THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£40m
Equity attributable
Employees
111
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2025-05-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £150,067,000 | £128,173,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£9,276,000 | £12,846,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,271,000 | £40,117,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £27,271,000 | £40,117,000 | — | |
| Equity | £27,271,000 | £40,117,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 111 | 111 | — | |
| Wages | £5,553,000 | £5,014,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 10 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-05-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -6.2% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 2000-04-28 → present
- THE FOOTBALL TRUST CHARITABLE TRUST 1999-11-12 → 2000-04-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODMAN, Jennie | Secretary | 2020-02-01 | — | — |
| AGBEZE, Ama | Director | 2026-04-06 | Nov 1982 | British |
| BULLINGHAM, Mark William | Director | 2019-09-18 | Nov 1974 | English |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| HAYES, Simon Thomas | Director | 2025-09-24 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MASTERS, Richard James | Director | 2024-02-12 | Jun 1966 | British |
| PEARCE, John David | Director | 2018-02-27 | May 1949 | British |
| SHAIFTA, Wais | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
| SUMNER, Clare Louise | Director | 2025-04-30 | Sep 1972 | British |
| TAYLOR, Karen | Director | 2020-09-16 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKER, Robert William | Secretary | 2006-05-24 | 2010-03-31 |
| FITZBOYDON, Peter | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| LEE, Peter Arthur | Secretary | 1999-11-12 | 2006-03-31 |
| MCDERMOTT, David | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| SHAH, Rupen | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| BIRD, Jemima Chloe | Director | 2018-07-11 | 2024-05-01 |
| BROOKING, Trevor, Sir | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2005-06-02 |
| BURDEN, Roger Francis | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2017-12-12 |
| BUSH, William Morris | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2024-02-12 |
| CABORN, Richard George | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2017-09-20 |
| CHESTER, Rona | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2017-11-29 |
| CROZIER, Adam Alexander | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2001-02-09 |
| CUNNAH, Michael Graeme | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| FINNEY, Thomas, Sir | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| GIDDENS, Anthony, Professor | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2008-09-17 |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2019-09-18 |
| HALL, Jonathan Patrick Bracebridge | Director | 2008-11-07 | 2015-07-31 |
| HOFFMAN, Gary Andrew | Director | 2011-11-16 | 2019-12-31 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Tim | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2025-07-31 |
| LEE, Peter Arthur | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| LESLIE, Charlotte Ann | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2021-03-04 |
| MCCORMICK OBE, Peter David Godfrey | Director | 2008-10-22 | 2025-04-30 |
| NAROZANSKI, Elena Katerina | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2026-04-06 |
| PATTISON, Francis Davison | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2002-11-02 |
| PENDRY, Thomas | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2003-03-31 |
| PRICE, Clair Jennifer | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2018-09-19 |
| RICHARDS, David Gerald, Sir | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2008-08-23 |
| SCUDAMORE, Richard Craig | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2018-12-12 |
| SHERLING, Clive Richard | Director | 2009-08-06 | 2011-03-02 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Director | 2008-10-22 | 2014-05-22 |
| TAYLOR, Gordon | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| TAYLOR, Winifred Ann, Baroness | Director | 2003-08-13 | 2007-11-21 |
| THOMPSON, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2008-05-14 |
| THWAITE, John Colin | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| TRIESMAN, David Maxim, Lord | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2008-11-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Wais Shaifta | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-01 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Mr Richard James Masters | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-02-12 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Ms Elena Katerina Narozanski | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-03-04 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Karen Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-09-16 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Mr Martin Glenn | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark William Bullingham | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-18 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Mr William Bush | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-02-25 | Ceased 2024-02-12 |
| Mr Tim Hollingsworth | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-11 | Ceased 2025-07-31 |
| Ms Jemima Chloe Bird | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-11 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
| Mr John David Pearce | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-02-27 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Ms Charlotte Ann Leslie | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-11 | Ceased 2021-03-04 |
| Ms Clair Jennifer Price Cbe | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-29 | Ceased 2018-09-19 |
| Mr Peter David Godfrey Mccormick Obe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
| Mr Gary Andrew Hoffman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr Martin Richard Glenn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-18 |
| Mr Richard Craig Scudamore | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-12 |
| Mr Roger Francis Burden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-12 |
| Ms Rona Chester | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-29 |
| Mr Richard George Caborn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.