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Matchroom Charitable Foundation

Registered charity 1167276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MATCHROOM SPORT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MATCHROOM SPORT FOUNDATION

To administer and promote grants, awards and donations to various charities within the UK.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.7m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £1,744,268 in donations and distributed £1,144,000 to UK charities during the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,897,065. The trustees confirm that the charity does not have a reserves policy as it has no staff or significant overhead costs, and the retained funds are awaiting board approval for grant distribution. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The charity received donations of £390,274 (2024 - £345,020) from companies of which some of the Trustees are also directors. The charity received donations of £1,250,438 (2024 - £1,250,000) from an individual who is connected to the Trustees of the charity.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received donations of £1,250,438 (2024 - £1,250,000) from an individual who is connected to the Trustees of the charity.
“The charity received donations of £1,250,438 (2024 - £1,250,000) from an individual who is connected to the Trustees of the charity. There are no terms and conditions attached to the above related party transactions.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Barnes Roffe Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Matchroom Charitable Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.7m
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~19.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.7m£1.2m
30/06/2024£1.7m£856k
30/06/2023£926k£604k
30/06/2022£362k£499k
30/06/2021£641k£461k

Common questions

Is Matchroom Charitable Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity raised £1,744,268 in donations and distributed £1,144,000 to UK charities during the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £1,897,065. The trustees confirm that the charity does not have a reserves policy as it has no staff or significant overhead costs, and the retained funds are awaiting board approval for grant distribution. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Barnes Roffe Audit Limited.

Who funds Matchroom Charitable Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Matchroom Charitable Foundation as a grant recipient include THE PRIORY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PRIORY FOUNDATIONFY2024£28k
THE PRIORY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ZOREYA TZEDOKOS1£312k
THREE PILLARS TRUST1£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWIRE 2765.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Matchroom Charitable Foundation£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
SWIRE 2765 FY2024£2.2m—0above—no doubt
SELLATA LIMITED FY2026£158k—0above—no doubt
BROOME FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£900k—0unclear—no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025£101kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt

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