MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1059418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL ACADEMY, MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL COMMUNITY CENTRE, MISSLESBROUGH FOOTBALL ACADEMY, THE MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL ACADEMY (ESTON) LIMITED
The charity aims to encourage and advance the education of children and adults within the community with the purpose of promoting a healthy lifestyle and improving their condition of life and to promote community involvement in healthy recreation by providing facilities capable of improving physical health and to encourage and advance the education of such persons.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,479 for the year, contrasting with a net income in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,535,232, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £457,411, which is calculated to cover six months of unrestricted costs and redundancy expenses.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Trade balances and sundry services
“At 31 August 2025 the Foundation owed £31,250 (2024: £5,370) to Middlesbrough Football Club. The Foundation provided £34,734 (2024: £32,945) of sundry services to Middlesbrough Football Club and was provided with £101,656 (2024: £128,705) of sundry services from Middlesbrough Football Club.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Middlesbrough FC Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£172k
Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Professor Mark Richard Simpsonchair
- GRAHAM JOHN REDMAN
- Helena Bowman
- Hollie Sarah Ball
- Joseph Edward Thompson
- Liam Edward McDermott
- Linda Minns · trustee of 1 other charity
- MR ROBIN BLOOM · trustee of 1 other charity
- NEIL JAMES BAUSOR
- Nigel James Emmerson
- Rev Adam Gaunt · trustee of 2 other charities
- Thomas Riordan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Middlesbrough · North Yorkshire · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,479 for the year, contrasting with a net income in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,535,232, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £457,411, which is calculated to cover six months of unrestricted costs and redundancy expenses. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Anderson Barrowcliff Limited.
Who funds MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, MAN GROUP PLC CHARITABLE TRUST, TEES VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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