IN THE GAME — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 12 January 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £72,573
Latest expenditure: £68,529
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: St George's Park, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton upon Trent, DE13 9PD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.leaguemanagers.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the community activites of the LMA, with members working on community football coaching projects. To advance education and personal development opportunities for all members. To support financially and otherwise, necessitous members and the necessitous dependents of members. To promote the game of football generally to children and adults as a healthy recreational sport.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £72,573
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,529

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,159

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 April 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £60,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,961

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £74,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,612

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £61,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,930

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £72,573
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,529
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £80,159
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £60,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £88,961
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £74,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,612
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £61,173
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,930
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: IN THE GAME
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Re-registered
Date Of Event: 2011-06-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: IN THE GAME
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-05-12T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 277200
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 277200
Assoc Charity Name: INSTITUTE OF FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION CHARITY TRUST

Charity Name: IN THE GAME
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Removed
Date Of Event: 2011-06-09T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate

Charity Name: IN THE GAME
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-01-12T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 30/12/1992AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 01/12/2008AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12/05/2015
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE NECESSITOUS PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE MANAGERS ASSOCIATION AND OF THE NECESSITOUS WIVES WIDOWS CHILDREN OR DEPENDANTS OF PERSONS WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 99370
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LEAGUE MANAGERS BENEVOLENT AND COMMUNITY FUND TRUST

Charity Name Id: 99384
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LEAGUE MANAGERS BENEVOLENT TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling