Nottingham Forest Foundation

Registered charity 1139561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOTTINGHAM FOREST COMMUNITY TRUST, NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB IN THE COMMUNITY, NOTTINGHAM FOREST IN THE COMMUNITY; NOTTINGHAM FOREST IN THE CITY

Nottingham Forest Football Club in the Community deliver high quality football, physical activity and education programmes to people of all ages and abilities in Nottingham and across the county.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £99,761 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £2,123,814. Free reserves stood at £765,150, which is above the trustees' policy target of £625,328, and cash balances remain strong at £1,808,623, supporting operational resilience.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income)
“Income from charitable activities was £1,963,174 (2024: £2,137,675) of which £1,205,556 (2024: £1,352,650) was attributable to restricted funds and £757,618 (2024: £785,025) was attributable to unrestricted funds.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nottingham Forest Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£765k
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: China · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£2.1m£2.0m
31/12/2024£2.3m£2.2m
31/12/2023£2.1m£1.9m
31/12/2022£2.3m£2.3m
31/12/2021£2.1m£2.0m

Common questions

Is Nottingham Forest Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £99,761 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £2,123,814. Free reserves stood at £765,150, which is above the trustees' policy target of £625,328, and cash balances remain strong at £1,808,623, supporting operational resilience. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.

Who funds Nottingham Forest Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Nottingham Forest Foundation as a grant recipient include Advance Nottingham.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Advance NottinghamFY2024£6k
Advance NottinghamFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2024£19kHealthy Communities
UK government01/04/2018£20kALB - Armed forces Covenant Fund Trust- Covenent Fund
UK government—£18kKnife Crime Community Fund 17-18

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHANTS FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Nottingham Forest Foundation£2.1m——above—no doubt
NORTHANTS FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£117k—0below3235.0%no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£815k—0unclear0.0%no doubt
FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£2.9m——above—no doubt
MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£2.6m—0above—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UNITED FOUNDATION FY2025£7.9m——above—no doubt

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