The Premier League Charitable Fund

Analysis

The Premier League Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07331384). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Premier League Charitable Fund reported income of £39.1m and spending of £40.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £30.2m to £39.1m (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Premier League Charitable Fund sits at the 99th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Air Ambulance Service (£37.7m), People Potential Possibilities (£39.1m) and The Camphill Village Trust Limited (£37.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.