# THE ALBION FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1081948
- **Other names:** WEST BROMWICH ALBION COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 9, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1081948


## Contact

- **Address:** THE ALBION FOUNDATION, Ray Hall Lane, Birmingham
- **Postcode:** B43 6JF
- **Phone:** 08712719840
- **Email:** info@albionfoundation.co.uk
- **Website:** www.wba.co.uk/foundation



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS, TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE RECOGNISED UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR: 3.1 PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);  3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;  3.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH HEALTHY RECREATION AND SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;  3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS THROUGH SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND  3.5 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** To further assist in the education (inc. social and physical training) of children attending schools within West Bromwich and the surrounding area through the use of the game of football (inc. its history and rules) and other sports activities as educational tools and in furtherance to provide West Bromwich and the surrounding areas with facilities at WBA FC for meetings, lectures and classes.

**Area of benefit:** WEST BROMWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £2762014 | £2830906 | £768822 | 102 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £2702892 | £2782270 | £837714 | 110 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £2744105 | £2691848 | £917092 | 105 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £2558102 | £2573152 | £864835 | 99 |
| June 30, 2020 | £2457601 | £2443232 | £879885 | 118 |



## Trustees

- **James Verrier** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2018
- Ashish Patel — appointed Oct. 6, 2025
- Helen Morris — appointed June 13, 2025
- Ian Skidmore — appointed June 6, 2022
- Imran Iqbal — appointed Sept. 25, 2023
- James Robert Orton — appointed July 8, 2020
- John Carrington — appointed Aug. 28, 2019
- Rajni Sitladin — appointed Oct. 6, 2025
- Samantha Foxall — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Stephen Kite — appointed June 13, 2025