Nottingham Forest Foundation — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 29 December 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07395235
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,123,814
Latest expenditure: £2,024,053
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB, PAVILION ROAD, WEST BRIDGFORD, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 5FJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nottinghamforestcommunitytrust.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Nottingham Forest Football Club in the Community deliver high quality football, physical activity and education programmes to people of all ages and abilities in Nottingham and across the county.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,123,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,024,053

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,277,031
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,172,014

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,060,950
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,926,289

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 7 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,312,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,294,564

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,083,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,986,506

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,123,814
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,024,053
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £353,804
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,277,031
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,172,014
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £560,638
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,060,950
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,926,289
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 17500
Income From Government Grants: £578,455
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,312,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,294,564
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 67500
Income From Government Grants: £983,884
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,083,796
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,986,506
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 99257
Income From Government Grants: £932,801
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 45

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 106455
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1963174
Income Investments: 33598
Income Other: 20587
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2123814
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,024,053
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2024053
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 143851
Expenditure Support Costs: 143851
Expenditure Depreciation: 8480
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £765,150
Assets Total Fixed: 21104
Assets Own Use: 21104
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,874,446
Assets Total Liabilities: £687,104
Assets Current Investment: 170252
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,208,446
Creditors One Year Total Current: 329134
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 357970
Assets Cash: £1,638,371
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1205436
Funds Restricted: 3010
Funds Total: 1208446
Count Employees: 55
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 87148
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2137675
Income Investments: 35119
Income Other: 17089
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2277031
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,172,014
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2172014
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 131151
Expenditure Support Costs: 131151
Expenditure Depreciation: 4769
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £686,685
Assets Total Fixed: 14308
Assets Own Use: 14308
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,005,478
Assets Total Liabilities: £911,101
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,108,685
Creditors One Year Total Current: 583131
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 327970
Assets Cash: £1,749,153
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1086685
Funds Restricted: 22000
Funds Total: 1108685
Count Employees: 61
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 85470
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1946916
Income Investments: 11202
Income Other: 17362
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2060950
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,926,289
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1926289
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 84677
Expenditure Support Costs: 84677
Expenditure Depreciation: 4778
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £620,171
Assets Total Fixed: 8590
Assets Own Use: 8590
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,833,968
Assets Total Liabilities: £838,890
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,003,668
Creditors One Year Total Current: 540920
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 297970
Assets Cash: £1,647,962
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 972227
Funds Restricted: 31441
Funds Total: 1003668
Count Employees: 56
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 7 September 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 78811
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2215077
Income Investments: 6291
Income Other: 12495
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2312674
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,294,564
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2294564
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 92534
Expenditure Support Costs: 92534
Expenditure Depreciation: 6278
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £551,792
Assets Total Fixed: 11258
Assets Own Use: 11258
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,541,387
Assets Total Liabilities: £683,638
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £869,007
Creditors One Year Total Current: 433188
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 250450
Assets Cash: £1,246,297
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 838877
Funds Restricted: 30130
Funds Total: 869007
Count Employees: 52
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 98402
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1944731
Income Investments: 4555
Income Other: 36108
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2083796
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,986,506
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1986506
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 128690
Expenditure Support Costs: 128690
Expenditure Depreciation: 7833
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £477,970
Assets Total Fixed: 9660
Assets Own Use: 9660
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,298,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £456,763
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £850,897
Creditors One Year Total Current: 253833
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 202930
Assets Cash: £1,013,569
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 835229
Funds Restricted: 15668
Funds Total: 850897
Count Employees: 41
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottinghamshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: China
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Nottingham City
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 114
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Nottingham Forest Foundation
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-12-29T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/12/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 JAN 2017AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03 JUL 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 JUL 2017 as amended on 29 Jun 2026
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 1 TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF PEOPLE;2 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK AND IN THE EAST MIDLANDS IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES OR RESOURCES FOR PLAYING FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS;3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK AND IN THE EAST MIDLANDS IN PARTICULAR, BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING FACILITIES FOR LEARNING, IN PARTICULAR, LITERACY AND NUMERACY SKILLS;4 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY ACROSS THE UK AND IN THE EAST MIDLANDS IN PARTICULAR, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; 5 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; AND6 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE THAT THE DIRECTORS, IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, MAY THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: ACROSS THE UK AND IN THE EAST MIDLANDS IN PARTICULAR

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 427251
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NOTTINGHAM FOREST IN THE COMMUNITY; NOTTINGHAM FOREST IN THE CITY

Charity Name Id: 427232
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NOTTINGHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB IN THE COMMUNITY

Charity Name Id: 599656
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NOTTINGHAM FOREST COMMUNITY TRUST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management