# THE WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161260
- **Other names:** THE WFA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 14, 2015
- **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=1161260


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o  Birmingham County FA, Ray Hall Lane, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B43 6JF
- **Phone:** 07957 108787
- **Email:** Secretary@thewfa.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thewfa.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE WFA CIO ARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION, IN PARTICULAR THE SPORT OF WHEELCHAIR FOOTBALL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL DISABLED PERSONS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR NON-COMPETITIVE AND COMPETITIVE SPORT TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS AND ASSIST IN THEIR INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY.

**Activities:** The Wheelchair Football Association (WFA) is the lead organisation for the sport of Powerchair Football in England. The WFA aim to ensure that Powerchair Football is accessible to its target audience. We encourage and promote the sport of Powerchair Football with the object of improving conditions of life and to assist in their integration into the game of football and to society as a whole.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £318417 | £204614 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £214258 | £200200 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £201771 | £163831 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £123608 | £129087 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £77577 | £87986 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dean Williams** (Chair) — appointed July 16, 2023
- Alexander Jack Dowding — appointed June 9, 2018
- CATHERINE MCNICOL — appointed June 1, 2013
- Christopher Cook OBE — appointed Aug. 2, 2024
- Jack Humphries — appointed July 16, 2023
- Jon Bolding — appointed April 6, 2020
- LEE BRENNAN — appointed June 9, 2018
- MATTHEW STEVENS — appointed July 1, 2021
- PAUL GORMAN — appointed Dec. 9, 2020
- Simon Evans — appointed Oct. 2, 2024


