The English Schools' Football Association

Analysis

The English Schools' Football Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stafford. It was registered in June 2017, 9 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The English Schools' Football Association reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £850k to £1.3m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 English Schools' Football Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutterworth Athletic Football Club (£1.3m), The Town Moor Charity (£1.3m) and The Whitlingham Charitable Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, trading 39% and investments 4.3%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.