Milton Keynes Dons Football Club Sports & Education Trust
Analysis
Milton Keynes Dons Football Club Sports & Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06496491). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Milton Keynes Dons Football Club Sports & Education Trust reported income of £3.9m and spending of £1.7m, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £3.9m (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Milton Keynes Dons Football Club Sports & Education Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The Hartlepool Hospice Limited (£3.8m), Kairos Community Trust (£3.9m) and The Georg and Emily Von Opel Foundation (£3.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and charitable activities 32%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £78k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 68%
- Charitable activities 32%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Advance and assist in advancing education; promote or assist in promoting community participation in healthy recreation; provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life for those for whom the facilities are provided; relieve sickness and disability.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hartlepool Hospice Limited | Hartlepool | £3.8m |
| Kairos Community Trust | London | £3.9m |
| The Georg and Emily Von Opel Foundation | Berkshire | £3.8m |
| The Laduma Dhamecha Charitable Trust | Stanmore | £3.9m |