Registered charity · Northampton
Northampton Town FC Community Trust
The charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are for the public benefit and are restricted to the following:To further and benefit the inhabitants of Northamptonshire without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other...
- 11 trustees
- Income £1.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Scott DesboroughChair · since 2018
- Brandon William RansleyTrustee · since 2022
- David CrootTrustee · since 2015
- Deborah MattockTrustee · since 2022
- James Stephen WhitingTrustee · since 2017
- Kerry DownesTrustee · since 2026
- Mary Elizabeth Balchin-LoveTrustee · since 2022
- Matthew John MayTrustee · since 2018
- Sarah BrinkleyTrustee · since 2025
- Simon Peter JonesTrustee · since 2022
- Terence John HollowellTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 2 more
- Where
- Northamptonshire
- Website
- www.ntfccommunity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Northampton Town FC Community Trust
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.4m£1.4m
- 2024£1.2m£1.1m
- 2023£924k£874k
Earlier years
- 2022£723k£676k
- 2021£550k£511k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 1% · Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are for the public benefit and are restricted to the following:To further and benefit the inhabitants of Northamptonshire without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions in particular through the use of football and other sports as a tool to connect communities, to promote good health, to help educate with the objective of improving the lives of the said inhabitants.
Grants received
23 grants · £204,527 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £63,513 (5 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £61,721 (6 grants)
- Northamptonshire Community Foundation · £22,685 (5 grants)
- Sport England · £22,180 (3 grants)
- CAF · £17,380
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Scott Desborough Chair since 2018
- Brandon William Ransley since 2022
- David Croot since 2015
- Deborah Mattock since 2022
- James Stephen Whiting since 2017
- Kerry Downes since 2026
- Mary Elizabeth Balchin-Love since 2022
- Matthew John May since 2018
- Sarah Brinkley since 2025
- Simon Peter Jones since 2022
- Terence John Hollowell since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Scott Desborough Chair since 2018
- David Croot since 2015
- James Stephen Whiting since 2017
- Matthew John May since 2018
- Terence John Hollowell since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Brandon William Ransley since 2022
- David Croot since 2015
- Deborah Mattock since 2022
- James Stephen Whiting since 2017
- Kerry Downes since 2026
- Mary Elizabeth Balchin-Love since 2022
- Matthew John May since 2018
- Simon Peter Jones since 2022
- Terence John Hollowell since 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Scott Desborough Chair since 2018
- Sarah Brinkley since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1092502
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JANUARY 2001. as amended on 05 Oct 2018 as amended on 24 Jan 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 04141812 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01604683726 · community@ntfc.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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