The Army Football Association

Analysis

The Army Football Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aldershot. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07797047). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Army Football Association reported income of £335k and spending of £328k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £118k to £335k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Army Football Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arabian School of Gymnastics CIO (£334k), Littleport Leisure Community Centre (£336k) and Tyne Amateur Rowing Club (£333k).