BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST

Registered charity 1194059 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Bromley FC Community Trust

The Trust provides activities for beneficiaries of the ages of 4 and above in its local community. Examples of these activities include After School Clubs, HaF provision and programmes to support disabled and elderly individuals.The Trust receives grant aid from the likes of The National League Trust, National Lottery, London Youth, Sport England and the Bromley Children & Families Forum.

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Latest income
£501k
Latest spending
£506k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net deficit of £3,096, resulting in negative unrestricted funds. The trustees attribute this to deliberate investment in staffing and long-term projects, expressing confidence in the organization's financial health and future sustainability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from activities and fundraising (85% of income)
“Income from activities and fundraising 422,638”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: agreed policies (held: £-3k)
“Strengthening financial resilience by rebuilding reserves in line with agreed policies.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The company is dependent upon the continued financial support of the directors and on the basis that this support is forthcoming, the directors consider it appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bromley FC Community Sports Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£501k
Total spending
£506k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£501k£506k
31/12/2023£475k£477k
31/12/2022£347k£347k
31/12/2021£92k£88k

Common questions

Is BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net deficit of £3,096, resulting in negative unrestricted funds. The trustees attribute this to deliberate investment in staffing and long-term projects, expressing confidence in the organization's financial health and future sustainability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2025£20kFootball for Absolute Beginners (FAB)
Sport England01/07/2025£14kThe Bromley LDA League
City Bridge Foundation28/09/2023£2kGrant to Bromley FC Community Sports Trust
City Bridge Foundation20/09/2023£900Grant to Bromley FC Community Sports Trust
Sport England16/09/2021£10kEURO 2020 Legacy project

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 BRENTFORD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST£501k—0unclear—noted
BRENTFORD FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£4.4m——below—no doubt
MILLWALL COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
LUTON TOWN FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£999k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt
TRENT BRIDGE COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST FY2025£187k—0within—no doubt

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