Football Beyond Borders

Analysis

Football Beyond Borders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08809181). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Football Beyond Borders reported income of £4.9m and spending of £4.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £4.9m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Football Beyond Borders 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Moves (£4.8m), British Dressage (£5.0m) and Cambridge in America (UK) Limited (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, trading 24% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £880k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 77 people.