PORT VALE FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 April 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09408894
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £1,456,266
Latest expenditure: £1,169,659
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Port Vale FC Foundation Trust, Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1AW

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Foundation will mainly work in the north area of Stoke-on-Trent in districts surrounding the football stadium. We work with education establishments and organisations who have members/clients affected by deprivation and disaffection and use the power of sport to make positive changes in peoples' lives.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,456,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,169,659

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £923,458
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,045,050

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,169,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,140,130

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: £777,066
Total Gross Expenditure: £765,291

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: 31 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £567,151
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,581

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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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,456,266
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,169,659
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £313,803
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: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £923,458
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,045,050
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 35671
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: No
Count Volunteers: 16

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: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,169,798
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,140,130
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 103833
Income From Government Grants: £103,833
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: No
Count Volunteers: 16

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: £777,066
Total Gross Expenditure: £765,291
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £133,670
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £567,151
Total Gross Expenditure: £545,581
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 7000
Income From Government Grants: £134,546
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 23

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 384577
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 392379
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 679310
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1456266
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,169,659
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1169659
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 27724
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3593
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £27,803
Assets Total Fixed: 255422
Assets Own Use: 255422
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £188,285
Assets Total Liabilities: £134,388
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £309,319
Creditors One Year Total Current: 134388
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £37,842
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 27804
Funds Restricted: 281515
Funds Total: 309319
Count Employees: 43
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 751305
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 172153
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 923458
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,045,050
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1045050
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £22,712
Assets Total Fixed: 5975
Assets Own Use: 5975
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £120,432
Assets Total Liabilities: £103,695
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £22,712
Creditors One Year Total Current: 103695
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £22,712
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 22712
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 22712
Count Employees: 50
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 794090
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 375708
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1169798
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,140,130
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1140130
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10900
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £93,518
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £283,048
Assets Total Liabilities: £138,744
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £144,304
Creditors One Year Total Current: 138744
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £191,446
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 93518
Funds Restricted: 50786
Funds Total: 144304
Count Employees: 65
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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
Income Donations And Legacies: 445751
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 331315
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 777066
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £765,291
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 765291
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7242
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £70,070
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £210,631
Assets Total Liabilities: £95,995
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £114,636
Creditors One Year Total Current: 95995
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £60,935
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 70070
Funds Restricted: 44566
Funds Total: 114636
Count Employees: 48
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 31 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 378081
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 189070
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 567151
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £545,581
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 545581
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1200
Expenditure Support Costs: 1200
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £95,861
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £119,884
Assets Total Liabilities: £17,023
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £102,861
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17023
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £86,597
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 95861
Funds Restricted: 7000
Funds Total: 102861
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PORT VALE FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-04-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 JAN 2015
Charitable Objects: 3. OBJECTSTHE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS, AND MOST ESPECIALLY THE INHABITANTS OF STOKE-ON-TRENT WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE AREA AROUND BURSLEM AND THE ST6 POSTCODE AREA:3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH (FACILITIES IN THIS ARTICLE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.2 TO PROVIDE (OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF) 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 DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, 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 PROVIDE (OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF) SPORTING, RECREATIONAL, LEISURE OR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY;3.4 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING ACADEMIC AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION) OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS; AND3.5 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITIES OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures