The National Football Trust
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Charity's objects (Objects) are for the benefit of the public generally and, in particular, the inhabitantsof England to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health. The Charity will lease sites and then contract an operator to manage the facilities.
Latest income
£12.0m
Expenditure
£10.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £0 | £720 | |
| 2022-08-31 | £3.8m | £2.4m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £5.6m | £5.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £8.7m | £7.7m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £12.0m | £10.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £485k |
| Charitable activities | £8.2m |
| Trading | £3.1m |
| Investment income | £75k |
| Total income | £12.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.8m |
| Raising funds | £1.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £42k |
| Total expenditure | £10.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £3.5m |
| Total funds | £4.7m |
| — restricted | £123k |
| — unrestricted | £4.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £4.7m |
| Cash | £4.4m |
People
| Employees | 276 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
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.