Barnsley FC Community Trust
Registered charity 1118735 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARNSLEY FC TRUST, BARNSLEY FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST, REDS IN THE COMMUNITY
The Charity's objects are for the benefit of the Barnsley public and,in particular, children and young people by providing opportunities for the playing of football and other sports capable of improving health and lifestyle.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £89,654 for the year ended 31 August 2025, an increase from the previous year's £73,440. Total funds stood at £671,549, with unrestricted reserves of £669,331, which the trustees consider to be within their target range of £350,000 to £500,000. The trustees are confident in the charity's ability to continue its current activities despite an unpredictable funding landscape.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Rent charged by Barnsley Football Club Limited for premises occupied by the charity.
“During the year the charitable company occupied premises rented by Barnsley Football Club Limited, rent of £6,868 was charged during the year (2024: £48,000). Barnsley Football Club Limited is considered to be a related party on the basis that, as part of the constitution of the Charity, representation from the Football Club is required on the Board of Trustees.” — page 40
“During the year goods purchased from Barnsley Football Club Limited amounted to £16,641 (2024: £3,213). As at 31 August 2025 £nil was due to Barnsley Footbal! Club Limited (2024: fnil).” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Goods purchased from Barnsley Football Club Limited.
“During the year the charitable company occupied premises rented by Barnsley Football Club Limited, rent of £6,868 was charged during the year (2024: £48,000). Barnsley Football Club Limited is considered to be a related party on the basis that, as part of the constitution of the Charity, representation from the Football Club is required on the Board of Trustees.” — page 40
“During the year goods purchased from Barnsley Football Club Limited amounted to £16,641 (2024: £3,213). As at 31 August 2025 £nil was due to Barnsley Footbal! Club Limited (2024: fnil).” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Barnsley FC Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- ENGLAND, Darren Jon Herbert — director, appointed 13/05/2026on trustee list
- BARNFARTHER, Philip — director, appointed 19/02/2026on trustee list
- FLATMAN, Jonathan Paul — director, appointed 28/03/2024on trustee list
- WHAYMAN, Frances Gemma — director, appointed 02/01/2024on trustee list
- LEWIS, Matthew — director, appointed 08/09/2022on trustee list
- SHIELDS, Gerard Anthony — director, appointed 29/06/2021on trustee list
- WATSON, David — director, appointed 29/06/2021on trustee list
- ADEBAJO, Adewale — director, appointed 24/06/2021on trustee list
- NAYLOR, Edward George — director, appointed 17/06/2021on trustee list
- CRYNE, Jean Elizabeth — director, appointed 09/11/2019on trustee list
- BILTCLIFFE, Simon David Watson — director, appointed 24/11/2018on trustee list
- CAMPBELL, Kieron — secretary, appointed 23/02/2023
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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).
- Adewale Adebajo · trustee of 1 other charity
- Darren England
- David Lee Watson
- Edward George Naylor
- Frances Gemma Whayman
- Gerard Anthony Shields
- Jean Elizabeth Cryne
- Jonathan Paul Flatman
- Matthew Lewis
- Philip Barnfarther
- Simon Biltcliffe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnsley
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Barnsley FC Community Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £89,654 for the year ended 31 August 2025, an increase from the previous year's £73,440. Total funds stood at £671,549, with unrestricted reserves of £669,331, which the trustees consider to be within their target range of £350,000 to £500,000. The trustees are confident in the charity's ability to continue its current activities despite an unpredictable funding landscape. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Who funds Barnsley FC Community Trust?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Barnsley FC Community Trust as a grant recipient include HEART RESEARCH UK.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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