FOOTBALL ACADEMY NOAH

Registered charity 1178128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has been set up to advance the lives and help young people in South Africa up the age of 14 through the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, in particular the provision of facilities for the playing of football, providing sports programs and life skills.

Causes: Amateur Sport · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£114k
Latest spending
£70k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £117,286, which is well above the stated policy target of approximately £15,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £43,214 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Trust and Foundations (72% of income)
“Trust and Foundations 81,805” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising charges 784” — page 14
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £117k)
“Our reserves policy is to have a minimum of 3 months running costs in unrestricted funds, which is c. £15,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Football Academy Noah (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£114k£70k
31/12/2023£31k£31k
31/12/2022£29k£54k
31/12/2021£55k£42k
31/12/2020£45k£13k

Common questions

Is FOOTBALL ACADEMY NOAH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £117,286, which is well above the stated policy target of approximately £15,000. The charity reported a net income increase to £43,214 and confirmed it is a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOOTBALL ACADEMY NOAH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOOTBALL ACADEMY NOAH as a grant recipient include BELRON RONNIE LUBNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BELRON RONNIE LUBNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£65kOther
BELRON RONNIE LUBNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£59k

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 NOAH ENTERPRISE (NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND HORIZONS).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOOTBALL ACADEMY NOAH£114k—0above0.7%no doubt
THE NOAH ENTERPRISE (NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND HORIZONS) FY2025£1.9m——above—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK NURSERY SCHOOL FY2025£245k—0above—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK PLAYGROUP FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
NOA GIRLS FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
NOAH'S ARK PRE-SCHOOL (BILLERICAY) FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt

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