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Luton United Football Club

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1167750DunstableAmateur sport and recreation
Income£21k2025-03-31
Spending£26ksame year
Spent / received77%5-year average
Size in its cause53rd pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2016CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Luton United Football Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dunstable. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Luton United Football Club reported income of £21k and spending of £26k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £22k to £21k (-5.0%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Luton United Football Club sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandwich Lawn Tennis Club (£21k), Richmond Unit 284 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£21k) and The Michael Matthews Foundation (£21k).

Income and spending

£0£7,707£15k£23k£31k2021 Income: £22,3662021 Spending: £8,01720212022 Income: £16,9762022 Spending: £10,66320222023 Income: £21,3752023 Spending: £18,65620232024 Income: £30,8272024 Spending: £23,55720242025 Income: £21,2392025 Spending: £25,6652025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To support recreational and leisure activities. To support grassroots football. To enhance health opportunities.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Sandwich Lawn Tennis ClubSandwich£21k
Richmond Unit 284 of the Sea Cadet CorpsSurrey£21k
The Michael Matthews FoundationLondon£21k
The Drop-In Centre (Rawmarsh)South Yorkshire£21k