--- title: "The Football League (Community) Li… rating | CharityCompare" description: "The Football League (Community) Limited scores 73/100 (Needs improvement). Latest accounts 2025: income £16m · 99% on charitable activities. Reg 1132689." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-football-league-community-limited retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:13:01.147Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is The Football League (Community) Limited a good charity? The Football League (Community) Limited scores 73/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£16m total income, 99% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Preston · UK-wide · PR1 8HU | Reg [1132689](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-football-league-community-limited) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.efltrust.com/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1132689) Donate ## How can you give to THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.efltrust.com/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1132689) ## What does The Football League (Community) Limited do? The Football League (Community) Limited is a registered charity (no. 1132689) working in disability across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 99% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 4 months of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been declining (≈8% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — The Football League (Community) Limited hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-football-league-community-limited) **In short:** THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED scores 73 out of 100 (3 stars). 99% average program spend (3-year average). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is The Football League (Community) Limited? The Football League (Community) Limited has a Clarity Score of 73 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1132689. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Disability. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £16m, with 99% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 4 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 73/100 3★ · Needs improvement Cause spend 99% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 68/100 Finance beacon Income £16m Latest year 2025 Reserves 4 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing Late Check register £66.7 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 1% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium ## How does THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)34thpercentile **Scores higher than 34% of 943 charities in its income band** · 73/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Disability charities30thpercentile **Scores higher than 30% of 711 charities in this cause** · 73/100 vs 79 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is The Football League (Community) Limited's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 Medium confidence — some data missing or late Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is The Football League (Community) Limited's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 68/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 33% | 5/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 10 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 4 months · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 20% | 46% · 1/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 100% | 99% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 0% | Not reported · 0/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is The Football League (Community) Limited's Clarity Score? 73/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 68/100 Accountability & Transparency 87/100 Financial Health 100/100 Financial Efficiency 0/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 68/100 Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts Trustee oversight10 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 87/100 Reserves (months of cash)4 months · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets46% · 1/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 100/100 Program expense ratio99% · 10/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency2p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 0/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratioNot reported · 0/10 pts ## How much does The Football League (Community) Limited raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £16m | — | | Total expenditure | £16m | — | | Charitable activities | £16m | 99% | | Fundraising | £227k | 1% | 99%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £16m spent - Charitable activities99% · £16m - Fundraising1% · £227k ## What trust indicators does The Football League (Community) Limited have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - — Accounts filed on time Filing status: late - ✓ Trustee board size (3–12) 10 trustees on the Charity Commission register Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1132689 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1132689) ### Trustees & officers - Nicholas Perchard since 2013 - Trevor Birch since 2021 - Liam Scully Chair · since 2021 - Carol Shanahan since 2021 - Roger Shepherd since 2024 - Daniel James Plumley since 2024 - Caroline Elizabeth Artis since 2023 - Christopher John Robert Bailey since 2025 - Philip James Woodward since 2025 - Lauren Jane O'Sullivan since 2025 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have The Football League (Community) Limited's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about The Football League (Community) Limited? Overall score 73/100 (3★) Income £16m Cause spend 99% of expenditure Reg number 1132689 Scope UK-wide Reserves 4 months Trustees 10 Accounts year 2025 Filing late ## How does THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED compare, and where else can you look? [Compare THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=the-football-league-community-limited) [More disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (COMMUNITY) LIMITED sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [disability charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/disability) - [sport charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/sport) - [health charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/health) - [education charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/education) - [Charities in Preston](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/preston) ### Similar disability charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/polka-children-s-theatre-limited) 100/100 · £3.6m - [TREWEN MEADOWS](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/trewen-meadows) 100/100 · £1.4m - [CAMBRIDGE RAPE CRISIS CENTRE](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/cambridge-rape-crisis-centre) 100/100 · £916k - [Kent Neuro Therapy Centre Limited](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/kent-neuro-therapy-centre-limited) 100/100 · £858k ## How can you share The Football League (Community) Limited's rating? 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For this charity ## How do you add The Football League (Community) Limited's rating to your site? Free to use — a lightweight HTML badge or an embeddable score widget, each linking back to this independent profile and our [methodology](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology). BadgeScore widget [♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 73/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-football-league-community-limited) Lightweight HTML badge (no iframe) — paste anywhere ♥ CharityCompare Clarity Score 73/100 ★★★★★ Copy code ## What red flags does The Football League (Community) Limited have? ## Frequently asked questions Common questions about The Football League (Community) Limited's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status. Is The Football League (Community) Limited a good charity? + The Football League (Community) Limited scores 73 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 99% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is The Football League (Community) Limited a legitimate charity? + Yes — The Football League (Community) Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1132689). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1132689. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is The Football League (Community) Limited's charity number? + The Football League (Community) Limited's charity number is 1132689. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is The Football League (Community) Limited's charity rating? + The Football League (Community) Limited scores 73 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does The Football League (Community) Limited have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Football League (Community) Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches The Football League (Community) Limited? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 99% of The Football League (Community) Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are The Football League (Community) Limited's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 1% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 1% of total expenditure at The Football League (Community) Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what The Football League (Community) Limited's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does The Football League (Community) Limited receive? + The Football League (Community) Limited reported £16m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining. Are The Football League (Community) Limited's accounts up to date? + Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is The Football League (Community) Limited based? + The Football League (Community) Limited is listed at Preston · UK-wide · PR1 8HU and operates UK-wide, focused on disability. How does CharityCompare score The Football League (Community) Limited? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Football League (Community) Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Football League (Community) Limited's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.