SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD
Registered charity 1116971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC040713 (OSCR)
Show Racism The Red Card is an anti-racist educational charity. We aim to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominately but not exclusively footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young people and others
Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,615 for the year, depleting its reserves from £995,179 to £906,564. The trustees acknowledge that a further deficit is expected but assert that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing a post-year-end deficit reduction strategy and adequate reserves to support operations for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £573k; policy: one full year's operating costs)
“At present the reserves are split into true (free) reserves and the Emergency funds. The Emergency fund stands at £332,305 (2024 - £287,228), true reserves amount to £572,545 (2024 - £707,951).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by BK Plus Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Show Racism The Red Card (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- DANIEL MILLS
- Daniel Kebede
- ERICKA WILLIAMS
- FOLUKE AKINLOSE
- HELEN WATSON
- KYLE HUDSON
- MOHAMMED MISBHAUR Rahman
- Martin Lightfoot · trustee of 1 other charity
- Neil Shaka Hislop
- Patrick Cozier
- RAVISHAAN RAHEL MUTHIAH
- Susan Abbott
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,615 for the year, depleting its reserves from £995,179 to £906,564. The trustees acknowledge that a further deficit is expected but assert that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing a post-year-end deficit reduction strategy and adequate reserves to support operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BK Plus Audit Limited.
Who funds SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD as a grant recipient include THE PLAYERS FOUNDATION, CIVIC POWER FUND.
Known funders
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