Hull City finances and accounts
Hull City turned over £26m in 2024/25 and paid £37m in staff costs, which is 142% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Hull City 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 Hull City 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 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £25,821,819£25.8m | £21,229,828£21.2m | £18,088,456£18.1m | £15,372,738£15.4m | £6,863,506£6.9m | £15,113,957£15.1m | £11,155,410£11.2m | £12,300,164£12.3m | £116,927,418£116.9m | £41,946,650£41.9m |
| Matchday | - | - | - | £3,341,726£3.3m | £1,176,983£1.2m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commercial | - | - | - | £1,375,233£1.4m | £344,757£345k | - | - | - | - | - |
| Staff costs | £36,678,453£36.7m | £29,556,691£29.6m | £23,651,366£23.7m | £12,696,820£12.7m | £8,443,408£8.4m | £17,751,492£17.8m | £24,779,268£24.8m | £31,132,180£31.1m | £61,254,189£61.3m | £29,975,850£30.0m |
| Wages and salaries | £32,239,834£32.2m | £26,229,762£26.2m | £20,410,227£20.4m | £11,297,140£11.3m | £7,491,848£7.5m | £15,669,995£15.7m | £21,818,618£21.8m | £27,443,908£27.4m | £53,950,402£54.0m | £26,541,188£26.5m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | - | £776,465£776k | £1,884,273£1.9m | £2,738,008£2.7m | £3,521,162£3.5m | £7,195,389£7.2m | £3,434,662£3.4m |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | £175,095£175k | £197,224£197k | £222,642£223k | £167,110£167k | £108,398£108k | - |
| Player amortisation | £10,407,257£10.4m | £4,727,173£4.7m | £3,214,102£3.2m | £1,624,385£1.6m | £2,085,214£2.1m | £7,819,744£7.8m | £12,960,093£13.0m | £12,252,362£12.3m | £32,622,733£32.6m | £20,733,385£20.7m |
| Cost of sales | £37,647,240£37.6m | £30,749,986£30.7m | £27,048,057£27.0m | £15,209,436£15.2m | £10,640,297£10.6m | £20,799,544£20.8m | £27,395,368£27.4m | £38,626,813£38.6m | £67,786,593£67.8m | £35,097,332£35.1m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | - | £3,864,192£3.9m | £5,965,402£6.0m | £7,918,337£7.9m | £9,357,129£9.4m | £7,048,076£7.0m | £5,977,124£6.0m |
| Profit on player sales | - | - | - | - | £2,866,601£2.9m | £22,746,349£22.7m | £4,624,141£4.6m | £30,858,817£30.9m | £29,857,197£29.9m | £13,013,483£13.0m |
| Operating result | - | - | - | -£7,868,063£7.9m | -£9,726,197£9.7m | -£19,470,733£19.5m | -£37,118,388£37.1m | -£47,936,140£47.9m | £9,470,016£9.5m | -£19,861,191£19.9m |
| Pre-tax result | -£10,224,324£10.2m | -£18,849,982£18.8m | -£5,218,112£5.2m | £13,942,526£13.9m | -£8,151,427£8.2m | £2,838,455£2.8m | £2,961,254£3.0m | £23,711,401£23.7m | £35,652,015£35.7m | -£20,660,406£20.7m |
| Wages to revenue | 142% | 139.2% | 130.8% | 82.6% | 123% | 117.5% | 222.1% | 253.1% | 52.4% | 71.5% |
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. Hull City paid £37m against £26m of revenue, so 142p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
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Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Hull City make?
Hull City turned over £26m in 2024/25.
What is the Hull City wage bill?
Hull City paid £37m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 142% of revenue.
Do Hull City make a profit?
Hull City made a pre-tax loss of £10m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04032392. 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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