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The Football Association Benevolent Fund
The Football Association Benevolent Fund is a registered charity (number 299012) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by MR Geoff Thompson. Latest income £155k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £155k (2024)
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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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.thefa.com/about-football-association/the-fa-benevolent-fund (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£155k£177k
- 2023£139k£158k
- 2022£110k£151k
Earlier years
- 2021£134k£188k
- 2020£135k£164k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO ARE OR WERE CONNECTED WITH FOOTBALL AND WHO REQUIRE SUPPORT WHETHER BY REASON OF POVERTY OR AGE OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY.(FOR DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 2 OF TRUST DEED).
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.
3 trustees on the board
- MR Geoff Thompson Chair
- Mervyn Leggett since 2011
- Professor Dame Robina Shah since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Mervyn Leggett since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- MR Geoff Thompson Chair
- Mervyn Leggett since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Professor Dame Robina Shah since 2022
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.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 299012
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 10TH MARCH 1988AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 15 MAY 2019
- Contact on the register
- 0800 169 1863 · richard.mcdermott@thefa.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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