BRADFORD DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1158017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We have over 100 members who have a broad range of both physical and learning disabilities. We hold weekly football training which are accessible to anyone age 6 and over with a disability. We participate in competitive football matches and tournaments in disability football leagues. In addition to football sessions we offer social events and activities to our members.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£74k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and restricted funds of £60,803, representing a net increase of £20,318 for the year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring a minimum of six months' running costs in reserve, with actual free reserves at year-end being £47,697. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs are retained in reserve as a minimum (held: £48k)

“six months running costs are retained in reserve as a minimum.” — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bradford Disability Football Club (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Steven Parrchair
Allan David Watt
Andrew Clayton
Gillian Whittle
Jayne Winn
Jonathan James Gibson
Kenneth Knights
Mark Lightowler
Paul Squires
Sandra Stead
Tracy Cliffe

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£74k	£53k
31/03/2024	£48k	£50k
31/03/2023	£37k	£33k
31/03/2022	£34k	£25k
31/03/2021	£9k	£6k

Common questions

Is BRADFORD DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and restricted funds of £60,803, representing a net increase of £20,318 for the year. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring a minimum of six months' running costs in reserve, with actual free reserves at year-end being £47,697. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRADFORD DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRADFORD DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB as a grant recipient include TONY RAMPTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
TONY RAMPTON TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Grants to support staff charitable activities
TONY RAMPTON TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Charitable Donations

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/07/2024	£10k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/07/2024	£20k	Bradford Disability Football Club