ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS TRUST FUND

Registered charity 328101 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO APPLY BOTH THE CAPITAL AND INCOME THEREOF TO OR FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INSTITUTION, SOCIETY OR OBJECT AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT. THS ASSOCIATION IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE SUPPORT OF CHARITIES IN CHESHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE.

Objects

UPON TRUST TO APPLY BOTH THE CAPITAL AND INCOME THEREOF TO OR FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR AND NEEDY OR TO OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE, INSTITUTION, SOCIETY OR OBJECT AS THE ASSOCIATION SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £9,033 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £25,545 to £16,512. The trustees report that free reserves of £6,512 are higher than their stated target of £10,000, noting this is because they hope to make donations in the following year. The trustees confirm the charity will continue in its current form into the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £7k)
“the trustees feel an appropriate level of reserves is £10,000” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy services
“Mr A Wardle and Mr J Elms are both Trustees of the charity. During the year they both received £2,500 (2023: £nil) each for consultancy services provided to the charity.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£55k£64k
31/12/2023£85k£74k
31/12/2022£73k£85k
31/12/2021£86k£76k
31/12/2020£38k£47k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £9,033 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £25,545 to £16,512. The trustees report that free reserves of £6,512 are higher than their stated target of £10,000, noting this is because they hope to make donations in the following year. The trustees confirm the charity will continue in its current form into the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.