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WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1126799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOLVES COMMUNITY TRUST, WOLVES COMMUNITY TRUST

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,458,416, which the Trustees calculated to be equivalent to three months of operating costs, meeting their policy target of covering 3-6 months of expenditure. The charity is fully underwritten by Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, which also provides professional services and office space, while the Trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dains Audit Limited.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£282k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
71

Reported reserves equal ~10.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Dudley · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Telford & Wrekin · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£2.7m£2.5m
31/05/2024£2.1m£2.0m
31/05/2023£2.2m£1.8m
31/05/2022£2.1m£1.5m
31/05/2021£1.6m£1.1m

Common questions

Is WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,458,416, which the Trustees calculated to be equivalent to three months of operating costs, meeting their policy target of covering 3-6 months of expenditure. The charity is fully underwritten by Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, which also provides professional services and office space, while the Trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Dains Audit Limited.

Who funds WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£317k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2024£17k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£233

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
STREETGAMES UK1£500k
MISSION INDIA1£75k
WOLVERHAMPTON LGBT+1£149

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