Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

The Charity's current and on-going activities are:to put in place a new generation of modern facilities in parks, local leagues and schools;to provide capital/revenue support to increase participation in grass roots football, andto strenghten the links between football and the community and to harness its potential as a force for good in society.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/24£135,506£119,446£16,059£0£36,548£32,7123.3950
31/05/23*£106,323£90,678£15,645£0£20,488£18,2112.4840
31/05/22£79,140£102,531£-23,390£0£4,845£1,9560.2630
31/05/21£42,955£73,859£-30,904£0£28,235£27,0944.4730
31/05/20?£73,411£60,560£12,851£0£59,139£59,13911.7780
31/05/18£58,585£53,717£4,868£389£54,325£54,32512.1660
31/05/17£68,399£20,017£48,382£0£49,029£49,02929.4550
31/05/16£32,083£45,589£-13,506£603£173£1730550
31/05/15£32,688£33,488£-800£1,042£13,486£13,4864.8550
31/05/14*£31,397£29,930£1,467£1,009£14,246£14,2465.7580
31/05/13£33,878£39,582£-5,704£701£12,711£12,7113.9610
31/05/12£27,527£21,174£6,352£598£18,425£18,42510.4610
31/05/11£35,793£22,271£13,522£368£12,212£12,2126.6550
31/05/10£46,141£41,235£4,905£763£-1,278£-1,278-0.4780
31/05/09£53,393£55,613£-2,219£850£-7,298£-7,298-1.6770
31/05/08£67,771£82,918£-15,147£785£-5,730£-5,730-0.8580
31/05/07£53,915£56,756£-2,841£1,109£-6,897£-6,897-1.5470
31/05/06£27,714£59,550£-31,836n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/05*£71,216£61,100£10,116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/04£55,611£46,950£8,661n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 82%
Liabilities/Income: 126%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sport England - AGP Recycling Feasibility Study
£20,000 06/03/2024
11
The Project Objective is to develop a Feasibility Study/options appraisal on AGP Recycling.
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2023-25
£63,000,000 09/02/2024
1
To deliver football and multi-sport community facilities investment in line with the Uniting the Movement Football/multi-sport commitment.
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2023-25
£18,000,000 21/06/2023
Delivery of community football facilities in 2023-25. The Football Foundation is the delivery agent for the programmes relating to the Government’s investment into grassroots football facilities.
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2022-23
£46,147,165 27/03/2023
Delivery of community football facilities in 2022-23. The project is the Government’s investment into community football facilities for 2022-23 towards delivery of the National Football Facilities Strategy.
Sport England - Audience Led Strategic Mapping and LFFP Refresh
£421,000 27/03/2023
The project objectives are to undertake two multi-sport projects to inform potential future multi-sport investments: Audience led strategic mapping framework across key main urban areas and Update of the LFFP on-line resource.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Audience Led Strategic Mapping and LFFP Refresh
£421,000 27/03/2023
The project objectives are to undertake two multi-sport projects to inform potential future multi-sport investments: Audience led strategic mapping framework across key main urban areas and Update of the LFFP on-line resource.
Sport England - Sector Renewal Fund: Capital Pitch Improvement Programme
£3,000,000 06/09/2022
The grant will fund a capital funding programme used to tackle inequalities through targeted pitch improvements at strategic single sport (non-football) sites. The investment will focus on groups disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and those ....more
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2022-23
£18,000,000 18/05/2022
Delivery of community football facilities in 2022-23. The project is the Government’s investment into community football facilities for 2022-23 towards delivery of the National Football Facilities Strategy.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Football Facilities Investment 2022-23
£64,147,165 18/05/2022
Delivery of community football facilities in 2022-23. The project is the Governments investment into community football facilities for 2022-23 towards delivery of the National Football Facilities Strategy.
