STREET SOCCER ACADEMY

Registered charity 1140394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's principal activities are:- the advancement of education;- to promote social inclusion; and- the promotion of participation in healthy recreation through sport and in particular (but without limitation) the provision of football based activities

Objects

1) ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, WITH A BROADLY BASED CHRISTIAN ETHOS. PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM GENERALLY, BUT AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION THE REST OF THE WORLD, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE LEARNING BY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE (BY MEANS OF ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, LOW ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING) AND/OR MARGINALISED PEOPLE (BY MEANS OF SOCIAL STANDING/STATUS), THROUGH THE CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUEFOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'CHRISTIAN ETHOS' MEANS THE FUNDAMENTAL VALUES BASED ON THE TEACHINGS, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF MAINSTREAM CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS OF ENGLAND & WALES.2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION, BASED UPON BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM GENERALLY, BUT AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION THE REST OF THE WORLD, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES' MEANS IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRITY, EXCELLENCE AND COMPASSION.SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY). 3) PROMOTION OF PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION THROUGH SPORT AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PROVISION OF FOOTBALL BASED ACTIVITIES, PRIMARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM GENERALLY, BUT AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION THE REST OF THE WORLD.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bolton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£357k
Latest spending
£347k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £304,689, which is within the trustees' stated policy target of retaining between 6 and 12 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £10,820 and held significant cash reserves of £272,799, indicating strong liquidity and compliance with its reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 12 months of the expenditure (reserves figure: £305k)
“unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 6 and 12 months of the expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Lancashire · Manchester City · Stockport · Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£357k£347k
31/12/2024£341k£345k
31/12/2023£387k£339k
31/12/2022£316k£280k
31/12/2021£263k£231k

Common questions

Is STREET SOCCER ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £304,689, which is within the trustees' stated policy target of retaining between 6 and 12 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £10,820 and held significant cash reserves of £272,799, indicating strong liquidity and compliance with its reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2021£132kStreet Soccer Academy Regional Centres
Sport England08/06/2012£4kAccrington Regional Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund10/03/2011£10kCoach Education Programme

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STREET KIDS EDUCATION INITIATIVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STREET SOCCER ACADEMY£357k—0within—no doubt
STREET KIDS EDUCATION INITIATIVE FY2025£27k—0within—no doubt
MIDDLESBROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION FY2025£2.6m—0above—no doubt
THE STREET SOCCER FOUNDATION FY2025£291k—0unclear—no doubt
FUND FOR ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt
SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£950k—0unclear—no doubt

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