ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1152848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VILLA IN THE COMMUNITY
To pay or apply the funds of the organisation to such bodies and/or to such charitable purpose which are exclusively charitabel in law and in such proportions and manner and subject to such terms and conditions as the directors may in their uncontrolled discretion determine.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £63,372 for the year, marking the first time the organization has seen a reduction in income and a deficit. Despite this, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1,463,001 remain above the policy target of six months' fixed costs, and the auditor has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of fixed costs in unrestricted reserves (held: £1.5m)
“The reserves policy of the charity is six months of fixed costs in unrestricted reserves.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Expenditure recharged by parent company
“Aston Villa Football Club Limited, the parent company of the charitable company, accounts for the expenditure transactions on the Foundation's behalf during the year and these are recharged to the Foundation at their actual cost price.” — page 35
“During the year expenditure of £nil (2024: £625) was incurred for facility hire from The Bidgley Power Foundation, a charity in which Pritesh Pattni a trustee is also a trustee.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Facility hire from trustee-connected charity
“Aston Villa Football Club Limited, the parent company of the charitable company, accounts for the expenditure transactions on the Foundation's behalf during the year and these are recharged to the Foundation at their actual cost price.” — page 35
“During the year expenditure of £nil (2024: £625) was incurred for facility hire from The Bidgley Power Foundation, a charity in which Pritesh Pattni a trustee is also a trustee.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aston Villa Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 2.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Francesco Calvo
- PRITESH PATTNI · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rachel Pavlou
- Richard Stevens
- Victoria Helen Wilkes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £63,372 for the year, marking the first time the organization has seen a reduction in income and a deficit. Despite this, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £1,463,001 remain above the policy target of six months' fixed costs, and the auditor has confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION, LIVING WELL UK, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE PWC FOUNDATION, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.
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