The Hoops Foundation

Registered charity 1004465 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD CITY FOOTBALL CLUB (1988) LIMITED, OXFORD CITY SPORT IN THE COMMUNITY LTD, OXFORD CITY YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

The principal activity is to provide facilities and support for young people and vulnerable adults to play football and other sports and to develop sport generally. Our policy is sport for all - to cover all ranges of skills and abilities.

Objects

TO PROVIDE, OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH WILL ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE PERSONS OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE AND YOUNG PERSONS UNDERGOING HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION TO BE TRAINED IN AND PLAY ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL OR OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS SO AS TO ASSIST IN THEIR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Area of benefit: OXFORDSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£251k

Latest spending

£300k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,566 for the year, with unrestricted funds returning a surplus of £4,075. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces significant financial risks due to large liabilities and dependence on creditor support, although net assets remain positive at £728,449.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charity is dependent on the support of its creditors to continue in operation. The Trustees are in the process of agreeing a long term agreement to stabilize and secure its finances.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 02631845

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

DUNTON, Carl Justin — director, appointed 27/07/2026on trustee list
HEXTALL, Laura Suzanne — director, appointed 06/11/2024on trustee list
ODHIAMBO, Eddie — director, appointed 15/10/2024on trustee list
MURRAY, James Patrick — director, appointed 05/07/2024on trustee list
MERRITT, Justin — director, appointed 19/05/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

Carl Dunton · trustee of 1 other charity
Eddie Odhiambo
James Murray
Justin Merritt
Laura Hextall
Stephanie Best
Widya Pudjibudojo

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£251k	£300k
31/05/2024	£272k	£311k
31/05/2023	£368k	£378k
31/05/2022	£413k	£459k
31/05/2021	£279k	£289k

Common questions

Is The Hoops Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £48,566 for the year, with unrestricted funds returning a surplus of £4,075. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces significant financial risks due to large liabilities and dependence on creditor support, although net assets remain positive at £728,449. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	16/02/2023	£9k	Girls Community Sport
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/02/2023	£8k	Improving mental wellbeing for families in Oxford
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/12/2021	£10k	"The History of Oxford City FC"
Sport England	01/12/2021	£9k	COVID19 Return to Play
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/10/2021	£10k	Engagement with young people through Informal activities
Sport England	26/01/2021	£26k	COVID-19 Return to Play
Sport England	02/06/2020	£10k	COVID-19 CEF
Sport England	20/09/2019	£10k	Oxford Powerchair Football

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
STREETGAMES UK	1	£500k
THE APAX FOUNDATION	1	£320k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£200k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION	1	£90k
MISSION INDIA	1	£75k
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY	1	£70k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£58k
THE SYNCONA FOUNDATION	1	£47k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPORTING FOUNDATION.

SPORTING FOUNDATION income £329k
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOUNDATION income £3.2m
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION income £128.2m
THE RHONDDA NETBALL FOUNDATION income £184k
WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION income £3.9m
THE MATT HAMPSON FOUNDATION income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Hoops Foundation	£251k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
SPORTING FOUNDATION FY2025	£329k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2025	£128.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE RHONDDA NETBALL FOUNDATION FY2025	£184k	£24,000 - £27,999	0	above	—	no doubt
WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.