The Everton Former-Players' Foundation
Analysis
The Everton Former-Players' Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Everton Former-Players' Foundation reported income of £17k and spending of £10k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £17k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 172% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Everton Former-Players' Foundation sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MASK Create (£17k), Seeds for the Future (Lesotho) (£17k) and The 8th Earl of Sandwich Memorial Trust (£17k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1 - to relieve, in cases of need, hardship or distress, persons who are or have been fomer players of Everton Football Club and the widows and dependants of such persons.2 - to educate young persons through their leisure time activities 3 - to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare for the public benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| MASK Create | London | £17k |
| Seeds for the Future (Lesotho) | Cardiff | £17k |
| The 8th Earl of Sandwich Memorial Trust | Cambridgeshire | £17k |
| United Kingdom M'mbondo Community | Ashton-Under-Lyne | £17k |