SPORTING FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1110461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BANGLADESH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION UK, BFA, BFA UK

The principal activity is the provision in the interest of social welfare facilities for the recreation and leisure time occupation of disadvantaged young people with the objects of improving their lives.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£329k
Latest spending
£327k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small net surplus of £1,805 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £94,736. The trustees report that funds are materially in deficit in the unrestricted category, though the overall position remains positive. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Hackney · Hertfordshire · Newham · Redbridge · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£329k£327k
31/03/2024£261k£258k
31/03/2023£272k£268k
31/03/2022£234k£234k
31/03/2021£181k£104k

Common questions

Is SPORTING FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small net surplus of £1,805 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £94,736. The trustees report that funds are materially in deficit in the unrestricted category, though the overall position remains positive. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPORTING FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPORTING FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include OCEAN REGENERATION TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OCEAN REGENERATION TRUSTFY2024£5k
OCEAN REGENERATION TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England07/08/2025£12kWomen's Sport Action Scheme
UK government25/09/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England06/08/2020£10kCommunity Sports Hub
Greater London Authority01/10/2019£5kConnecting Communities
Sport England05/09/2019£15kCommunity Sports Hub
Greater London Authority01/07/2019£10kSummer Satellite Sports Project
Sport England27/06/2019£9kSatellite Sports Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund03/08/2018£10kTackling Obesity- A Better You!
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2014£10kGirls Sports Leadership & Healthy Living Project
Sport England02/07/2013£10kPower Football League for Young People (16-25)
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2011£10kYoung People's Job Club
The National Lottery Community Fund10/11/2006£10kSporting Bengal Youths - Healthy Living and Education

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPORTING FOUNDATION£329k—0unclear—no doubt
LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD FOUNDATION FY2024£5.5m——unclear—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
Sale Sharks Foundation FY2025£991k——within—no doubt
The Hoops Foundation FY2025£251k—0unclear—noted
Salford City FC Foundation FY2025£1.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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