Motherwell finances and accounts
Motherwell turned over £7.3m in 2024/25 and paid £5.7m in staff costs, which is 78.4% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Motherwell 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 Motherwell does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £7,268,944£7.3m | £5,986,421£6.0m | £5,572,309£5.6m | £3,566,912£3.6m | £4,948,740£4.9m | £4,586,036£4.6m |
| Commercial | - | - | - | - | £12£12 | £13£13 |
| Staff costs | £5,697,751£5.7m | £4,615,761£4.6m | £5,237,298£5.2m | £4,697,888£4.7m | £4,187,223£4.2m | £3,982,279£4.0m |
| Wages and salaries | £4,629,598£4.6m | £4,026,699£4.0m | £4,642,023£4.6m | £4,212,251£4.2m | £3,770,070£3.8m | £3,580,706£3.6m |
| Social security costs | £497,239£497k | £421,444£421k | - | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | £63,692£64k | £52,257£52k | - | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | - | - | £197,075£197k | £120,550£121k | £18,661£19k | £21,071£21k |
| Other operating income | £1,391,663£1.4m | £1,396,584£1.4m | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | £2,574,745£2.6m | £2,497,264£2.5m | - | - | - | - |
| Operating result | -£169,436£169k | -£331,780£332k | -£984,522£985k | £3,575,173£3.6m | £371,825£372k | -£691,915£692k |
| Pre-tax result | -£262,669£263k | -£424,499£424k | -£1,082,360£1.1m | £3,553,351£3.6m | £339,231£339k | -£499,115£499k |
| Wages to revenue | 78.4% | 77.1% | 94% | 131.7% | 84.6% | 86.8% |
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. Motherwell paid £5.7m against £7.3m of revenue, so 78p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 7 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 Motherwell make?
Motherwell turned over £7.3m in 2024/25.
What is the Motherwell wage bill?
Motherwell paid £5.7m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 78.4% of revenue.
Do Motherwell make a profit?
Motherwell made a pre-tax loss of £263k in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC005702. 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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