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Swansea City AFC Foundation

Registered charity 1126933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWANSEA CITY AFC COMMUNITY TRUST, SWANSEA CITY FC FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY SCHEME

The charity's objects are for the benefit of the public generally, particularly the inhabitants of South Wales and its surrounding areas to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health (facilities, land, buildings, equipment and organising sporting activities).

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

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £8,137 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. Total reserves stood at £912,234, with unrestricted funds of £533,060, which the trustees consider satisfactory against their reserves policy. The charity holds significant cash and short-term investments totaling over £900,000 and has no borrowing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swansea City AFC Foundation (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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£912k
Employees
48

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: City Of Swansea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.5m£1.5m
31/08/2024£1.4m£1.3m
31/08/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/08/2022£980k£953k
31/08/2021£810k£909k

Common questions

Is Swansea City AFC Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £8,137 for the year ended 31 August 2025, following a surplus in the previous year. Total reserves stood at £912,234, with unrestricted funds of £533,060, which the trustees consider satisfactory against their reserves policy. The charity holds significant cash and short-term investments totaling over £900,000 and has no borrowing. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.

Who funds Swansea City AFC Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Swansea City AFC Foundation as a grant recipient include SWANSEA C V S, The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SWANSEA C V SFY2024£50kShared Prosperity Fund - Communities Anchor grants
SWANSEA C V SFY2025£25kShared Prosperity Fund - Communities Anchor grants
The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service LimitedFY2025£10kThird Sector Wellbeing Grant

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 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION1£550k
THE APAX FOUNDATION1£320k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£90k
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£85k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k
THE PERSIMMON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£8k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARDIFF CITY FC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Swansea City AFC Foundation£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
CARDIFF CITY FC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£1.8m——above—no doubt
Swansea Bay University LHB Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities FY2025£1.4m—0unclear18.7%no doubt
Swindon Town FC Community Foundation FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
SURREY COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.6m——above—no doubt
WEST HAM UNITED FOUNDATION FY2025£3.9m——unclear—no doubt

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