The National Coaching Foundation

Analysis

The National Coaching Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 1987, 39 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 02092919). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Coaching Foundation reported income of £6.7m and spending of £6.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £6.7m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 National Coaching Foundation 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 Westbourne House School Educational Trust Limited (£6.5m), University of York Students' Union (£6.9m) and University of Sussex Students' Union (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50% and trading 50%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 47%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 65 people.