SOUTH OF ENGLAND FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1096222 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARLTON ATHLETIC COMMUNITY TRUST
Charlton Athletic Community Trust works with all people regardless of their background, etnicity, economic status or physical ability. Its legal objectives are to promote any charitable purpose for the community and in particular those living and working in the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley, other parts of South East England and outside the UK
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income was £7.2 million, matching the previous year, while total expenditure increased to £7.6 million, resulting in a net deficit of £396,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased from £589,000 to £525,000, representing approximately one month's expenditure against a policy target of one to three months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: one to three months' expenditure (held: £525k)
“the trustees have determined that free reserves in the range of between one and three months’ expenditure should be maintained”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations totaling £5,000.
“The aggregate value of donations made to the charity by trustees was £5,000 (2024 £10,000).” — page 67
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: South of England Foundation (Community Facilities) Limited, Community Scheme Solutions Limited
“The charity has two trading subsidiary companies, South of England Foundation (Community Facilities) Limited (CFL) and Community Scheme Solutions Limited (CSSL).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
SOUTH OF ENGLAND FOUNDATION (COMMUNITY FACILITIES) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £56k
- Profit before tax: £21k
- Debtors due from group undertakings: £32,416
COMMUNITY SCHEME SOLUTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- The balance sheet shows total shareholder funds of £1 for both 2025 and 2024, indicating no intra-group trading activity or significant balances.
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.
- BENN, Jason — director, appointed 09/07/2025on trustee list
- PARKES, Ian — director, appointed 09/07/2025on trustee list
- NYADUNDU, Farai — director, appointed 09/07/2025on trustee list
- RODWELL, James Richard — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
- HARRIS, Fiona Anne — director, appointed 09/03/2022on trustee list
- HERD, Tracy Anne — director, appointed 02/12/2020on trustee list
- GRIFFITHS, Martin Patrick — director, appointed 10/06/2020on trustee list
- COKER, Calum George — director, appointed 10/06/2020on trustee list
- CHARLICK, Simon Robert — director, appointed 10/06/2020on trustee list
- TOFT, Marilyn Anne — director, appointed 11/12/2013on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£230k
Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Calum George Coker
- Farai Nyadundu
- Fiona Anne Harris · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ian Parkes
- James Richard Rodwell
- Jason Benn
- Marilyn Toft · trustee of 1 other charity
- Martin Patrick Griffiths
- Simon Robert Charlick Mr
- Tracy Anne Herd
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Greenwich · Kent
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTH OF ENGLAND FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £7.2 million, matching the previous year, while total expenditure increased to £7.6 million, resulting in a net deficit of £396,000. Per the trustees' report, free reserves decreased from £589,000 to £525,000, representing approximately one month's expenditure against a policy target of one to three months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds SOUTH OF ENGLAND FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTH OF ENGLAND FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION, NFL FOUNDATION UK, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.
Known funders
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