Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust
Analysis
Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06394327). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust reported income of £529k and spending of £522k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to June 2025, income grew from £448k to £529k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Red Sea Community Programme (£528k), Huda Academy (£530k) and Older People's Action in the Locality (£527k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 37%, charitable activities 31% and trading 31%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £408. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £515k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 37%
- Legacies 0.2%
- Charitable activities 31%
- Trading 31%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.2%
In the charity's own words
To promote participation in healthy sport/recreation by providing activities involving football/sport capable of improving health and education to groups in the local community who have such need by reason of age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving their lifestyle.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sea Community Programme | London | £528k |
| Huda Academy | Huddersfield | £530k |
| Older People's Action in the Locality | Leeds | £527k |
| Unique Children's Charity | Halifax | £530k |