HORWICH ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1163527 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide the community of Horwich and surrounding districts with clean and healthy sport through organised football, whatever their ability.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY PROVIDING QUALIFIED FOOTBALL TRAINING, ORGANISING MATCHES AND PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF SPORTS IN PARTICULAR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

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

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Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £63,762 at year end, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet its stated policy aim of covering day-to-day running costs for a full season. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £6,663 for the year, driven by restricted fund expenditures exceeding incoming resources, while unrestricted funds increased.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet its day to day running costs for a full season (held: £64k)
“The charity aims to maintain free reserves sufficient to meet its day to day running costs for a full season” — 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£126k£132k
31/08/2024£125k£137k
31/08/2023£120k£116k
31/08/2022£116k£109k
31/08/2021£105k£98k

Common questions

Is HORWICH ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £63,762 at year end, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to meet its stated policy aim of covering day-to-day running costs for a full season. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £6,663 for the year, driven by restricted fund expenditures exceeding incoming resources, while unrestricted funds increased. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HORWICH ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HORWICH ST MARYS FOOTBALL CLUB as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2024£13k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/03/2012£50kHorwich St Mary's Re-development