THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£150m
Expenditure
£159m
Financial year end
2025-05-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-31 | £43.0m | £73.9m | |
| 2022-05-31 | £79.1m | £103m | |
| 2023-05-31 | £106m | £90.7m | |
| 2024-05-31 | £136m | £119m | |
| 2025-05-31 | £150m | £159m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-05-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £0 |
| Charitable activities | £144m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £3.5m |
| Total income | £150m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £159m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £149m |
| Governance | £603k |
| Total expenditure | £159m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £22.4m |
| Total funds | £27.3m |
| — restricted | £4.3m |
| — unrestricted | £23.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £27.3m |
| Cash | £51.1m |
People
| Employees | 111 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Amateur Sport
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.