Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM 

CARE AND INTERPRETATION OF THE WORLD'S BEST FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA COLLECTION, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS. OUTREACH PROGRAMMES NATIONWIDE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 28 years

www.nationalfootballmuseum.com

finance@nationalfootballmuseum.com

01616058200

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3,519£3,278£241£569£3,331£1,5025.56454
31/03/22£2,898£2,539£358£207£2,675£1,2545.96055
31/03/21£2,630£2,187£444£90£2,316£8034.46032
31/03/20£3,118£3,059£59£447£1,873£4171.64797
31/03/19*£3,054£2,990£64£371£4,386£5212.127127
31/03/18£3,026£3,032£-6£515£4,331£2220.9680
31/03/17£3,297£3,255£42£602£4,935£1300.5630
31/03/16£3,256£3,240£16£401£4,892£480.2530
31/03/15£3,276£3,397£-121£512£4,876£140450
31/03/14£3,275£3,376£-101£288£4,997£2650.9510
31/03/13*£2,679£2,957£-279£215£8,180£7,93632.2520
31/03/12£2,000£1,964£36£119£8,459£3382.1210
31/03/11?£872£764£108£150£8,423£1091.7130
30/06/10£896£1,201£-305£207£8,549£430.4170
30/06/09£926£1,256£-329£165£8,854£-78-0.7180
30/06/08£771£1,190£-419£176£9,183£-23-0.2190
30/06/07£791£1,231£-440£141£9,603£460.5130
30/06/06£922£1,115£-194£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/05£1,054£1,164£-110£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£1,149£873£276£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 45%
Reserves/Spending: 5.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 64 employees
  • 54 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Save & Score
£515,965 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - New Season
£239,721 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 06/03/2020
National Football Museum Grant 20/21
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 06/03/2020
National Football Museum Grant 20/21
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 06/03/2020
National Football Museum Grant 20/21
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 06/03/2020
National Football Museum Grant 20/21
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 06/03/2020
National Football Museum Grant 20/21
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 06/03/2020
National Football Museum Grant 20/21
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant to support the operation costs of the museum
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant towards the operational costs of the National Football Museum at Urbis
Manchester City Council - Grant to National Football Museum
£120,833 01/04/2019
Grant to support the operation costs of the Museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Football Museum
£189,700 02/06/2015
History of Women's Football Collection
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Football Museum
£305,600 03/03/2015
Memories of '66
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Football Museum
£199,900 30/09/2014
The Art of Football
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Football Museum
£88,700 26/02/2014
The Greater Game' - National Football Museum World War One (WW1) exhibition and activities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-69
  • STEPHEN GRACE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Audience Planning
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/1995, number: 1050792
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/06/1995, number: 03070670
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR19: 21 days late, AR13: 114 days late,
Main office

Urbis
Cathedral Gardens
Manchester
M4 3BG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND ITS ANTECEDENTS, IN PARTICULAR BY ESTABLISHING A MUSEUM FOR THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION AND PRESERVATION OF ITEMS OF EDUCATIONAL AND/OR HISTORIC VALUE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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