BOLTON COUNTY FC LIMITED

Registered charity 1185286 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bolton County is a well-established, local football club in Bolton, Greater Manchester.The club aims to foster and develop football at all levels, providing opportunities for recreation and competition, offering coaching and competitive opportunities to players of all abilities from our local communities in a safe and encouraging environment.The club is run entirely by dedicated volunteers.

Objects

THE CHARITYÆS OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT GENERALLY BUT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS:1.TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);2.TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND3.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (INCLUDING THEIR PHYSICAL AND ACADEMIC EDUCATION) BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £830.43 for the year ended 30 June 2025, primarily offset by donations and funds from the sale of a covenant. Per the trustees' report, total funds stood at £1,200,720, with unrestricted cash reserves after deducting fixed assets amounting to £3,657.03. The trustees noted they would review their reserves policy in the 2025/2026 period to ensure suitability.

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

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrea Lindsay
• Andrew Paul Ross
• David Steven Hough
• Jessica Marie Ross
• Martin John Smith
• Stewart Paul Dawes

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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