# AFC WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154198
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [08632521](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08632521)
- **Registered:** Oct. 14, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1154198


## Contact

- **Address:** The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Plough Lane, Wimbledon, London
- **Postcode:** SW17 0NR
- **Phone:** 020 8974 5712
- **Email:** enquiries@afcwimbledonfoundation.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.afcwimbledonfoundation.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY&#x27;S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND, IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES, THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS:3.1 TO 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 PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY (SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY);3.3 TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SPORT, EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT;3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND OTHER PERSONS (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, TECHNICAL SKILLS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) THROUGH SPORT AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT; AND3.5 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:** The Foundation&#x27;s activities focus on four main pillars which are: social inclusion; Sports participation; Education; and Health. In our first year we have emphasised sporting activities for young people, mainly in the Borough of Merton. However, activities were expanding to include older people (walking football), opportunities for female involvement and children with learning difficulties.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS AND, IN PARTICULAR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES, THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Merton
- Wandsworth





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander  Thomas Mitchell |  | Nov. 25, 2019 |
| Ashley Burnham-Marshalleck |  | March 16, 2026 |
| Claire Barclay |  | Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Claire Shapland |  | March 16, 2026 |
| Daniel Gardiner |  | June 19, 2023 |
| Dr Mohan Sekeram |  | Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Hannah Kitcher |  | Oct. 7, 2024 |
| Jane Lonsdale |  | Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Jennifer Anne Scott |  | June 21, 2021 |
| Karen Peck |  | Feb. 24, 2017 |
| Michele Marie Little |  | Sept. 30, 2022 |
| Peter Aves |  | March 14, 2022 |




