APPLETON FC

Registered charity 1202954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as APPLETON AFC

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in Warrington and surrounding area, in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of football.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN WARRINGTON AND SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£192k

Latest spending

£193k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £947 for the year ended 31 May 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to around six months' expenditure, which the trustees consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around six month’s expenditure (held: £107k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent of around six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Kenneth Joseph Joneschair
Anthony Little
Elizabeth Little
IAIN HILL
Paul Copplestone

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£192k	£193k
31/05/2024	£311k	£169k

Common questions

Is APPLETON FC financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £947 for the year ended 31 May 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to around six months' expenditure, which the trustees consider sufficient to ensure continuity of activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DERBYSHIRE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED	1	£42k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST.

WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST income £1.8m
NORTHANTS FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CLUB income £117k
LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB income £1.3m
BOLTON WYRESDALE AMATEUR FOOTBALL AND SPORTS CLUB income £102k
VULCAN FOOTBALL CLUB income £159k
EGERTON FOOTBALL CLUB income £294k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
APPLETON FC	£192k	—	above	—	no doubt
WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025	£1.8m	—	below	—	no doubt
NORTHANTS FUNDAMENTAL FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£117k	—	below	3235.0%	no doubt
LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB FY2023	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BOLTON WYRESDALE AMATEUR FOOTBALL AND SPORTS CLUB FY2025	£102k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VULCAN FOOTBALL CLUB FY2025	£159k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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