NFL FOUNDATION UK

Registered charity 1195395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

community sports participation in American football and educational activities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£725k
Latest spending
£380k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £98,709 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £347,094 to £248,385. The trustees confirm the organization is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, supported by contracted grant funding from the Greater London Authority, NFL Foundation (US), and Sport England. Unrestricted reserves stood at £17,079, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £17k)
“The Trustees aim to build free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: NFL Foundation UK Trading Limited
“NFL Foundation UK holds 100% of the share capital of NFL Foundation UK Trading Limited which is dormant” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Deloitte LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

NFL FOUNDATION UK TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Share capital of £1 held by parent.

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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£725k
Total spending
£380k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

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: Donations and legacies (72% 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£725k£380k
31/03/2024£550k£649k
31/03/2023£915k£568k
31/03/2022£0£0

Common questions

Is NFL FOUNDATION UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £98,709 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £347,094 to £248,385. The trustees confirm the organization is a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, supported by contracted grant funding from the Greater London Authority, NFL Foundation (US), and Sport England. Unrestricted reserves stood at £17,079, which is below the stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Deloitte LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England08/02/2023£250kPilot Local Delivery Project in Greater Manchester and Birmingham

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 ARSENAL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NFL FOUNDATION UK£725k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARSENAL FOUNDATION FY2025£625k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION FY2025£128.2m——above—no doubt
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED FY2025£15.7m——unclear—no doubt
BOSTON RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
THE JASON ROBERTS FOUNDATION FY2024£220k—0unclear—no doubt

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