Registered charity · Lancashire
Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited
- 10 trustees
- Income £1.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Albert KnaggTrustee · since 2022
- David Carl EllwoodTrustee · since 2021
- John David McgregorTrustee · since 2018
- John Peter LeaverTrustee · since 2023
- Kimberley Jane WhiteheadTrustee · since 2026
- Peter Jonathan LeathamTrustee · since 2020
- Purves ALITrustee · since 2017
- Ram GuptaTrustee · since 2025
- Thomas David O'NeillTrustee · since 2018
- Warren EasthamTrustee · since 2024
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, Amateur Sport and 2 more
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.stanleytrust.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited
- Registered
- 2010
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.4m£1.2m
- 2024£1.2m£1.1m
- 2023£1.6m£989k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.3m£928k
- 2021£939k£573k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE INHABITANTS OF ACCRINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY: (I) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH ("FACILITIES" IN THIS CLAUSE MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES); (II) TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN LANCASHIRE BY COACHING IN AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE GAME OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTING ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; (III) TO ADVANCE AND ASSIST IN ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THAT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN THE LANCASHIRE AREA BY THE PROVISION AT VENUES SELECTED OR APPROVED BY THE CHARITY OF MEETINGS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO SUCH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; (IV) TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE GAME OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTING ACTIVITIES, 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; (V) TO ADVANCE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY ARRANGING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH THE GAME OF FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTING ACTIVITIES) TO ENCOURAGE SHARED EXPERIENCES AND INTERESTS WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RACE, RELIGION, BELIEF, SEX, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SOCIAL BACKGROUND. (VI) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARITY LAW
Grants received
29 grants · £551,759 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
- Ministry of Defence · £114,452 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £76,940 (7 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £75,000 (3 grants)
- Sport England · £70,471 (8 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £60,000
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.
10 trustees on the board
- Christopher Albert Knagg since 2022
- David Carl Ellwood since 2021
- John David Mcgregor since 2018
- John Peter Leaver since 2023
- Kimberley Jane Whitehead since 2026
- Purves ALI since 2017
- Peter Jonathan Leatham since 2020
- Ram Gupta since 2025
- Thomas David O'Neill since 2018
- Warren Eastham since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- John David Mcgregor since 2018
- Purves ALI since 2017
- Peter Jonathan Leatham since 2020
- Thomas David O'Neill since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Christopher Albert Knagg since 2022
- David Carl Ellwood since 2021
- John David Mcgregor since 2018
- John Peter Leaver since 2023
- Purves ALI since 2017
- Peter Jonathan Leatham since 2020
- Ram Gupta since 2025
- Thomas David O'Neill since 2018
- Warren Eastham since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Kimberley Jane Whitehead 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
2.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1139575
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 08 SEPTEMBER 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 30 MAY 2017 as amended on 23 Aug 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 07369852 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01254475013 · martin.fearon@stanleytrust.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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