Salford City FC Foundation

Analysis

Salford City FC Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Salford City FC Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £694k to £1.7m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Salford City FC Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seven Spikes Relief Foundation (£1.7m), The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited (£1.7m) and Crossroads Care North West (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68% and trading 29%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £782k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.