THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION — grant history

Registered charity 1079309 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£150.1m

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£66.1m

Accounts grants total

£145.6m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

What they don’t fund: The Football Foundation will not fund facilities not available for community use, kit and equipment, projects for private gain, projects outside England, retrospective funding, routine maintenance/repairs from wear and tear, or facility hire.

Summarised from www.footballfoundation.org.uk · www.footballfoundation.org.uk/search-results · www.footballfoundation.org.uk/looking-for-funding on 16/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

MACCABI LONDON BRADY RECREATIONAL TRUST “Maccabi London score with funding success from the Football Foundation”

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Amateur Sport (23 grantees)
Recreation (18 grantees)
Education/training (17 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (10 grantees)
Disability (7 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (6 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (5 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (2 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (2 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (2 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Leeds City (3 grantees)
Lancashire (3 grantees)
Windsor And Maidenhead (2 grantees)
Reading (2 grantees)
Throughout England And Wales (2 grantees)
West Berkshire (2 grantees)
Hampshire (2 grantees)
Throughout England (2 grantees)
Oxfordshire (2 grantees)
Wokingham (2 grantees)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Manchester City Council	FY2025	£6.7m
Stockton On Tees Borough Council	FY2025	£5.5m
Goole Town Council	FY2025	£2.3m
London Borough Of Haringey	FY2025	£2.0m
Adur District Council	FY2025	£2.0m
Staffordshire County FA	FY2025	£1.9m
Ashfield District Council	FY2025	£1.8m
Heanor Town FC (Holding) Company Limited	FY2025	£1.5m
Broxtowe Borough Council	FY2025	£1.4m
Southport Learning Trust	FY2025	£1.4m
Dorset Council	FY2025	£1.4m
The Nene Valley Partnership	FY2025	£1.4m
Brigg Town FC CIC (Community Interest Club)	FY2025	£1.3m
Earls Barton Parish Council	FY2025	£1.2m
The Howard Academy Trust	FY2025	£1.2m
AFC Sudbury Limited	FY2025	£1.1m
Cheshire East Council	FY2025	£1.1m
Insignis Academy Trust	FY2025	£1.1m
The National Football Trust	FY2025	£1.1m
North Riding FA	FY2025	£1.1m
Great Baddow High School	FY2025	£1.0m
Academies Enterprise Trust	FY2025	£1.0m
Telford & Wrekin Council	FY2025	£1.0m
Wickford Town F.C.	FY2025	£1.0m
Godmanchester Football and Sports Association Trust	FY2025	£1000k
Bognor Regis Town Football Club	FY2025	£1000k
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council	FY2025	£999k
Shildon A.F.C.	FY2025	£998k
Middlesbrough FC Foundation	FY2025	£990k
Rossendale Borough Council	FY2025	£987k
Cheviot Learning Trust	FY2025	£983k
East Riding Of Yorkshire Council	FY2025	£975k
Northfleet Schools Trust	FY2025	£969k
Excalibur Academies Trust	FY2025	£952k
Turner Schools Trust	FY2025	£942k
Eastern Learning Alliance	FY2025	£939k
The Marsh Academy	FY2025	£932k
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group	FY2025	£930k
The Pinnacle Learning Trust	FY2025	£902k
Tudor Grange Academies Trust	FY2025	£881k
Knowsley MBC	FY2025	£862k
The Hunslet Club	FY2025	£842k
Southend East Community Academy Trust	FY2025	£836k
Pontefract Collieries F.C.	FY2025	£817k
North Northamptonshire Council	FY2025	£810k
Campsmount Technology College	FY2025	£807k
The Cottesloe School	FY2025	£807k
The Governing Body of the Phoenix Collegiate	FY2025	£804k
Greater Manchester Academies Trust	FY2025	£802k
North East Derbyshire District Council	FY2025	£786k
Leeds City Council	FY2024	£5.7m	Single Fund
Leeds City Council	FY2024	£5.4m	Single Fund
Southampton City Council	FY2024	£4.0m	Single Fund
Wealden District Council	FY2024	£3.5m	Single Fund
Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust	FY2024	£2.2m	Single Fund
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	FY2024	£1.5m	Single Fund
West Ham United Football Club Limited	FY2024	£1.5m	Single Fund
Hull Kingston Rovers Foundation	FY2024	£1.3m	Single Fund
East Bierley Community Sports Association	FY2024	£1.2m	Single Fund
Shenley E-ACT Academy	FY2024	£1.1m	Single Fund
Trafford MBC	FY2024	£1.0m	Single Fund
Chadderton FC (2009) Ltd	FY2024	£1.0m	Single Fund
Winchester City Council	FY2024	£982k	Single Fund
Wisbech St Mary Sport & Community Centre	FY2024	£979k	Single Fund
Peacehaven And Telscombe Community Football Club Limited	FY2024	£949k	Single Fund
Stockport School	FY2024	£926k	Single Fund
Glebe Football Club	FY2024	£911k	Single Fund
Debdale Park Sports Club	FY2024	£894k	Single Fund
Eden Learning Trust (Seaham High School)	FY2024	£870k	Single Fund
Three Bridges Football Club Limited	FY2024	£855k	Single Fund
Blackbridge Charitable Community Benefit Society	FY2024	£850k	Single Fund
Coalville Town Youth Football Club	FY2024	£850k	Single Fund
Portishead Town FC Limited	FY2024	£840k	Single Fund
Ashford Town (Middlesex) FC	FY2024	£832k	Single Fund
Presdales School Academy Trust	FY2024	£824k	Single Fund
Meridian Trust	FY2024	£790k	Other
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC)	FY2024	£784k	Other
Mangotsfield and Blackhorse Sports & Community Association (MBSCA)	FY2024	£775k	Other
Newport Pagnell Town Community Football and Sports Club	FY2024	£775k	Other
Hartismere Family of Schools Trust	FY2024	£764k	Other
Euxton Villa Football Club	FY2024	£750k	Other
Berkshire County Sports Club	FY2024	£749k	Other
Laurus Trust	FY2024	£748k	Other
Sandstone Trust	FY2024	£741k	Other
Court Fields School	FY2024	£737k	Other
South East Essex Academy Trust	FY2024	£735k	Other
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council	FY2024	£727k	Other
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (CBMDC)	FY2024	£724k	Other
Hampshire County Council	FY2024	£715k	Other
St Thomas More RC College	FY2024	£712k	Other
Kings Langley School	FY2024	£708k	Other
Prince Henry's High School	FY2024	£669k	Other
Academy Transformation Trust	FY2024	£643k	Other
South Manchester Learning Trust	FY2024	£626k	Other
Worcester City Council	FY2024	£625k	Other
Birmingham County Football Association	FY2024	£623k	Other
The Burgate School and Sixth Form	FY2024	£603k	Other
Together Learning Trust	FY2024	£591k	Other
The Youngs Community Sports Trust	FY2024	£544k	Other
Breckland District Council	FY2024	£524k	Other
Derby City Council	FY2023	£6.0m	Single Fund
Portsmouth City Council	FY2023	£4.4m	Single Fund
North Tyneside Council (St Peters Playing Fi	FY2023	£1.9m	Single Fund
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council	FY2023	£1.8m	Single Fund
Central Bedfordshire Council	FY2023	£1.7m	Single Fund
North East Lincolnshire Council	FY2023	£1.5m	Single Fund
Spirit Holdings Limited	FY2023	£1.2m	Single Fund
Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School	FY2023	£995k	Single Fund
Bottesford Town FC	FY2023	£953k	Single Fund
Darlington Borough Council	FY2023	£942k	Single Fund
The Nest (Norfolk’s Community Hub) Limited	FY2023	£908k	Single Fund
Sigma Trust	FY2023	£896k	Single Fund
Advance Learning Partnership (Whitworth Aca	FY2023	£874k	Single Fund
David Ross Education Trust	FY2023	£874k	Single Fund
Weydon Multi Academy Trust	FY2023	£850k	Single Fund
Everett Rovers Fc	FY2023	£835k	Single Fund
Haverhill Community Sports Association	FY2023	£826k	Single Fund
The Dean Trust	FY2023	£801k	Single Fund
John Leggott College	FY2023	£791k	Single Fund
Harpenden Town Council	FY2023	£784k	Single Fund
Islington Council	FY2023	£750k	Single Fund
Meridian Trust	FY2023	£750k	Single Fund
Prince Henry’s Grammar School (Otley)	FY2023	£750k	Single Fund
Great Yarmouth Borough Council	FY2023	£747k	Single Fund
Harpenden Secondary Education Trust	FY2023	£745k	Single Fund
VanDyke Upper School	FY2023	£736k	Single Fund
Chichester District Council	FY2023	£729k	Single Fund
Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council	FY2023	£726k	Single Fund
Bournemouth University	FY2023	£676k	Single Fund
Tankerton Football Club	FY2023	£667k	Single Fund
University Of Worcester	FY2023	£662k	Single Fund
Ousedale School	FY2023	£650k	Single Fund
Newcastle Town Football Club Youth	FY2023	£640k	Single Fund
Cams Hill School	FY2023	£639k	Single Fund
Ryedale Learning Trust	FY2023	£615k	Single Fund
Westmorland and Furness Council	FY2023	£605k	Single Fund
Salford City Council	FY2023	£603k	Single Fund
Chasetown FC (2021) Limited	FY2023	£580k	Single Fund
Kempston Rovers F.C.	FY2023	£560k	Single Fund
Reading FC Community Trust	FY2023	£550k	Single Fund
Cobham F.c.	FY2023	£544k	Single Fund
Glf Schools	FY2023	£535k	Single Fund
Norfolk County Football Association Ltd	FY2023	£510k	Single Fund
Excalibur Academies Trust	FY2023	£481k	Single Fund
Allscott Sports Club Ltd	FY2023	£475k	Single Fund
Mersham Sports Club	FY2023	£468k	Single Fund
Wolverley CE Secondary School & Sixth Form	FY2023	£403k	Single Fund
Wallsend Boys Club	FY2023	£250k	Single Fund
Accrington Stanley Community Trust	FY2023	£250k	Single Fund
St Day Afc	FY2023	£250k	Single Fund
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham	FY2022	£6.2m	Single Fund
Newcastle City Council	FY2022	£5.3m	Single Fund
Manchester City Council	FY2022	£3.9m	Single Fund
Newcastle City Council	FY2022	£3.8m	Single Fund
Wigan Council	FY2022	£3.7m	Single Fund
Wigan Council	FY2022	£3.6m	Single Fund
Grounds Management Association	FY2022	£2.2m	Single Fund
Sheffield City Council	FY2022	£2.1m	Single Fund
Afc Bournemouth Community Sports Trust	FY2022	£1.6m	Single Fund
Wirral Borough Council	FY2022	£1.1m	Single Fund
Aston Villa Foundation	FY2022	£1.0m	Single Fund
Houghton Regis Town Council	FY2022	£956k	Single Fund
Shaftesbury Youth Club	FY2022	£944k	Single Fund
Aylesford Fc	FY2022	£845k	Single Fund
Wirral Borough Council	FY2022	£807k	Single Fund
Lionheart Academies Trust	FY2022	£782k	Single Fund
Thornton Cleveley Sports Club	FY2022	£750k	Single Fund
City and County of Swansea Council	FY2022	£750k	Single Fund
Glebelands School	FY2022	£734k	Single Fund
SABRES Educational Trust	FY2022	£698k	Single Fund
Delta Don Valley Academy	FY2022	£694k	Single Fund
Leeds United Foundation	FY2022	£686k	Active Through Football
Waverley Borough Council	FY2022	£673k	Single Fund
Wales High School Academy Trust	FY2022	£669k	Single Fund
Richard Huish College	FY2022	£664k	Single Fund
Leicester City in the Community	FY2022	£664k	Active Through Football
Norfolk County Football Association Limi	FY2022	£646k	Single Fund
Rodborough School	FY2022	£640k	Single Fund
Cambridge City Fc	FY2022	£622k	Single Fund
Wakefield Council	FY2022	£619k	Active Through Football
Blackpool FC Community Trust	FY2022	£616k	Active Through Football
Holbeach United Community Sports Academy	FY2022	£595k	Single Fund
Staffordshire Fa	FY2022	£587k	Active Through Football
Warrington Borough Council	FY2022	£572k	Single Fund
Chesterfield High School	FY2022	£569k	Single Fund
Gateshead Council	FY2022	£567k	Active Through Football
North Riding County Football Association	FY2022	£565k	Active Through Football
Argyle Community Trust	FY2022	£564k	Active Through Football
Oasis Academy (mayfield)	FY2022	£564k	Single Fund
Brookfield Community School	FY2022	£555k	Single Fund
Aston Villa Foundation	FY2022	£553k	Active Through Football
Rotherham United Community Sports Trust	FY2022	£552k	Active Through Football
The Market Weighton School	FY2022	£545k	Single Fund
Oakwood School	FY2022	£541k	Single Fund
Perth Green Community Association	FY2022	£536k	Single Fund
Roach Dynamos FC	FY2022	£534k	Single Fund
Priory School	FY2022	£525k	Single Fund
Kingston Upon Hull City Council	FY2022	£525k	Active Through Football
Sheffield United Community Foundation	FY2022	£525k	Active Through Football
Community Action Derby	FY2022	£525k	Active Through Football

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 66125603 vs reference 145600000 (54.6% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.