THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM

Latest income

£4.8m

Latest spending

£4.4m

Registered

1995

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£4.8m

Total spending

£4.4m

Cost of raising funds

£601k

Reserves (reported)

£2.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION.

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£50k
THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/12/2023	£149k	"Legacy: Football and the Black Experience"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/06/2015	£190k	"History of Women's Football Collection"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/03/2015	£306k	"Memories of '66"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	30/09/2014	£200k	"The Art of Football"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/02/2014	£89k	"'The Greater Game' - National Football Museum World War One (WW1) exhibition and activities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/09/2005	£48k	"Saved for the Nation - The Story of the FA Cup"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/08/2005	£21k	"England - A Nation of Football Fans?"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/03/2005	£270k	"Purchase of the Oldest Surviving FA Cup"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/01/2001	£23k	"Sir Stanley Matthews Collection"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	27/01/2000	£48k	"Harry Langton Collection - Acquisition"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/11/1997	£9.4m	"Football Museum Development"