COACH CORE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1186782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Coach Core is an employment and education project that uses community sports/physical activity based apprenticeships to target young adults not in employment, education or training (NEET) and have them not only change their future pathways but also become a positive influence in communities that need the provision most.

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Latest income
£956k
Latest spending
£961k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,457 for the year, with total incoming resources of £956,046 and total expenditure of £960,503. Free reserves stood at £66,206, which the trustees note is a substantial increase from the previous year, though this remains below the estimated closure cost of £116,802. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position with adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: exceeding £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received emoluments exceeding £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments exceeding £60,000 (2024: 1).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: level to enable the charity to manage an orderly wind down and closure of its activities whilst ensuring that the obligations to staff, contractors and service providers are met and without prejudice to the apprentice programmes (held: £66k)
“The policy of the charity is to maintain free reserves at a level to enable the charity to manage an orderly wind down and closure of its activities whilst ensuring that the obligations to staff, contractors and service providers are met and without prejudice to the apprentice programmes.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by GBJ Financial Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Coach Core Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£956k
Total spending
£961k
Cost of raising funds
£98k
Reserves (reported)
£42k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£956k£961k
31/03/2024£994k£930k
31/03/2023£844k£860k
31/03/2022£280k£558k
31/03/2021£1.2m£705k

Common questions

Is COACH CORE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,457 for the year, with total incoming resources of £956,046 and total expenditure of £960,503. Free reserves stood at £66,206, which the trustees note is a substantial increase from the previous year, though this remains below the estimated closure cost of £116,802. The trustees consider the charity to be in a sound financial position with adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by GBJ Financial Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of COACH CORE FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the exceeding £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds COACH CORE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COACH CORE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION, THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£200k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2025£101kFunding will enable 100 apprentices (16–24 year old’s across Cheshire and Lancashire who traditionally may experience barriers, discrimination, & lack of opport
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£100k
THE EDWARD & CATHERINE WRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£100k
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2023£90kCore Funding
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATIONFY2024£65kFunding will enable 100 apprentices (16-24 year old’s across Cheshire and Lancashire who traditionally may experience barriers, discrimination, & lack of opport
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATIONFY2025£39k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
The Origin FoundationFY2025£20k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£20kSecondary - The advancement of citizenship or community development
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2023£16kPrimary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£9kSecondary
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£5k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
The Teesside CharityFY2025£5kDirect costs
THE JACK BRUNTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
FRIARSGATE TRUSTFY2025£2kCare and Welfare
THE CPF TRUSTFY2024£2k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2021£2k
AFPA TRUSTFY2025£2kBig Quiz
AFPA TRUSTFY2025£2kBig Quiz
The Teesside CharityFY2024£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England06/11/2025£135kCoach Core Apprenticeship Managers
Sport England27/08/2020£25kCoach Core

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 CORE & CO FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COACH CORE FOUNDATION£956kexceeding £60,0001unclear—no doubt
CORE & CO FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
THE NATIONAL COACHING FOUNDATION FY2025£6.7m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear—no doubt
THE CHANGE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
VALLANCE COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£253k—0unclear—no doubt
COACHBRIGHT CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£447k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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