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CENTRE FOR ACCESS TO FOOTBALL IN EUROPE (CAFE)

Registered charity 1131339 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACCESSIBALL, CAFE

Provides access and disability guidance to football clubs, associations and UEFA and works to create a more inclusive matchday experience and improved access to stadiums. In addition, works with local NGOs and disabled spectator groups to help support self-advocacy and sustainability. Aims to increase the number of disabled people attending live football matches across Europe.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£436k
Latest spending
£659k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £222,655 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reducing total funds to £369,603. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite the reliance on primary funding from UEFA. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £108,701 against a policy target of 12 months of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (99% of income)
“Donations 3,099 433,191 436,290” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months of its operating costs (held: £109k)
“AccessibAll and its trustees have established its reserve level, which equates to 12 months of its operating costs in AccessibAll’s bank accounts in the currencies in which it operates (euros and pound sterling and any other currency determined by the Trustees).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Supplies from Atherden Fuller Leng Limited (trustee director company)
“During the year, supplies to the value of £Nil (2024: £11,376) including VAT were made from Atherden Fuller Leng Limited, a company of which one of the trustees is a director, relating to Fifa Handbook illustrations. This amount was included in trade creditors at the year end.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2023)

Total income
£551k
Total spending
£771k
Reserves (reported)
£122k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£436k£659k
30/06/2024£456k£440k
30/06/2023£551k£771k
30/06/2022£532k£723k
30/06/2021£812k£624k

Common questions

Is CENTRE FOR ACCESS TO FOOTBALL IN EUROPE (CAFE) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £222,655 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reducing total funds to £369,603. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future despite the reliance on primary funding from UEFA. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £108,701 against a policy target of 12 months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.