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Wycombe Wanderers Foundation

Registered charity 1119794 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WYCOMBE WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST, WYCOMBE WANDERERS SPORTS AND EDUCATION TRUST

Wycombe Wanderers Foundation is the charitable arm of professional football club Wycombe Wanderers FC. Our Vision - an educated, healthier, more connected community.Our Mission - to place Wycombe Wanderers FC at the forefront of supporting local people and communities to thrive.Connect with us @WWFCFdn

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £72,348 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £61,367. The trustees note that it was not possible to replenish cash reserves due to challenging sector conditions and funding difficulties, though they remain optimistic about long-term sustainability. 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

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“In the band £70,001 - £80,000 1 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 26,031 727,002 753,033 768,660” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wycombe Wanderers Football Club
“The Foundation incurs costs from Wycombe Wanderers Football Club to cover office running costs. For 2025 these amounted to £13,667 (2024 - £16,400). At 31 August 2025, Foundation owed the Club £102 (2024 - £3,163).” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barnes Roffe Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wycombe Wanderers Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.0m£1.1m
31/08/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/08/2023£790k£784k
31/08/2022£720k£724k
31/08/2021£580k£587k

Common questions

Is Wycombe Wanderers Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £72,348 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £61,367. The trustees note that it was not possible to replenish cash reserves due to challenging sector conditions and funding difficulties, though they remain optimistic about long-term sustainability. 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 Barnes Roffe Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of Wycombe Wanderers Foundation earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds Wycombe Wanderers Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Wycombe Wanderers Foundation as a grant recipient include HEART RESEARCH UK, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE INMAN CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HEART RESEARCH UKFY2022£8kThe project will provide a tier 2, evidence based healthy weight service to local residents utilising their own proven model of supporting those who currently d
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£4kSkateboarding session for female refugees
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£3kSocial - Older People and Social Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2026£19kBEone Initiative
Sport England03/03/2026£11kBump & Beyond
Sport England12/07/2024£12kBump & Beyond
UK government09/09/2020£67kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2015£10kWWFC SET for SUCCESS
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2011£10kDiversity Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2006£10kLearning through Football

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Young K&C1—
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£348k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£320k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£90k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£77k
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED1£51k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL1£42k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Wycombe Wanderers Foundation£1.0m£70,001 - £80,000—unclear—no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION FY2024£2.7m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
YORK CITY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£590k—0below—no doubt
WREXHAM AFC FOUNDATION FY2025£452k—0above—no doubt
AFC WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION FY2025£1.0mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CYMRU FOOTBALL FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£8.8m——unclear—no doubt

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