Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHARITABLE FUND

The Premier League Charitable Fund is commited to providing the best opportunuties for people from all walks of life to develop their full potential, particularly through sport.It does this through a number of programmes that embrace one or more of the following themes:Community cohesion. education, health and sports participation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 14 years

www.premierleague.com

mailbox@plcf.co.uk

02078649000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/07/23	£39,698	£36,862	£2,836	£0	£19,047	£0	n/a	19
31/07/22	£32,991	£34,620	£-1,629	£0	£16,211	£0	n/a	14
31/07/21	£30,191	£33,560	£-3,369	£0	£17,841	£0	n/a	14
31/07/20	£40,506	£34,581	£5,925	£0	£21,210	£0	n/a	11
31/07/19	£33,981	£34,990	£-1,009	£0	£15,285	£0	n/a	11
31/07/18	£35,577	£34,256	£1,321	£0	£16,294	£0	n/a	5
31/07/17	£35,136	£30,392	£4,743	£0	£14,972	£0	n/a	6
31/07/16	£17,794	£17,180	£614	£0	£10,229	£0	n/a	6
31/07/15	£17,481	£16,900	£582	£8	£9,615	£0	n/a	6
31/07/14	£14,738	£14,605	£132	£7	£9,033	£0	n/a	6
31/07/13	£9,884	£9,317	£568	£7	£8,901	£0	n/a	5
31/07/12	£12,411	£9,231	£3,181	£378	£8,333	£0	n/a	4
31/07/11	£9,198	£4,045	£5,153	£5	£5,153	£2	0	5

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

19 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£1,500,000
Sport England	£375,000
Comic Relief	£200,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Comic Relief - Premier League Changemakers Programme
£200,000	23/02/2021 18	PL Changemakers will support girls and young women to develop personal skills, leadership qualities and self-awareness around gender equality and mental health. From April ?21 to ?22, up to 40 ....more PL Changemakers will support girls and young women to develop personal skills, leadership qualities and self-awareness around gender equality and mental health. From April ?21 to ?22, up to 40 football Club Community Organisations (CCOs) will deliver sport, workshops, mentoring and training to create a network of female young leaders.
National Lottery Community Fund - PLCF #iwill Fund
£1,500,000	28/06/2019 36	PLCF #iwill Fund
Sport England - Recreational Football Parks Pilot
£375,000	27/06/2019 9	Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled Recreational Football Parks Pilot. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Tackling Inactivity funding programme for a Revenue project titled Recreational Football Parks Pilot. This project is a Association Football project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Comic Relief - Enterprise and Employability Programme
£2,300,000	25/01/2017 24	The PL Enterprise programme aims to prepare young people for business, employment and self-employment. It also focuses on raising their confidence and improving their school performance. It is funded ....more The PL Enterprise programme aims to prepare young people for business, employment and self-employment. It also focuses on raising their confidence and improving their school performance. It is funded by a partnership between Premier League (PL) and Comic Relief (CR) which jointly contribute £2.3million for a two year period – in line with the Premier League’s 2017-19 funding cycle. The work is delivered through the Football Clubs’ Community Organisations (CCOs), whilst responsibility for high-level management and oversight lies with the Premier League and Comic Relief, with all aspects of governance including monitoring and evaluation delivered by the Premier League Charitable Fund (PLCF).
Sport England - Kickz
£625,000	15/09/2016 47	Funding under Sport England's Premier League Kicks funding programme for a Revenue project titled Kickz. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Premier League 4 Sport
£542,000	14/09/2016 42	Funding under Sport England's Satellite Clubs funding programme for a Revenue project titled Premier League 4 Sport. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-72

CHRISTINE CAROLE ANN DAVIES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: OMEGA, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR END OF LIFE CARE,

GAIL MCKAY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Ceo

MAHETA MATTEO MOLANGO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeship: LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION,

RUPEN SHAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: THE LEGAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION,

TIMOTHY JOHN GODWIN (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Managing Director Accenture

TONI ELEANOR THORNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Vp Marketing

WILLIAM MORRIS BUSH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2010, number: 1137208
Registered at Companies House on 30/07/2010, number: 07331384

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Premier League
57 North Wharf Road
LONDON
W2 1HQ

Objectives

(1) TO SUPPORT THE MENTAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AND IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPACITIES AS RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHILST CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY TO SOCIETY AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH IMPROVED CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND HEALTH;(2) TO BENEFIT SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR THOSE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES THAT HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE FOOTBALL CLUBS WHO FROM TIME TO TIME ARE COMPETING IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE OR THE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE; AND(3) TO SUPPORT REGISTERED CHARITIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE CHARITIES OR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES THAT HAVE A CONNECTION WITH THE FOOTBALL CLUBS WHO FROM TIME TO TIME ARE COMPETING IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE OR THE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

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