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RUTHERFORD ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1125613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our aims are to:- Promote community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of facilities for playing football and other sporting activities;- To educate and raise awareness in the local population regarding health and fitness with a view to improving their quality of life

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£305k
Latest spending
£304k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £36,668 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £698,328. The trustees' report notes that the major source of income is the business arm, Farnacres Ltd, which supports the charity's objectives. The charity maintains a reserves policy of retaining sufficient reserves to cover running costs for three months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (71% of income)
“The major source of income however is the business arm of the Charity, Farnacres Ltd, which continues to grow and support the key objectives of the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £118k)
“Generally reserves will be around the figure of running costs for three months.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Farnacres Ltd
“The major source of income however is the business arm of the Charity, Farnacres Ltd, which continues to grow and support the key objectives of the Charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rutherford Association Football Club (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£305k£304k
31/03/2024£133k£156k
31/03/2023£145k£188k
31/03/2022£133k£178k
31/03/2021£95k£128k

Common questions

Is RUTHERFORD ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £36,668 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £698,328. The trustees' report notes that the major source of income is the business arm, Farnacres Ltd, which supports the charity's objectives. The charity maintains a reserves policy of retaining sufficient reserves to cover running costs for three months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England17/03/2022£8kJubilee Fund - Fit for Life
The National Lottery Community Fund29/10/2020£9kCommunity Shield
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£10k?Take a Chance? project