BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1086631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM CITY F.C. FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY, BIRMINGHAM CITY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY TRUST

The charity's activities are to assist in the education of the children attending schools within the Birmingham and surrounding area through the use of the game of football and other sports activities as educational tools.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.8m

Latest spending

£1.8m

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total revenue increased to £1,788,757, resulting in a surplus of £36,411 for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £498,532, which is above the stated policy target of three months' running costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)

“Band-£70,001 -£80,000” — page 25

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £499k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to meet running costs for three months in the event of major variation of circumstances.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04077355

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Birmingham City FC Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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.

LLOYD, Nicola Jane — director, appointed 13/02/2026not on trustee list
ATHWAL, Sukhveer Singh — director, appointed 22/04/2024on trustee list
DALE, Jeremy — director, appointed 11/01/2024on trustee list
PARANANDI, Rajeev, Mr. — director, appointed 11/01/2024on trustee list
COOK, Garry John — director, appointed 05/09/2023on trustee list
MAHER, Jacqueline Marie — director, appointed 16/06/2021on trustee list
REED, Steven — director, appointed 04/04/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income

£1.8m

Total spending

£1.8m

Reserves (reported)

£499k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Garry John Cook
Jacqueline Maher
Jeremy Dale · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Martin Cadman
Rajeev Paranandi · trustee of 1 other charity
Steven Reed
Sukhveer Athwal

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£1.8m	£1.8m
30/06/2024	£1.3m	£1.2m
30/06/2023	£1.1m	£1.2m
30/06/2022	£1.1m	£1.0m
30/06/2021	£860k	£676k

Common questions

Is BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total revenue increased to £1,788,757, resulting in a surplus of £36,411 for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £498,532, which is above the stated policy target of three months' running costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST	FY2025	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/07/2025	£1.2m	Blues Go Green
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/10/2018	£10k	Children's disability football programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/07/2016	£10k	Motivating to training and employment - giving young people a helping
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/07/2011	£10k	Confidence through 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
MICHAEL CARRICK FOUNDATION	1	£157k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	1	£12k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£3k
United by 2022 Charity	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED.

BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED income £2.3m
THE ALBION FOUNDATION income £3.0m
BIRMINGHAM PLAYCARE NETWORK income £329k
Bristol City Robins Foundation income £2.7m
SCOUT ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF BIRMINGHAM income £2.1m
MANCHESTER CITY F.C. CITY IN THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £4.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION	£1.8m	£70,001 - £80,000	—	above	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED FY2025	£2.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ALBION FOUNDATION FY2025	£3.0m	£100,001 - £110,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM PLAYCARE NETWORK FY2025	£329k	—	0	above	—	noted
Bristol City Robins Foundation FY2025	£2.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SCOUT ASSOCIATION COUNTY OF BIRMINGHAM FY2024	£2.1m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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