WALSALL FC FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1087147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WALSALL F.C. COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

The charity exists to further and assist in the education of children attending schools within Walsall and its surrounding area through the game of football.

Objects

TO FURTHER AND ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION (ON A SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL BASIS) OF CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS WITHIN THE WALSALL AND SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE USE OF THE GAME OF FOOTBALL (INCLUDING ITS HISTORY AND RULES) AND OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES AS EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT TO PROVIDE IN WALSALL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA FACILITIES AT WALSALL FOOTBALL GROUND FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHILDREN

Area of benefit: WALSALL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £569,108. The trustees confirm that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which they consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. The financial position is described as favourable, with no material uncertainties affecting the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Graham Whittakerchair
• ADAM CRAIG CHAMBERS
• Anthony Millard
• Don Goodman
• Garry Perry
• JAMES ASHLEY CHAMBERS
• Marc Koretzky
• Pete Sturgess
• Poonam Gill
• ROBERT JUDSON
• SUSAN LANE

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

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

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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