HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1146501 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLUE & WHITE FOUNDATION, HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FOUNDATION LIMITED
to advance in life and help young people through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life and provide support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated at a net loss of £43,818 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to significant cost pressures from mandatory wage increases and inflation. However, the trustees report that after the release of restricted reserves, the underlying performance resulted in a small surplus, and the charity maintains a strong balance sheet with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding its policy target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months' expenditure (held: £1.0m)
“The trustees have discussed the required level of reserves and under the current policies methodology deem this amount to be £460,292, which would equate to just over four months expenditure” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading transactions with HTAFC
“The Foundation raised sales invoices to HTAFC during the year totalling £656 (2024: £25,993) and purchases were made from HTAFC totalling £2,153 (2024: £2,299).” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HLAS Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Huddersfield Town Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sam Dainty — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Suzy Brain England OBE — Chair of the Board of Trustees (source)
- Jill Stacey — Head of Operations (source)
- Louise Teasdale — Head of Governance and Business Support (source)
- Beth Cook — Head of Impact and Development (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Premier League Charitable Fund — “We receive a range of funding from a variety of organisations including the the Premier League Charitable Fund, the PFA and EFL in the Commu…” (source page)
- PFA — “We receive a range of funding from a variety of organisations including the the Premier League Charitable Fund, the PFA and EFL in the Commu…” (source page)
- EFL in the Community — “We receive a range of funding from a variety of organisations including the the Premier League Charitable Fund, the PFA and EFL in the Commu…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (86% 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: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Carl Andrew · trustee of 1 other charity
- Claire Bennett
- David Threlfall-Sykes
- Jane Totten
- Richard Hoyle
- Robyn Kennerdale
- Suzy Maria Brain England
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Calderdale · Kirklees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net loss of £43,818 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to significant cost pressures from mandatory wage increases and inflation. However, the trustees report that after the release of restricted reserves, the underlying performance resulted in a small surplus, and the charity maintains a strong balance sheet with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding its policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HLAS Audit Limited.
Who funds HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include UTILITA GIVING, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, Moto Foundation, THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND.
Known funders
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