NORTHAMPTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1092502 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTHAMPTON TOWN F.C. FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
Our mission is to use the unique appeal of Northampton Town FC to deliver activities that connect our communities and improve peoples lives across Northamptonshire. Our work covers four core key themes of: Education, Disability & Inclusion, Health & Wellbeing and Sports Participation to support people of all ages.
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 the charity generated a net income surplus of £10,893 for the year ended 31 July 2025, contributing to an increase in total unrestricted reserves to £237,002. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are slightly below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure (£280,847), but the trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue operating for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £237k; policy: three months of average operating expenditure)
“At the year end, reserves were therefore slightly below the target level set within the policy.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with Northampton Town Football Club
“There were related party transactions in the year of £67,913 between Northampton Town Football Club and the charity. There was an intercompany balance owed by NTFC to the Trust as at 31st July 2025 of £7,024.” — page 27
“Due to the formation of NTFC Women in July 2025, as at 31st July 2025 there was a balance owed to NTFC Women of £33,654, this related to sponsorship income for a future period invoiced in advance.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions with Northampton Town FC Women
“There were related party transactions in the year of £67,913 between Northampton Town Football Club and the charity. There was an intercompany balance owed by NTFC to the Trust as at 31st July 2025 of £7,024.” — page 27
“Due to the formation of NTFC Women in July 2025, as at 31st July 2025 there was a balance owed to NTFC Women of £33,654, this related to sponsorship income for a future period invoiced in advance.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cheney & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northampton Town FC Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Scott Desborough — Chair of Trustees (source)
- Phillip Smith — Chief Executive Officer (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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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).
- Scott Desboroughchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Brandon William Ransley
- David Croot
- Deborah Mattock
- James Stephen Whiting
- Kerry Downes
- Mary Elizabeth Balchin-Love
- Matthew John May
- Sarah Brinkley · trustee of 1 other charity
- Simon Peter Jones
- Terence John Hollowell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northamptonshire
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Common questions
Is NORTHAMPTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £10,893 for the year ended 31 July 2025, contributing to an increase in total unrestricted reserves to £237,002. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are slightly below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure (£280,847), but the trustees confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue operating for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cheney & Co.
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