Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust

Analysis

Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06797988). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust reported income of £8.3m and spending of £5.5m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £8.3m (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Plymouth Argyle Football in the Community Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 University of Essex Students' Union (£8.2m), University of Manchester Students' Union (£8.3m) and Burnley Leisure and Culture (£7.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, donations and legacies 32% and trading 4.7%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 190 people.