ROSSENDALE UNITED JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1093380 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Junior football club

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES FOR PLAYING SOCCER AND OTHER GAMES AND SPORTS SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

Area of benefit: ROSSENDALE VALLEY, EAST LANCASHIRE

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

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

Registered contact address: Rossendale, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£74k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £11,593 are held within the trustees' target range of £9,000 to £18,000, representing three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £4,584 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, with total income rising significantly due to a specific equipment grant. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Signing on fees and weekly subs

“Underlying subscription income rose by 5% to £36,253 (2024: £34,396).” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three and six months of expenditure (approximately £9,000 to £18,000 based on current activity) (reserves figure: £12k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure (approximately £9,000 to £18,000 based on current activity).” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 35
Government income: £25,856 — grants £25,856 (2); 33% of the £78,473 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

Volunteers: 35

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Brian Johnstonchair
CHRISTOPHER SHUFFLEBOTTOM
Helen Sarah EDGE ACMA

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£78k	£74k
31/05/2024	£42k	£46k
31/05/2023	£34k	£40k
31/05/2022	£40k	£46k
31/05/2021	£29k	£14k

Common questions

Is ROSSENDALE UNITED JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £11,593 are held within the trustees' target range of £9,000 to £18,000, representing three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £4,584 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, with total income rising significantly due to a specific equipment grant. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounting records or compliance with regulations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	18/03/2008	£10k	Game on
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/07/2004	£5k	Developing new teams

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
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with F C RANGERS J.F.C.

F C RANGERS J.F.C income £45k
REDHOUSE FARM JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB income £119k
BERWICK JUNIORS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £84k
HARROGATE RAILWAY JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB income £94k
AFC DRONFIELD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB income £57k
CHORLEYWOOD COMMON YOUTH FOOTBALL CLUB income £153k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ROSSENDALE UNITED JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB	£78k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
F C RANGERS J.F.C FY2026	£45k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDHOUSE FARM JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£119k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BERWICK JUNIORS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025	£84k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HARROGATE RAILWAY JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB FY2024	£94k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AFC DRONFIELD JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£57k	—	0	unclear	0.0%	no doubt

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