League Football Education

Analysis

League Football Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancs. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05143284). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, League Football Education reported income of £12.7m and spending of £12.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £8.2m to £12.7m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, League Football Education sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birkdale School (£12.7m), The Wrekin Old Hall Trust Limited (£12.7m) and Ewell Castle School (£12.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 93 people.