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Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust
Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust is a registered charity (number 1121850) based in Rochdale, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Carol Hopkins since 2017. Latest income £529k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £529k (2025)
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Who leads it
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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Rochdale, Lancashire
- Website
- www.rochdaleafccommunity.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Rochdale AFC Football in the Community Trust
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£529k£522k
- 2024£919k£991k
- 2022£556k£516k
Earlier years
- 2021£470k£470k
- 2020£448k£422k
Income trend, 2020 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF ROCHDALE, GREATER MANCHESTER AND THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS:-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 CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES);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, 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; AND3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY.
Grants received
10 grants · £212,609 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
- Sport England · £88,088 (2 grants)
- The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund · £60,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £28,121 (3 grants)
- Ministry of Defence · £18,700 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Ministry of Defence
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Carol Hopkins Chair since 2017
- Anthony John Pockney since 2021
- Diane Higgins since 2022
- Joanne Haworth-King since 2021
- Kevan James Hopwood since 2025
- Mark Bond since 2017
- Susan Margaret Ayres since 2026
- Toni Louise Carter since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Carol Hopkins Chair since 2017
- Mark Bond since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Carol Hopkins Chair since 2017
- Anthony John Pockney since 2021
- Diane Higgins since 2022
- Joanne Haworth-King since 2021
- Kevan James Hopwood since 2025
- Mark Bond since 2017
- Toni Louise Carter since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Susan Margaret Ayres since 2026
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
2.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 1.2 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1121850
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 OCTOBER 2007.
- Companies House
- Company number 06394327 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01706643836 · Ryan.bradley@rochdaleafc.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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