THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHARITABLE FUND
Registered charity 1137208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Premier League Foundation
The Premier League Charitable Fund is commited to providing the best opportunuties for people from all walks of life to develop their full potential, particularly through sport.It does this through a number of programmes that embrace one or more of the following themes:Community cohesion. education, health and sports participation.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1.20m for the year, resulting in total restricted reserves of £19.42m. Per the trustees' report, all reserves are restricted, and the charity holds no unrestricted reserves, though core costs are allocated to projects via agreement with the main funder. The trustees confirm sufficient funding is in place to cover core expenditure for the next year and maintain a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: eighteen months of the operational expenditure (held: £19.4m)
“The current reserves policy is that eighteen months of the operational expenditure should be covered by the reserves held.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Deloitte LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1.20m for the year, resulting in total restricted reserves of £19.42m. Per the trustees' report, all reserves are restricted, and the charity holds no unrestricted reserves, though core costs are allocated to projects via agreement with the main funder. The trustees confirm sufficient funding is in place to cover core expenditure for the next year and maintain a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Deloitte LLP.
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