THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-24 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-10
Watchouts
Cash
£51M
-33.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£27M
-25.4% vs 2024
Employees
111
+2.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-05-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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9 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 2000-04-28 → present
- THE FOOTBALL TRUST CHARITABLE TRUST 1999-11-12 → 2000-04-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £128,801,000 | £143,972,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £16,059,000 | -£9,276,000 | |
| Cash | £77,057,000 | £51,145,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £36,547,000 | £27,271,000 | |
| Equity | £36,547,000 | £27,271,000 | |
| Average employees | 108 | 111 | |
| Wages | £5,190,000 | £5,553,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 12.5% | -6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.3% | 89.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.12x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Future funding has been confirmed in writing from the Premier League and The FA through to March 2028. DCMS Funding (via Sport England) has been confirmed for through to March 2026 and we expect to have a longer-term settlement confirmed in Autumn 2025 after completion of the Comprehensive Spending Review. As it the Trustee's policy to not to commit funds beyond known funding, the trustees are confident that the Foundation is a going concern for 12 months from the signing of the accounts.”
Group structure
- THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION · parent
- The Football Foundation Trading Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODMAN, Jennie | Secretary | 2020-02-01 | — | — |
| AGBEZE, Ama | Director | 2026-04-06 | Nov 1982 | British |
| BULLINGHAM, Mark William | Director | 2019-09-18 | Nov 1974 | English |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2020-01-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| HAYES, Simon Thomas | Director | 2025-09-24 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MASTERS, Richard James | Director | 2024-02-12 | Jun 1966 | British |
| PEARCE, John David | Director | 2018-02-27 | May 1949 | British |
| SHAIFTA, Wais | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jun 1986 | British |
| SUMNER, Clare Louise | Director | 2025-04-30 | Sep 1972 | British |
| TAYLOR, Karen | Director | 2020-09-16 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKER, Robert William | Secretary | 2006-05-24 | 2010-03-31 |
| FITZBOYDON, Peter | Secretary | 2010-04-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| LEE, Peter Arthur | Secretary | 1999-11-12 | 2006-03-31 |
| MCDERMOTT, David | Secretary | 2014-08-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| SHAH, Rupen | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| BIRD, Jemima Chloe | Director | 2018-07-11 | 2024-05-01 |
| BROOKING, Trevor, Sir | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2005-06-02 |
| BURDEN, Roger Francis | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2017-12-12 |
| BUSH, William Morris | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2024-02-12 |
| CABORN, Richard George | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2017-09-20 |
| CHESTER, Rona | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2017-11-29 |
| CROZIER, Adam Alexander | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2001-02-09 |
| CUNNAH, Michael Graeme | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| FINNEY, Thomas, Sir | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| GIDDENS, Anthony, Professor | Director | 2005-08-22 | 2008-09-17 |
| GLENN, Martin Richard | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2019-09-18 |
| HALL, Jonathan Patrick Bracebridge | Director | 2008-11-07 | 2015-07-31 |
| HOFFMAN, Gary Andrew | Director | 2011-11-16 | 2019-12-31 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Tim | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2025-07-31 |
| LEE, Peter Arthur | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| LESLIE, Charlotte Ann | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2021-03-04 |
| MCCORMICK OBE, Peter David Godfrey | Director | 2008-10-22 | 2025-04-30 |
| NAROZANSKI, Elena Katerina | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2026-04-06 |
| PATTISON, Francis Davison | Director | 2001-02-09 | 2002-11-02 |
| PENDRY, Thomas | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2003-03-31 |
| PRICE, Clair Jennifer | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2018-09-19 |
| RICHARDS, David Gerald, Sir | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2008-08-23 |
| SCUDAMORE, Richard Craig | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2018-12-12 |
| SHERLING, Clive Richard | Director | 2009-08-06 | 2011-03-02 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Director | 2008-10-22 | 2014-05-22 |
| TAYLOR, Gordon | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| TAYLOR, Winifred Ann, Baroness | Director | 2003-08-13 | 2007-11-21 |
| THOMPSON, Geoffrey | Director | 2000-04-26 | 2008-05-14 |
| THWAITE, John Colin | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2000-04-26 |
| TRIESMAN, David Maxim, Lord | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2008-11-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Wais Shaifta | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-01 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Mr Richard James Masters | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-02-12 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Ms Elena Katerina Narozanski | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-03-04 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Karen Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-09-16 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Mr Martin Glenn | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark William Bullingham | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-18 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Mr William Bush | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-02-25 | Ceased 2024-02-12 |
| Mr Tim Hollingsworth | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-11 | Ceased 2025-07-31 |
| Ms Jemima Chloe Bird | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-07-11 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
| Mr John David Pearce | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-02-27 | Ceased 2025-10-20 |
| Ms Charlotte Ann Leslie | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-11 | Ceased 2021-03-04 |
| Ms Clair Jennifer Price Cbe | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-11-29 | Ceased 2018-09-19 |
| Mr Peter David Godfrey Mccormick Obe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-30 |
| Mr Gary Andrew Hoffman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-31 |
| Mr Martin Richard Glenn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-18 |
| Mr Richard Craig Scudamore | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-12 |
| Mr Roger Francis Burden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-12 |
| Ms Rona Chester | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-29 |
| Mr Richard George Caborn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+11.8%
£128,801,000 £143,972,000
-
Cash
-33.6%
£77,057,000 £51,145,000
-
Net assets
-25.4%
£36,547,000 £27,271,000
-
Employees
+2.8%
108 111
-
Wages
+7%
£5,190,000 £5,553,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers