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the national football museum

The charity supports the general public. The National Football Museum is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in Manchester and operates in England And Wales.


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

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,574,715
Latest Expenditure
£3,837,762

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £107,610
Charitable Activities £3,469,570
Other Trading £964,948
Investments £32,587
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,198,280
Raising Funds £639,482
Governance £139,617
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,574,715£3,837,762£3,198,280£4,279,904£2,227,89768 / 29
2023£3,518,533£3,277,560£2,708,244£3,331,072£1,501,68664 / 54
2022£2,897,623£2,539,378£2,332,433£2,674,534£1,253,68360 / 55
2021£2,630,385£2,186,840£2,096,834£2,316,289£1,512,95860 / 32
2020£3,117,983£3,058,731£2,611,768£1,872,744£417,17947 / 97

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers