Ambassadors Football Limited
Analysis
Ambassadors Football Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03172553). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Ambassadors Football Limited reported income of £519k and spending of £487k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £283k to £519k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ambassadors Football Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust Ltd (£519k), The British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (£519k) and Essex Dementia Care (£519k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67% and charitable activities 32%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £117k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 67%
- Charitable activities 32%
- Trading 0.1%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
Ambassadors Football runs and facilitates football projects that build bridges across cultural, faith, ethnic and postcode divides, providing support, resources and training in order to invest in communities and empower volunteers, trainees, staff and churches to start new initiatives that lead to tangible social change.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Manvers Lake and Dearne Valley Trust Ltd | South Yorkshire | £519k |
| The British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation | London | £519k |
| Essex Dementia Care | Black Notley | £519k |
| George Fentham Hampton in Arden Charity | West Midlands | £519k |