BISHOP'S STORTFORD COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1169318 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOPÆS STORTFORD COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

Football for players of all abilities and ages. We run 80 sides from Under 7 through to Under 18 boys and girls sides plus Ladies, Veterans and Disabled sides. We run Community programmes based on Education, Social Inclusion, Community Inclusion and Health.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO ADVANCE THE AMATEUR SPORT OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AT YOUTH AND ADULT LEVEL IN THE BISHOP'S STORTFORD AREA;(2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR PLAYING ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL (FACILITIES MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING FOOTBALL ACTIVITIES);(3) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME, OCCUPATION OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND(4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHETHER OR NOT UNDERGOING FORMAL EDUCATION.

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
£298k
Latest spending
£272k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £26,224 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total turnover of £295,638. Free/unrestricted reserves (retained earnings) stood at £54,422, supported by cash at bank of £140,366. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Player Subscriptions (93% of income)
“Player Subscriptions 275,896” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£298k£272k
31/05/2024£298k£270k
31/05/2023£228k£247k
31/05/2022£207k£144k
31/07/2021£166k£225k

Common questions

Is BISHOP'S STORTFORD COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £26,224 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total turnover of £295,638. Free/unrestricted reserves (retained earnings) stood at £54,422, supported by cash at bank of £140,366. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.