Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation
Analysis
Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03142447). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.6m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include "If..." (£2.6m), St Mark's Hospital Foundation (£2.6m) and Blyth Star Enterprises Limited (£2.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 25%, trading 10% and investments 5.8%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £159k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 25%
- Charitable activities 60%
- Trading 10%
- Investments 5.8%
In the charity's own words
The charity aims to encourage and advance the education of children and adults within the community with the purpose of promoting a healthy lifestyle and improving their condition of life and to promote community involvement in healthy recreation by providing facilities capable of improving physical health and to encourage and advance the education of such persons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| "If..." | Birmingham | £2.6m |
| St Mark's Hospital Foundation | London | £2.6m |
| Blyth Star Enterprises Limited | Northumberland | £2.6m |
| Dorset Community Foundation | Poole | £2.6m |