WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST
Registered charity 1102239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
- To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing opportunities for the playing of association football and other sports;- To provide, and assist in providing, facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare;- To advance the education of children and young people through such means as the trustees think fit;
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £371,316 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £6,728,748 to £6,431,171. The trustees' report notes that the level of free reserves is monitored as an indicator of financial health, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,357,858. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three- and six-months operating costs (held: £2.4m)
“It is the policy of the Trust to increase the level of free reserves generated to provide sufficient funds to cover between three- and six-months operating costs” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Watford FC's Community Sports & Education Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
- Emily Jane Adams
- Farzana Chaudry
- Fiona Tearle
- Iain Keith Taker
- Kurshed Dawan
- Marie Hart
- Martine Julie Gabbitass
- Rosemary Ann Inskipp
- SIMON JAMES MACQUEEN
- Terry Lees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Harrow · Hertfordshire · Hillingdon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £371,316 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £6,728,748 to £6,431,171. The trustees' report notes that the level of free reserves is monitored as an indicator of financial health, with unrestricted reserves standing at £2,357,858. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.
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