Sport England - Strategic Mapping Framework & Community Engagement Toolkit
£299,000 23/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Football Multisports Transition Plan (PlayZones Programme) funding programme for a Revenue project titled Strategic Mapping Framework & Community Engagement Toolkit. This project lists its main activity as ....more
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Strategic Mapping Framework & Community Engagement Toolkit
£299,000 23/03/2022
Funding under Sport England's Football Multisports Transition Plan (PlayZones Programme) funding programme for a Revenue project titled Strategic Mapping Framework & Community Engagement Toolkit. This project lists its main activity as ....more
Sport England - EURO 2021 Host Cities Legacy Evaluation
£30,000 17/03/2022
14
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled EURO 2021 Host Cities Legacy Evaluation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment
£39,000,000 17/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Football Facilities Investment
£39,000,000 17/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Place Based Football for LSEG
£3,775,000 10/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Place Based Football for LSEG. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Birmingham Pilot & Grass Pitch Mapping and Prioritisation
£70,000 06/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's Football/Multisports Facilities Transition Plan funding programme for a Revenue project titled Birmingham Pilot & Grass Pitch Mapping and Prioritisation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Birmingham Pilot & Grass Pitch Mapping and Prioritisation
£70,000 06/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's Football/Multisports Facilities Transition Plan funding programme for a Revenue project titled Birmingham Pilot & Grass Pitch Mapping and Prioritisation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Sector Renewal Fund: Multi-sport Pitch Advisory Service
£2,470,000 20/07/2021
35
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Sector Renewal Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Sector Renewal Fund: Multi-sport Pitch Advisory Service. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Sport England - Pitch Power Discovery Phase
£36,000 23/03/2021
1
Funding under Sport England's Parklife Revenue funding programme for a Revenue project titled Pitch Power Discovery Phase. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Pitch Power Discovery Phase
£36,000 23/03/2021
Funding under Sport England's Parklife Revenue funding programme for a Revenue project titled Pitch Power Discovery Phase. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 09/02/2021
41
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment 2017-20. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 09/02/2021
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Football Facilities Investment 2017-20'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football. This funding has contributed towards a ....more
Sport England - Multi-Sport Evidence Base
£120,000 31/12/2020
2
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Multi-Sport Evidence Base. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Sport England - EURO 2021 Host Cities Legacy Evaluation
£30,000 31/12/2020
2
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled EURO 2021 Host Cities Legacy Evaluation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-SportEngland-Multi-Sport Evidence Base
£120,000 31/12/2020
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Multi-Sport Evidence Base. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
DCMS - ALB-SportEngland-EURO 2021 Host Cities Legacy Evaluation
£30,000 31/12/2020
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled EURO 2021 Host Cities Legacy Evaluation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Place Based Football for LSEG
£10,700,000 10/12/2020
67
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Place Based Football for LSEG. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Sport England - Monitoring and Evaluation
£84,000 16/03/2020
14
Funding under Sport England's Parklife Revenue Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled Monitoring and Evaluation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Monitoring and Evaluation
£84,000 16/03/2020
Funding under Sport England's Parklife Revenue Award funding programme for a Revenue project titled Monitoring and Evaluation. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 19/09/2019
29
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment 2017-20. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 19/09/2019
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment 2017-20. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - AGP Framework Development Costs
£21,600 27/03/2019
0
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Revenue project titled AGP Framework Development Costs. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-AGP Framework Development Costs
£21,600 27/03/2019
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'AGP Framework Development Costs'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football.
Sport England - Pilot measurement tech & equipment for open access sites
£54,307 21/03/2019
0
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Capital project titled Pilot measurement tech & equipment for open access sites. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Pilot measurement tech & equipment for open access sites
£54,307 21/03/2019
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Pilot measurement tech & equipment for open access sites'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football. This funding has contributed towards ....more
Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 06/11/2018
29
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment 2017-20. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 06/11/2018
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Football Facilities Investment 2017-20'. This project lists its main activity as Association Football. This funding has contributed towards a ....more
Sport England - Project Development Costs for Play Zone Concept
£177,360 16/03/2018
0
Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Project Development Costs for Play Zone Concept. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Project Development Costs for Play Zone Concept
£177,360 16/03/2018
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Sport England - Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 20/02/2018
29
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Football Facilities Investment 2017-20. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
DCMS - ALB-Football Facilities Investment 2017-20
£18,000,000 20/02/2018
[Placeholder]
Sport England - NFFS Digital Strategy - Consultancy costs
£40,000 02/12/2016
4
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Revenue project titled NFFS Digital Strategy - Consultancy costs. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Sport England - Parklife
£8,000,000 14/10/2016
11
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Capital project titled Parklife. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Sport England - Capital and revenue funding 2009-17
£10,000,000 31/05/2016
95
Funding under Sport England's Football Foundation funding programme for a Capital project titled Capital and revenue funding 2009-17. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
Greater London Authority - Grant to The Football Foundation
£1,500,000 25/05/2016
England Football foundation Parklife
Sport England - Programme Development Costs for Changing Rooms Framework
£72,529 22/02/2016
1
Funding under Sport England's Parklife funding programme for a Capital project titled Programme Development Costs for Changing Rooms Framework. This project lists its main activity as Association Football
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-75
  • ELENA KATERINA NAROZANSKI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Special Advisor
  • JOHN DAVID PEARCE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: General Manager
  • KAREN TAYLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Operations Fulham Fc
  • MARTIN GLENN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • MARK WILLIAM BULLINGHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • PETER MCCORMICK OBE, Occupation: Solicitor
  • RICHARD MASTERS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • TIM HOLLINGSWORTH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • WAIS SHAIFTA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/02/2000, number: 1079309
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/1999, number: 03876305
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 9 days late, AR14: 2 days late, AR05: 12 days late,
Main office

Football Foundation
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Park
London
HA9 0WS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ALL PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR THROUGH AN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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