HUTTON FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1175495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of football by:a) Offering sporting opportunity (particularly association football) to all ages and gender, in particular but not exclusively, in the Borough of Brentwood and;b) Enabling those with economic difficulties to have the opportunity to play sport whereas the

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL BY:A) OFFERING SPORTING OPPORTUNITY (PARTICULARLY ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL) TO ALL AGES AND GENDER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD AND;B) ENABLING THOSE WITH ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SPORT WHEREAS THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD IT.

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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Registered contact address: Brentwood, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£361k
Latest spending
£347k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the club has taken out loans from trustees to cover escalated construction costs because the Football Foundation refused to increase funding. The trustees report that the club needs a period to rebuild finances and pay off these loans, indicating current financial strain despite operational progress in football sections.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The improvement of facilities available to the Club remains the priority but we need a period to rebuild finances and pay off those loans.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans from Trustees
“These loans have come from Trustees.” — page 1
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 180
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 180

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 100

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£361k£347k
31/05/2024£248k£255k
31/05/2023£116k£131k
31/05/2022£124k£127k
31/05/2021£146k£125k

Common questions

Is HUTTON FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the club has taken out loans from trustees to cover escalated construction costs because the Football Foundation refused to increase funding. The trustees report that the club needs a period to rebuild finances and pay off these loans, indicating current financial strain despite operational progress in football sections. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HUTTON FOOTBALL CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HUTTON FOOTBALL CLUB as a grant recipient include THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATIONFY2021£655kSingle Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England02/06/2020£5kCOVID-19 CEF

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
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEDDINGTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUTTON FOOTBALL CLUB£361k—0unclear—noted
TEDDINGTON ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRTLEY TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£180k—0unclear—no doubt
LAWFORD FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£139k—0above—no doubt
LONG EATON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
CHESTERTON AMATEUR FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£34k——unclear—no doubt

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