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the football foundation

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The Football Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£135,505,532
Latest Expenditure
£119,446,432

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 88.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £128,801,209
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,545,036
Other Income £4,159,287

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £119,446,432
Raising Funds £0
Governance £562,128
Grants to Institutions £109,187,668
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£135,505,532£119,446,432£119,446,432£36,547,642£32,712,00095 / 0
2023£106,323,000£90,678,000£90,387,000£20,488,000£17,400,00084 / 0
2022£79,140,218£102,530,515£102,524,445£4,844,948£663,48063 / 0
2021£42,955,000£73,859,000£73,594,000£28,235,000£27,094,00073 / 0
2020£73,411,025£60,559,798£60,559,798£59,138,713£59,138,71378 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers