ANFIELD SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1113577 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASCC

To promote the the provision of sport and other recreation and education facilities for the residents of Anfield and Everton areas of Liverpool in the interests of social welfare.The aim is to improve the lifestyle and activities available to those who may be disadvantaged through age,infirmity,disability or finacial constraints.

Objects

1 TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ANFIELD AND EVERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF LIVERPOOL THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SPORT AND OTHER RECREATION OF LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;3 TO INVOLVE THE PEOPLE OF ANFIELD AND EVERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF LIVERPOOL IN COLLECTIVE EFFORT SO THAT THEY GAIN CONFIDENCE IN THEIR OWN ABILITIES AND THEIR ABILITY TO INFLUENCE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEM.4 TO PROMOTE GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF ANFIELD AND EVERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF LIVERPOOL AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ITS RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES; AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

Area of benefit: ANFIELD AND EVERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA OF LIVERPOOL

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£412k
Latest spending
£609k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant deficit for the year, largely attributed to historical accounting impacts and current cost savings. Despite this, the unrestricted cash balance stood at £135,201, exceeding the trustees' policy target of £86,727, which represents three months of committed expenditure. The trustees remain confident in the Centre's long-term sustainability and expect an upturn in income generation as the local economy recovers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of committed expenditure (held: £135k)
“The Charity aims to hold reserves to cover three months’ worth of committed expenditure. As at the year end, based on the Charity’s budget for the following year, this amount was £86,727.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£556k
Total spending
£555k
Reserves (reported)
£247k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (43% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£412k£609k
31/03/2024£426k£587k
31/03/2023£428k£550k
31/03/2022£556k£555k
31/03/2021£423k£484k

Common questions

Is ANFIELD SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant deficit for the year, largely attributed to historical accounting impacts and current cost savings. Despite this, the unrestricted cash balance stood at £135,201, exceeding the trustees' policy target of £86,727, which represents three months of committed expenditure. The trustees remain confident in the Centre's long-term sustainability and expect an upturn in income generation as the local economy recovers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2024£16kDoorstep Sports Club
Sport England09/09/2024£11kYouth Engagement
Postcode Lottery01/11/2023£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2023£5kMH - Summer Nights Youth Activities
Sport England05/01/2021£9kCOVID19 Return to Play
UK government28/02/2020£11kUK Youth Fund YAF
Sport England20/08/2019£5kSummer 2019 Activities
Sport England13/11/2015£300k4 Football 4 Everyone (4F4E)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2008£10klets Go Girls

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASHBROOKE SPORTS CLUB LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ANFIELD SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED£412k—0above—no doubt
ASHBROOKE SPORTS CLUB LIMITED FY2025£488k—0unclear—material uncertainty
ST ANDREW'S COMMUNITY NETWORK FY2025£719k—0unclear—no doubt
CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£722k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTON SPORTS CHARITY FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
CURROCK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£142kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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