Dundee United finances and accounts
Dundee United turned over £8.1m in 2022/23 and paid £6.9m in staff costs, which is 85.6% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Dundee 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 Dundee United does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £8,092,923£8.1m | £8,280,741£8.3m | £3,785,027£3.8m | £3,908,209£3.9m | £3,124,236£3.1m | £3,189,550£3.2m | £3,499,612£3.5m |
| Commercial | - | £1,888,079£1.9m | £1,088,365£1.1m | £1,367,617£1.4m | £899,938£900k | - | - |
| Staff costs | £6,924,374£6.9m | £5,879,952£5.9m | £4,997,188£5.0m | £4,679,260£4.7m | £4,159,060£4.2m | £3,001,336£3.0m | £2,820,601£2.8m |
| Wages and salaries | £6,186,792£6.2m | £5,226,326£5.2m | £4,442,172£4.4m | £4,148,258£4.1m | £3,702,955£3.7m | £2,696,833£2.7m | £2,541,093£2.5m |
| Social security costs | £675,804£676k | £597,380£597k | - | - | - | £283,712£284k | £268,508£269k |
| Pension costs | £61,778£62k | £56,246£56k | - | - | - | £20,791£21k | £11,000£11k |
| Player amortisation | £305,467£305k | £102,002£102k | £245,594£246k | £138,834£139k | £47,279£47k | £28,945£29k | £32,196£32k |
| Other operating income | £72,414£72k | £872,534£873k | - | - | - | £54,728£55k | £53,181£53k |
| Cost of sales | £10,934,043£10.9m | £8,579,353£8.6m | £6,935,824£6.9m | £6,020,449£6.0m | £5,313,502£5.3m | £3,863,119£3.9m | £3,838,727£3.8m |
| Other operating costs | £2,245,182£2.2m | £2,476,726£2.5m | - | - | - | £980,353£980k | £1,170,051£1.2m |
| Profit on player sales | £2,606,796£2.6m | £1,268,906£1.3m | - | - | - | £1,481,682£1.5m | £482,421£482k |
| Operating result | -£5,013,888£5.0m | -£1,902,804£1.9m | -£2,274,370£2.3m | -£3,192,299£3.2m | -£3,812,494£3.8m | -£1,599,194£1.6m | -£1,455,985£1.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -£2,831,946£2.8m | -£997,620£998k | -£2,523,478£2.5m | -£3,011,088£3.0m | -£3,759,220£3.8m | -£218,993£219k | -£1,042,855£1.0m |
| Wages to revenue | 85.6% | 71% | 132% | 119.7% | 133.1% | 94.1% | 80.6% |
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. Dundee United paid £6.9m against £8.1m of revenue, so 86p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 9 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 Dundee United make?
Dundee United turned over £8.1m in 2022/23.
What is the Dundee United wage bill?
Dundee United paid £6.9m in staff costs in 2022/23, which is 85.6% of revenue.
Do Dundee United make a profit?
Dundee United made a pre-tax loss of £2.8m in 2022/23.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by THE DUNDEE UNITED FOOTBALL COMPANY LIMITED, company number SC013690. 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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