CHELSEA · FINANCES
Chelsea finances and accounts
Chelsea turned over £491m in 2024/25.
REVENUE £491m
WAGE BILL -
WAGES TO REVENUE-
PRE-TAX RESULT -
Revenue by season
What Chelsea turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
£361m 16
£443m 17
£447m 18
£407m 19
£435m 20
£481m 21
£512m 22
£468m 23
£491m 24
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Chelsea 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 | £490,857,000£490.9m | £468,486,000£468.5m | £512,467,000£512.5m | £481,278,000£481.3m | £434,863,000£434.9m | £407,402,000£407.4m | £446,741,000£446.7m | £443,449,000£443.4m | £361,308,000£361.3m |
| Matchday | - | £80,120,000£80.1m | £76,481,000£76.5m | £69,163,000£69.2m | £7,654,000£7.7m | £54,469,000£54.5m | £66,623,000£66.6m | £73,938,000£73.9m | £65,519,000£65.5m |
| Broadcasting | - | £163,101,000£163.1m | £225,902,000£225.9m | £235,016,000£235.0m | £273,606,000£273.6m | £182,546,000£182.5m | £200,188,000£200.2m | £204,141,000£204.1m | £162,446,000£162.4m |
| Commercial | - | £225,265,000£225.3m | £210,084,000£210.1m | £177,099,000£177.1m | £153,603,000£153.6m | £170,387,000£170.4m | £179,930,000£179.9m | £165,370,000£165.4m | £133,343,000£133.3m |
| Staff costs | - | £338,021,000£338.0m | £403,962,000£404.0m | £340,249,000£340.2m | £332,905,000£332.9m | - | £285,550,000£285.6m | £244,084,000£244.1m | £219,659,000£219.7m |
| Wages and salaries | - | £294,629,000£294.6m | £352,355,000£352.4m | £297,569,000£297.6m | £291,595,000£291.6m | - | £251,135,000£251.1m | £216,009,000£216.0m | £195,290,000£195.3m |
| Social security costs | - | £41,035,000£41.0m | £49,831,000£49.8m | £40,974,000£41.0m | £39,671,000£39.7m | - | £32,974,000£33.0m | £26,703,000£26.7m | £23,072,000£23.1m |
| Pension costs | - | £2,357,000£2.4m | £1,776,000£1.8m | £1,706,000£1.7m | £1,639,000£1.6m | - | £1,441,000£1.4m | £1,372,000£1.4m | £1,297,000£1.3m |
| Player amortisation | £213,893,000£213.9m | £191,826,000£191.8m | - | - | - | £129,141,000£129.1m | £170,010,000£170.0m | £125,554,000£125.6m | £89,642,000£89.6m |
| Other operating income | £500,000£500k | £715,000£715k | £30,606,000£30.6m | - | £12,581,000£12.6m | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £428,673,000£428.7m | £400,808,000£400.8m | £467,205,000£467.2m | £386,794,000£386.8m | £354,147,000£354.1m | £318,492,000£318.5m | £336,000,000£336.0m | £292,677,000£292.7m | £267,410,000£267.4m |
| Other operating costs | £370,841,000£370.8m | £281,352,000£281.4m | £293,850,000£293.9m | £336,913,000£336.9m | £276,140,000£276.1m | £200,474,000£200.5m | £246,760,000£246.8m | £191,786,000£191.8m | £147,281,000£147.3m |
| Profit on player sales | £57,906,000£57.9m | £152,463,000£152.5m | £62,861,000£62.9m | £123,213,000£123.2m | £27,940,000£27.9m | £142,645,000£142.6m | £60,459,000£60.5m | £112,995,000£113.0m | £69,226,000£69.2m |
| Operating result | -£308,157,000£308.2m | -£212,959,000£213.0m | -£217,982,000£218.0m | -£242,429,000£242.4m | -£182,843,000£182.8m | -£111,564,000£111.6m | -£162,666,000£162.7m | -£47,014,000£47.0m | -£53,383,000£53.4m |
| Pre-tax result | - | £128,400,000£128.4m | -£90,100,000£90.1m | -£121,355,000£121.4m | -£155,939,000£155.9m | £35,652,000£35.7m | -£101,786,000£101.8m | £67,461,000£67.5m | £15,646,000£15.6m |
| Wages to revenue | - | 72.2% | 78.8% | 70.7% | 76.6% | - | 63.9% | 55% | 60.8% |
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Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Chelsea make?
Chelsea turned over £491m in 2024/25.
What is the Chelsea wage bill?
The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not separate staff costs from the rest of the operating costs.
Do Chelsea make a profit?
The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not give a pre-tax figure.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 02536231. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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