Brentford 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 Brentford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £173,076,000£173.1m | £166,536,000£166.5m | £166,508,000£166.5m | £140,913,000£140.9m |
| Staff costs | £130,778,000£130.8m | £114,371,000£114.4m | £98,800,000£98.8m | £68,152,000£68.2m |
| Wages and salaries | £113,000,000£113.0m | £99,265,000£99.3m | £86,152,000£86.2m | £59,727,000£59.7m |
| Social security costs | £16,415,000£16.4m | £14,069,000£14.1m | £11,948,000£11.9m | £8,186,000£8.2m |
| Pension costs | £1,363,000£1.4m | £1,037,000£1.0m | £700,000£700k | £239,000£239k |
| Other operating income | £10,191,000£10.2m | £5,400,000£5.4m | £3,598,000£3.6m | £1,883,000£1.9m |
| Total operating costs | £232,060,000£232.1m | £201,155,000£201.2m | £165,585,000£165.6m | £116,751,000£116.8m |
| Profit on player sales | £27,236,000£27.2m | £25,198,000£25.2m | £5,561,000£5.6m | £4,583,000£4.6m |
| Operating result | -£12,761,000£12.8m | -£4,021,000£4.0m | £10,006,000£10.0m | £29,673,000£29.7m |
| Pre-tax result | -£20,527,000£20.5m | -£7,873,000£7.9m | £9,163,000£9.2m | £29,888,000£29.9m |
| Wages to revenue | 75.6% | 68.7% | 59.3% | 48.4% |
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. Brentford paid £131m against £173m of revenue, so 76p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 15 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 Brentford make?
Brentford turned over £173m in 2024/25.
What is the Brentford wage bill?
Brentford paid £131m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 75.6% of revenue.
Do Brentford make a profit?
Brentford made a pre-tax loss of £21m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 03642327. 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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