2024-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report 2024

From: 15[th] August 2023 To: 31[st] July 2024

Charity name: The England Football Charity

Charity registration number: 1204361

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The England Football Charity is a national charity that aims to harness the power of football for the good of society. We do this through effective fundraising, grant making and performance monitoring of new & existing programmes that utilise football to drive individual, community & societal development and provide mental health benefits. The target beneficiary groups are those from an impoverished background or with a disability. The current focus is on helping young people not in employment, education or training (NEET) gain the skills they need to achieve thefuture theywant.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	In our first year of operation, the focus has been on ensuring a robust foundation for the charity, through effectively establishing all critical governance, organisational and operational activities. Hence, whilst initial fundraising activities and engagement have been conducted, which has established a number a viable donor income streams, no grants have been delivered in this first year.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Our trustees have acted with all due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, when exercising their power and duties to which the guidance is relevant.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	n/a

Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	n/a
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	n/a
Other		n/a

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Following confirmation as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation by the Charity Commission on 15thAugust 2023, the first year of the England Football Charity has focused on the comprehensive set-up of the charity. To this end, a wide variety of governance, organisational and operational activities have taken place. From a governance perspective, we have developed the required policies to operate, established a cadence of trustee meetings and ensured effective ways of working are embedded in the charity. From an organisational perspective, we have leveraged Football Association value-in-kind support to develop the charity and utilised legal & strategic expertise provided by FA- funded organisations. From an operational perspective, we have set up the necessary financial, communication & engagement systems to operate, established relationships with key organisations in our area of operation and developed all necessary branding, marketing and promotional collateral. Initial fundraising activities and engagement have been conducted, which has established a number a viable donor income streams for the coming years.

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Achievements against Para 1.41

n/a

objectives set
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other		n/a

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	No direct financial activity occurred at the England Football Charity during this reporting period. All activity undertaken was funded either through value-in-kind resource provided by The Football Association or undertaken by the trustees without charge.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The England Football Charity has adopted a clear reserves policy, which we follow as a charity. In our role as a grant giving organisation, we aim to redistribute the vast majority of the income we receive back out again, to enable outcomes that support our beneficiaries. The only area where will we require reserves is once there are operational costs for the charity, the major element of which will be salaries. For these, as a minimum reserves will be held to cover the notice period, with the aim of building up to a reserves level that covers three months of operational activity.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Currently there is no financial burden on the England Football Charity, given activity undertaken has been delivered either through value-in-kind resource provided by The Football Association or undertaken by the trustees without charge. At the point where it becomes necessary to hold reserves, these will be built-up in accordance with the reserves policy.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern. Whilst there was no fundraising income in the first year of operation, this aligned with the approach agreed with the trustees to first ensure a robust governance, organisational and operational set-up. The fact that initial fundraising activities and engagement has established a number a viable donor income streams for the coming years provides confidence over future fundraising income.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including	Para 1.47	n/a

any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	n/a
Other		n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	The England Football Charity is governed through a constitution, which was developed and submitted to the Charity Commission as part of the foundation of the charity,
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	The England Football Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, having received this status from the Charity Commission on 15th August 2023.
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The initial trustees of the England Football Charity were appointed as part of the initial constitution. For future trustee appointments, the charity is constitutionally bound to ensure trustees have the skills, knowledge, experience and independent judgement needed for the effective administration of the charity. The Football Association has the constitutional right to appoint up to three charity trustees to the charity. However, to support the independence of the England Football Charity, the number of Football Association appointed trustees may not exceed 50% of the total number of charity trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	n/a
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	n/a
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	n/a
Other		n/a

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name The England Football Charity

Other name the charity uses	n/a
Registered charitynumber	1204361
Charity’s principal address	Wembley Stadium Wembley London HA9 0WS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	James Kendall	Chair	n/a	n/a
	Helen Vost	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Adam Walker	n/a	n/a	n/a

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
n/a	n/a	n/a
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Other optional information

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)
	James Kendall	Helen Vost	Adam Walker
	Chair of Trustees	Trustee	Trustee
	17thApril 2025	17thApril 2025	17thApril 2025

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The England Football Charity 1204361
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 15th August 31st July
To
from 2023 2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
None - - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ - ] - - - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
None - - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts - - - - -
A3 Payments
None - - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
None - - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments - - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) - - - - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end - - - - -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details None Details None None Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Details None Details Signature None	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) n/a - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) n/a - n/a - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) n/a - Adam Walker Print Name James Kendall Helen Vost	Endowment funds to nearest £ -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - Current value (optional) - Current value (optional) - - When due (optional) Date of approval 17th April 2025 17th April 2025 17th April 2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

12/05/2025

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