BLACKPOOL FC COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1128235 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
THE BLACKPOOL F.C. COMMUNITY TRUST OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF BLACKPOOL AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:- COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION AND IMPROVING HEALTH- PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORTS AND RECREATION- ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £40,456 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a deficit in unrestricted funds partially offset by a surplus in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, the net free reserves stood at £966,316, which equates to 3.3 months of average expenditure, meeting their stated policy target of three to six months. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of average expenditure (held: £966k)
“The target minimum reserve fund is equal to three to six months, at the current time, of average expenditure.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Venue hire and scheme participation costs charged by the Charity to Blackpool Football Club Ltd.
“In addition, £11,113 (2024: £44,730) was charged by the Charity to Blackpool Football Club Ltd for venue hire and scheme participation costs.” — page 37
“During the year grants and scheme funding totalling £547,663 (2024: £590,075) were received from Blackpool Council.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants and scheme funding received from Blackpool Council.
“In addition, £11,113 (2024: £44,730) was charged by the Charity to Blackpool Football Club Ltd for venue hire and scheme participation costs.” — page 37
“During the year grants and scheme funding totalling £547,663 (2024: £590,075) were received from Blackpool Council.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Funds received from EFL in the Community.
“In addition, £11,113 (2024: £44,730) was charged by the Charity to Blackpool Football Club Ltd for venue hire and scheme participation costs.” — page 37
“During the year grants and scheme funding totalling £547,663 (2024: £590,075) were received from Blackpool Council.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BFCCT (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Ashley Hackett — Chief Executive Officer (source)
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.
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.
- HORNE, Nicholas — director, appointed 29/04/2024on trustee list
- SINGLETON, Carolyn Jane — director, appointed 02/06/2021on trustee list
- CAMPBELL, Lindsay Draffan — director, appointed 18/10/2018on trustee list
- JACK, Neil Anthony — director, appointed 25/07/2018on trustee list
- FEENEY, Harry — director, appointed 10/04/2018on trustee list
- SWIFT, Wendy Anne — director, appointed 29/09/2010on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).
- Carolyn Jane Singleton
- Harry Feeney
- Lindsay Campbell
- Neil Jack
- Nicholas Horne
- WENDY SWIFT
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackpool · Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BLACKPOOL FC COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £40,456 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by a deficit in unrestricted funds partially offset by a surplus in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, the net free reserves stood at £966,316, which equates to 3.3 months of average expenditure, meeting their stated policy target of three to six months. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds BLACKPOOL FC COMMUNITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACKPOOL FC COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION, LOCAL TRUST, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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