West Ham United Foundation
Analysis
West Ham United Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05731045). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, West Ham United Foundation reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £3.9m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, West Ham United Foundation 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hamelin Trust (£3.9m), Stroud Court Community Trust Limited (£3.9m) and Stallcombe House (£3.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 21% and trading 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £40k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £300k. Reserves of £125k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 138 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 20%
- Legacies 1.0%
- Charitable activities 67%
- Trading 12%
In the charity's own words
To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of football and other sports capable of improving health.To provide facilities for sport of such persons who have need by reason of their age, infirmity or disablement, social and economic, in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hamelin Trust | Essex | £3.9m |
| Stroud Court Community Trust Limited | Stroud | £3.9m |
| Stallcombe House | Exeter | £3.9m |
| The Mount Camphill Community Limited | Wadhurst | £3.9m |