LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS FA

Registered charity 1174748 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the physical education of children through the medium of Association Football. To promote and govern the game of Association Football within this area according to the laws of the Football Association modified and adapted for schools' purposes by the English Schools FA.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE MEDIUM OFASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OFTHE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH[SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005]AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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
£169k
Latest spending
£177k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £7,529 for the year, with cash reserves decreasing to £12,728 due to reduced sponsorship and increased pitch hire costs. The trustees note that future significant fees for pitch hire are expected, though these are hoped to be offset by additional sponsorship and a new deal with Adidas. The filing confirms the accounts were prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The principal funding sources of LSFA were again sponsorship from local business, affiliation fees from participating schools and monthly subscriptions from parents/guardians.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: retain enough in reserve to run all schools competitions for the coming season and to retain sufficient funds to pay all competition & affiliations fees for our representative squads (held: £13k)
“The agreed policy is to retain enough in reserve to run all schools competitions for the coming season and to retain sufficient funds to pay all competition & affiliations fees for our representative squads.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£169k£177k
30/06/2024£77k£82k
30/06/2023£92k£86k
30/06/2022£35k£31k
30/06/2021£14k£10k

Common questions

Is LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS FA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a loss of £7,529 for the year, with cash reserves decreasing to £12,728 due to reduced sponsorship and increased pitch hire costs. The trustees note that future significant fees for pitch hire are expected, though these are hoped to be offset by additional sponsorship and a new deal with Adidas. The filing confirms the accounts were prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS FA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS FA as a grant recipient include THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEMBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£2k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIVERPOOL SCHOOLS FA£169k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.3munclear2unclear—no doubt
SUFFOLK COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£950k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED FY2025£15.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2025£128.2m——above—no doubt
SPORTS CONNECTIONS FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt

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