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LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1123078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust is for the benefit of the Bedfordshire public generallyto promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£999k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £56,473 for the year ended 31 May 2025, causing total funds to fall to £139,907. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves fell below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted operating costs, though the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £112k; policy: three months Unrestricted operating costs)
“The deficit for the year caused the level of reserves at 31 May 2025 to fall below this target.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Paul Stephens received £19,265.
“During the year, Paul Stephens (a trustee) received remuneration of £19,265 (2024: £nil) in their role as acting Head of Trust.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Paul Stephens, a trustee, received remuneration for acting as Head of Trust.
“During the year, Paul Stephens (a trustee) received remuneration of £19,265 (2024: £nil) in their role as acting Head of Trust. The Trust's Governing document was amended to enable this arrangement.” — page 18
“During the year, key management personnel were reimbursed £8,509 (2024: £4,085) for expenses incurred.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Key management personnel reimbursed for expenses.
“During the year, Paul Stephens (a trustee) received remuneration of £19,265 (2024: £nil) in their role as acting Head of Trust. The Trust's Governing document was amended to enable this arrangement.” — page 18
“During the year, key management personnel were reimbursed £8,509 (2024: £4,085) for expenses incurred.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£999k
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£112k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (53% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£999k£1.1m
31/05/2024£955k£1.1m
31/05/2023£936k£996k
31/05/2022£1.0m£985k
31/05/2021£623k£522k

Common questions

Is LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £56,473 for the year ended 31 May 2025, causing total funds to fall to £139,907. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves fell below the stated policy target of three months of unrestricted operating costs, though the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited, BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Connolly Foundation (UK) LimitedFY2025£20kYoung people/Community
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£15kLuton Rising Youth Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England24/01/2025£15kAbility Counts
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation18/09/2024£10kTo provide 12-week employment courses to adults aged between 18 and 24 years old to improve employability prospects and alleviate long term poverty.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation15/06/2024£57kPL Kicks – Football sessions and coaching with embedded targeted youth work and workshops for young people aged 10-17 years.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation28/04/2020£20kGrant to Luton Town FC Community Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/06/2018£66k"Luton Town FC - Schools Heritage Education Project"
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation17/05/2018£49kCommunity Ambassadors

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
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES1£275k
BOLTON TOGETHER1£248k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£220k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST1£193k
THE AMATEURS TRUST1£115k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£50k
THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED1£42k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST£999k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3mOver £60,0001unclear5.3%no doubt
HERTFORD TOWN COMMUNITY FC SPORTS EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0below6.1%no doubt
BRENTFORD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£4.4m——below—no doubt
LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2023£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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