In the Game
Analysis
In the Game is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burton upon Trent. It was registered in January 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending June 2025, In the Game reported income of £73k and spending of £69k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £61k to £73k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, In the Game sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kyte Charitable Trust (£72k), The Diana Edgson Wright Charitable Trust (£73k) and The E M Macandrew Trust (£72k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote the community activites of the LMA, with members working on community football coaching projects. To advance education and personal development opportunities for all members. To support financially and otherwise, necessitous members and the necessitous dependents of members. To promote the game of football generally to children and adults as a healthy recreational sport.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Kyte Charitable Trust | London | £72k |
| The Diana Edgson Wright Charitable Trust | Hythe Kent | £73k |
| The E M Macandrew Trust | Buckinghamshire | £72k |
| Fightback (Society for Vulnerable and Marginalised People) | Sunderland | £73k |