Centre for Access to Football in Europe (Cafe)

Analysis

Centre for Access to Football in Europe (Cafe) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06953363). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Centre for Access to Football in Europe (Cafe) reported income of £436k and spending of £659k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £812k to £436k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Centre for Access to Football in Europe (Cafe) sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Mid Mersey (£436k), Mid Surrey Mencap (£436k) and Cornwater Evergreens (£436k).