## **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**
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|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.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|n/a|
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|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**
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|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.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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.|
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|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.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including|Para 1.47|n/a|
|---|---|---|
|any fundraising)|||
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|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:|||
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|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.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|n/a|
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|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)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser **
**Name**
**Address**|||
|n/a|n/a|n/a|
|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
|n/a|||
n/a
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
n/a
## **Other optional information**
n/a
## **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)**||||
|---|---|---|---|
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James Kendall|Helen Vost|Adam Walker|
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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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|**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**||
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|**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 £**
**-**|
||||**-**|
||||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|
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