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THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 1137208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Premier League Foundation

Latest income
£39.1m
Latest spending
£40.3m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£39.1m
Total spending
£40.3m
Reserves (reported)
£4.5m
Employees
25

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£39.1m£40.3m
31/07/2024£39.4m£37.8m
31/07/2023£39.7m£36.9m
31/07/2022£33.0m£34.6m
31/07/2021£30.2m£33.6m

Common questions

Is THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?

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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Z V M RANGOONWALA FOUNDATION1£15k
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CHILDREN CHANGE COLOMBIA1£3k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£233

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