NORWICH CITY COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1088239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORWICH CITY FC FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY, NORWICH CITY FC/NORWICH COUNTY FA FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY, NORWICH CITY FOOTBALL CLUB/NORFOLK COUNTY FA FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY., NORWICH CITY FOOTBALL CLUB/NORWICH COUNTY FA FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY.
The Community Sports Foundation is Norwich City FC's official charityWe use the power of sport to support and inspire our community. Our charitable objectives are driving inclusion for people with disabilities, boosting mental health and wellbeing, and supporting disadvantaged people to raise their aspirations.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves at year-end were £2,953,505, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of covering four months of planned expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £169,390 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £2,989,005, indicating a stable financial position supported by significant cash reserves.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and Legacies (27% of income)
“Donations and Legacies 2 4,549,192 170,015 1,719,207 1,704,762” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months (held: £3.0m)
“unrestricted reserves should be enough to cover the charitable company's planned expenditure for a period of a minimum of four months where possible.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related party transaction with Norwich City Football Club PLC
“Norwich City Football Club PLC 2025 £ Sales and recharges during the year 24,161 Amount receivable at 31 December 25,144 Purchases, including rent of premises, and contribution to Carrow Park 52,612 Amount payable at 31 December 69,289”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Nest (Norfolk’s Community Hub) Limited
“The charity's 100% owned subsidiary, The Nest (Norfolk’s Community Hub) Limited, is not exempt and therefore pays corporation tax at the main rate.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sexty & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Norwich City Community Sports Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jake Humphrey — Chairperson (source)
- Ian Thornton OBE — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Genie Barham — Vice-Chairperson (source)
- Jackie Thornton — Director of Strategy & Development (source)
- Gavin Coe — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Stevie Bramble — Director of Education & Programmes (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£356k
Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 5.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JAKE HUMPHREYchair
- Eugenie Margaret Barham
- James Robert Hill
- Mark Ronald Kerr
- PAUL KNOWLES
- Simon George
- Thomas Smith
- Tim Krul
- Zoe Webber
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Peterborough City · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORWICH CITY COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves at year-end were £2,953,505, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of covering four months of planned expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £169,390 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £2,989,005, indicating a stable financial position supported by significant cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sexty & Co.
Who funds NORWICH CITY COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORWICH CITY COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY, NORFOLK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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