Blackpool FC Community Trust

Analysis

Blackpool FC Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in February 2009, 17 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 06808212). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Blackpool FC Community Trust reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.3m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Blackpool FC Community Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Caledon Trust (£3.3m), Independent Lives (Disability) (£3.3m) and East Surrey Rural Transport Partnership (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 94 people.