Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION 

Provide high quality sports coaching and participation activities to young people in and out of formal education. Use sport to reach groups such as those who have social or physical disadvantages and provide a variety of opportunities for young people to gain key life skills and qualifications. Partner with local, regional and national organisations to promote a healthy and active lifestyle
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender
Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

fulhamfc.com/foundation

jtaylor@fulhamfc.com

02038710811

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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
30/06/22£1,900£1,777£123£10£917£8055.4890
30/06/21£1,650£1,586£64£6£794£6955.3820
30/06/20£2,156£2,018£139£12£730£66641040
30/06/19£2,110£1,976£134£23£591£5683.49825
30/06/18£1,970£1,980£-10£11£458£4202.59015
30/06/17£1,961£1,915£46£28£468£3672.3850
30/06/16£2,035£2,011£24£31£422£3432880
30/06/15£1,815£1,771£45£4£398£3982.7460
30/06/14£1,740£1,737£3£23£353£3532.4450
30/06/13£1,679£1,534£146£29£350£2331.8400
30/06/12£1,422£1,477£-55£17£205£2051.7370
30/06/11£1,960£1,853£106£17£260£2601.7440
30/06/10£1,761£1,734£27£18£153£1531.1400
30/06/09£1,557£1,462£95£20£126£1261510
30/06/08£1,251£1,248£4£32£31£280.3420
30/06/07*£1,056£1,038£19£38£27£220.2210
30/06/06£988£962£26£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 63%
Liabilities/Income: 82%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley, Croydon, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kingston Upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 89 employees

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£12,434
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
BBC Children in Need£3,000
DCMS£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Fulham FC Foundation
£240 12/12/2022
As requested by the donor towards the work of the Fulham FC Foundation (matched funding). Due diligence completed.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fulham Memories
£10,000 05/08/2022
The funding will be used to expand Fulham Memories programme which support older adults at risk of dementia loneliness and social isolation to engage in a positive activity to improve their mental ....more
Sport England - Toyota Parasport DisAbility Programme
£5,000 19/08/2021
17
Funding under Sport England's Toyota Parasport Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Toyota Parasport DisAbility Programme. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Fulham Football Club Foundation
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund technology and equipment for staff to deliver virtual activities from home, and activity packs for young people with disabilities, isolated at home due to Covid-19, ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 03/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Sport England - Sporting Welcome
£7,434 17/09/2019
10
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Sporting Welcome. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£39,790 24/08/2018
23
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sports development project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sporting Welcome
£9,985 20/04/2018
12
The charity will deliver a programme of sports and language support sessions for people from the refugee, migrant and asylum seeker community. This will equip the people taking part with new skills ....more
Sport England - Satellite clubs
£42,902 22/08/2017
11
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Satellite clubs'. This project lists its main activity as Sports Development.
Sport England - Satellite Clubs
£42,902 22/08/2017
23
Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Satellite Clubs. This project is a Sports development project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Fulham Football Club Foundation
£29,384 09/03/2017
36
The project will provide sports coaching to children and young people with multiple learning or physical disabilities in South London and Surrey. The project will improve physical and emotional ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-71
  • LEE MANNING Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2005, number: 1111639
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/10/2002, number: 04573248
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB
TRAINING GROUND
MOTSPUR PARK
NEW MALDEN
KT3 6PT

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON AND SURREY AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS:3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING PHYSICAL HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON AND SURREY AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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