# THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BENEVOLENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 299012
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** April 7, 1988
- **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=299012


## Contact

- **Address:** THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, WEMBLEY STADIUM, PO BOX 1966, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1P 9EQ
- **Phone:** 0800 169 1863
- **Email:** richard.mcdermott@thefa.com
- **Website:** www.thefa.com/about-football-association/the-fa-benevolent-fund



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE OR WERE CONNECTED WITH FOOTBALL AND WHO REQUIRE SUPPORT WHETHER BY REASON OF POVERTY OR AGE OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY.(FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 2 OF TRUST DEED).

**Activities:** To alleviate hardship for individuals connected to the game of association football




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **MR GEOFF THOMPSON** | Chair |  |
| MERVYN LEGGETT |  | Nov. 4, 2011 |
| Professor Dame Robina Shah |  | June 1, 2022 |



