ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 12 July 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08589263
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £2,895,179
Latest expenditure: £2,958,551
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ASTON VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB PLC, TRINITY ROAD, BIRMINGHAM, B6 6HE

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.avfc.co.uk/foundation (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To pay or apply the funds of the organisation to such bodies and/or to such charitable purpose which are exclusively charitabel in law and in such proportions and manner and subject to such terms and conditions as the directors may in their uncontrolled discretion determine.

03 Official extract

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: 17 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,895,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,958,551

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,271,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,028,222

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,701,113
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,447,166

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,381,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,887,550

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,558,378
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,505,855

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,895,179
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,958,551
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 64066
Income From Government Grants: £142,853
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 Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,271,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,028,222
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 146730
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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 Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,701,113
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,447,166
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 36229
Income From Government Grants: £74,500
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,381,463
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,887,550
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 128501
Income From Government Grants: £67,546
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,558,378
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,505,855
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £54,125
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: 6

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 94070
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2801109
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2895179
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £64,140
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,894,411
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2958551
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15500
Expenditure Support Costs: 704059
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,463,001
Assets Total Fixed: 2
Assets Own Use: 1
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,296,738
Assets Total Liabilities: £144,865
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,151,875
Creditors One Year Total Current: 144865
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,414,310
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1463001
Funds Restricted: 688874
Funds Total: 2151875
Count Employees: 88
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 149461
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 3122171
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3271632
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £71,779
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,956,443
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3028222
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 100
Expenditure Governance: 17800
Expenditure Support Costs: 603388
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,411,280
Assets Total Fixed: 2
Assets Own Use: 1
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,284,221
Assets Total Liabilities: £68,976
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,215,247
Creditors One Year Total Current: 68976
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,929,886
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1411280
Funds Restricted: 803967
Funds Total: 2215247
Count Employees: 87
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 141696
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2559417
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2701113
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £34,415
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,412,751
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2447166
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1000
Expenditure Governance: 15058
Expenditure Support Costs: 2015015
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -31919
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,971,838
Assets Total Fixed: 2
Assets Own Use: 1
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,255,203
Assets Total Liabilities: £283,367
Assets Current Investment: 1
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,971,838
Creditors One Year Total Current: 283367
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,093,758
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1183118
Funds Restricted: 788720
Funds Total: 1971838
Count Employees: 80
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 169092
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2212371
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2381463
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,257
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,857,293
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1887550
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 280874
Expenditure Depreciation: 10639
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,128,590
Assets Total Fixed: 2
Assets Own Use: 2
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,859,508
Assets Total Liabilities: £141,620
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,717,890
Creditors One Year Total Current: 141620
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,685,392
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1128590
Funds Restricted: 589300
Funds Total: 1717890
Count Employees: 70
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 159192
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1399186
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1558378
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £30,234
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,475,621
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1505855
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 10640
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £707,965
Assets Total Fixed: 10641
Assets Own Use: 10641
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,299,360
Assets Total Liabilities: £86,024
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,223,977
Creditors One Year Total Current: 86024
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,206,105
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 707965
Funds Restricted: 516012
Funds Total: 1223977
Count Employees: 64
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sandwell
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Solihull
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Coventry City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Dudley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASTON VILLA FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-07-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/07/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/10/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2017
Charitable Objects: 3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); 3.2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, GENDER, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL) OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL CAPACITIES AND ENABLE THEM TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED; AND 3.4 TO PAY OR APPLY THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY TO SUCH BODIES AND/OR TO SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 535871
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: VILLA IN THE COMMUNITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management