THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED

Registered charity 1132689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to promote physical education; to promote community participation in football and sports capable of improving physical healthto assist in providing facilities for sport and recreation of such persons who have need for such facilities in the interest of social welfare.to advance the education of the public and to provide opportunities for them to develop their full capabilities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£15.7m

Latest spending

£15.8m

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 22% to £15.7m, while total expenditure rose by 18% to £15.8m, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity maintains free reserves of £4.6m against a strategic reserve target of £2.15m, and the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate to meet unrestricted expenditure for the foreseeable future (held: £4.6m)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level that will be adequate to meet unrestricted expenditure for the foreseeable future.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Football League Limited donated goods and services to the charitable company on a free of charge basis to a value of approximately £490,883 (2024: £422,355).

“In addition, the Football League Limited donated goods and services to the charitable company on a free of charge basis to a value of approximately £490,883 (2024: £422,355). In compliance with the requirements of FRS102, these amounts have been added to income and expenditure in the appropriate years.” — page 53

“Voluntary income includes £2,810,000 (2024: £2,800,000) which was received directly from the Professional Footballers’ Association. The balance due at the end of the year was £nil (2024: £nil).” — page 53

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Voluntary income includes £2,810,000 received directly from the Professional Footballers’ Association.

“In addition, the Football League Limited donated goods and services to the charitable company on a free of charge basis to a value of approximately £490,883 (2024: £422,355). In compliance with the requirements of FRS102, these amounts have been added to income and expenditure in the appropriate years.” — page 53

“Voluntary income includes £2,810,000 (2024: £2,800,000) which was received directly from the Professional Footballers’ Association. The balance due at the end of the year was £nil (2024: £nil).” — page 53

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Transactions with The Football League Limited totalling £3,424,632, including owed amounts and payables.

“In addition, the Football League Limited donated goods and services to the charitable company on a free of charge basis to a value of approximately £490,883 (2024: £422,355). In compliance with the requirements of FRS102, these amounts have been added to income and expenditure in the appropriate years.” — page 53

“Voluntary income includes £2,810,000 (2024: £2,800,000) which was received directly from the Professional Footballers’ Association. The balance due at the end of the year was £nil (2024: £nil).” — page 53

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: FLT Community Trading Limited

“The charitable company has one trading subsidiary, FLT Community Trading Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The charitable company owns the entire share capital of this company being £1 ordinary share.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£15.7m

Total spending

£15.8m

Cost of raising funds

£227k

Reserves (reported)

£4.7m

Employees

48

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Liam Scullychair
Carol Shanahan
Caroline Elizabeth Artis · trustee of 4 other charities
Christopher John Robert Bailey
Daniel James Plumley
Lauren Jane O'Sullivan
MONICA SHAFAQ · trustee of 4 other charities
Nicholas Perchard
Philip James Woodward
Roger Shepherd
Sara Alice Kroeger Britcliffe
Trevor Birch

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£15.7m	£15.8m
30/06/2024	£12.9m	£13.4m
30/06/2023	£12.3m	£13.0m
30/06/2022	£26.0m	£25.1m
30/06/2021	£21.7m	£20.1m

Common questions

Is THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 22% to £15.7m, while total expenditure rose by 18% to £15.8m, resulting in a net decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity maintains free reserves of £4.6m against a strategic reserve target of £2.15m, and the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2026	£322k	United for Change – EFLitC Youth Social Action Programme
Greater London Authority	17/04/2024	£387k	UKSPF-TNEETEast-EFLT
Greater London Authority	17/04/2024	£236k	UKSPF-TNEETSouth-EFLT
Greater London Authority	17/04/2024	£387k	UKSPF-TNEETCentral-EFLT
Greater London Authority	17/04/2024	£387k	UKSPF-TNEETWest-EFLT
UK government	02/02/2024	£60k	West Midlands Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	01/02/2024	£60k	West Midlands Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	23/01/2024	£40k	Greater Manchester Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	22/01/2024	£40k	Greater Manchester Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	03/01/2024	£61k	East of England Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	03/01/2024	£49k	Kent Surrey Sussex Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	02/01/2024	£13k	Kent Surrey Sussex Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	02/01/2024	£15k	East of England Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	02/01/2024	£74k	East Midlands Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	01/01/2024	£19k	East Midlands Probation Region Grants for the benefit of people from ethnic minority groups
UK government	01/07/2023	£573k	NCS Trust Community Grants EFL EM
UK government	01/07/2023	£380k	NCS Trust Community Grants EFL NW
UK government	01/07/2023	£537k	NCS Trust Community Grants EFL EM
UK government	01/07/2023	£361k	NCS Trust Community Grants EFL NW
UK government	08/07/2022	£83k	The Safer Streets Fund
UK government	08/07/2022	£91k	The Safer Streets Fund
Sport England	22/10/2020	£250k	COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
Sport England	28/07/2012	£15k	Sanctuary Football and Fitness in the Community
Sport England	28/07/2012	£50k	On Target

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION	2	£1.2m
STREETGAMES UK	1	£500k
MISSION INDIA	1	£75k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£58k
GIVE A GIFT	1	£18k
PORT VALE FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION	1	£11k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELD	1	£10k
CEO SLEEPOUT	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £1.6m
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION income £128.2m
PETERBOROUGH FOOTBALL AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION income £172k
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST income £2.4m
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMME income £2.9m
CLUB DONCASTER COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION FOUNDATION income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED	£15.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2025	£128.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
PETERBOROUGH FOOTBALL AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FY2022	£172k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
READING FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£2.4m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMME FY2025	£2.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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