CEREBRAL PALSY UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1175709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CP UTD FC, CPUFC

We provide football activities (training, coaching, mentoring, refereeing and playing) for children and adults with Cerebral Palsy and /or Aquired Brain Injury.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO PLAY FOOTBALL INCLUDINGCOACHING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES,IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONOF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY WITHTHE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY ANDACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OFSOCIAL ACTIVITIES.

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

Causes: Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves are held at £6,000.00, which the trustees describe as being in line with previous years. However, the trustees report uncertainties regarding the charity's continuing as a going concern, citing challenges in accessing grants and a reduction in donations due to the cost of living crisis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• James Wilcockchair
• Dr ALICE CORDELIA FERREBE
• JAMES ANDREW TRAFFORD
• Kirsty Morgan
• Peter Nicholls
• Susan Balmer

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• BRADFORD DISABILITY FOOTBALL CLUB income £34k
• STOCKPORT, EAST CHESHIRE, HIGH PEAK, URMSTON & DISTRICT CEREBRAL PALSY SOCIETY income £3.8m
• ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY income £54k
• SURREY COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £1.6m
• SHEFFIELD AND HALLAMSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £1.2m
• C P SPORT income £288k

Side by side with its peers

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