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LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB

Registered charity 1175765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · repeated filing default (register status)

The Promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the inhabitants of Lutterworth, to promote both mental and physical well being by the provision of facilities for playing football.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £100,903 for the year ended 31 July 2023, resulting in a decrease in accumulated unrestricted funds from £108,432 to £7,529. The trustees note that it has not been their policy to accumulate significant unrestricted funds, aiming instead to distribute and invest monies for the benefit of members and facility enhancement. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain a certain amount of money to meet the needs of urgent repairs or re-development of any area to maintain a reserve for working capital requirements (held: £8k)
“It has not been the policy of the Charity to accumulate significant unrestricted funds, as it is the aim of the Charity to distribute & invest monies for the benefit of the members and to enhance and improve the facility. However, the Trustees are very aware of the need to retain a certain amount of money to meet the needs of urgent repairs or re-development of any area to maintain a reserve for working capital requirements.” — page 5
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into Lutterworth Athletic Football Club due to repeated failures to submit accounts and concerns identified through bank analysis. The inquiry is ongoing to examine trustee compliance with legal duties, financial controls, and governing documents.
The report states the inquiry is ongoing and no conclusions have been reached. Therefore, no specific 'findings' of wrongdoing exist yet. The following quotes describe the regulatory concerns that prompted the inquiry, which are factual statements within the text.
“The Commission’s concerns first arose after the charity was identified as repeatedly non-compliant with its filing duties.”
This quote details the specific compliance failures mentioned in the report.
“The charity entered the regulator’s double defaulter class inquiry in 2024 after failing to submit accounts for 2022 and 2023.”
This quote explains the escalation from a class inquiry to a standalone statutory inquiry.
“The regulator has escalated its engagement by launching a standalone statutory inquiry into the charity after bank analysis identified a number of additional concerns.”
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2023)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£8k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025——
31/07/2024——
31/07/2023£1.3m£1.4m
31/07/2022£151k£135k
31/07/2021£96k£47k

Common questions

Is LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £100,903 for the year ended 31 July 2023, resulting in a decrease in accumulated unrestricted funds from £108,432 to £7,529. The trustees note that it has not been their policy to accumulate significant unrestricted funds, aiming instead to distribute and invest monies for the benefit of members and facility enhancement. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure regarding the accounts. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB as a grant recipient include THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£42kClubhouse extension

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
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.1m
THE JD FOUNDATION1£561k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES1£275k
BOLTON TOGETHER1£248k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
The Connolly Foundation (UK) Limited1£20k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED FY2025£15.7m——unclear—no doubt
PETERBOROUGH FOOTBALL AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION FY2022£172k—0below—no doubt
THE NEW CROFT FOUNDATION FY2025£300k—0below—no doubt
BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.5m—0below6.1%no doubt
MILTON KEYNES DONS FOOTBALL CLUB SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£3.9m—0below—no doubt

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