Cymru Football Foundation Limited
What it does
The Charity supports the development of football facilities in Wales through the offering of grants to successful applicants to provide inspirational fit-for-future football facilities that will improve and grow Welsh football on and off the pitch.
Its charitable purposes
A) TO ASSIST IN THE PLANNING, FUNDING AND PROVISION OF NEW FACILITIES, OR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES, IN ANY PART OF WALES RELATED TO THE PLAYING OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, OR OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS AND THEREBY TO ASSIST IN ENSURING THAT DUE ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPANTS.B) TO FURTHER THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY PHYSICAL RECREATION WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO IMPROVING SOCIAL WELFARE AMONGST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, THOSE COMMUNITIES WHICH FEEL UNDER-REPRESENTED OR NOT NATURALLY ATTRACTED TO FOOTBALL OR OTHER GAMES OR SPORTS.C) TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE TARGETED PARTICIPATION AND ACCESSIBILITY STRATEGIES, EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STRATEGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGIES (INCLUDING HEALTH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COVERING ALL AGES) INCLUDING SOCIAL COHESION AND USING THE POWER OF FOOTBALL TO BRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER.D)TO UNDERTAKE ANY ACTIONS, ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES WHICH ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £8,773,281 and spent £7,339,380.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £8,773,281 | £7,339,380 | 8 | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | £9,229,117 | £8,198,283 | 6 | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | £8,450,952 | £5,299,307 | 4 | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | £5,937,621 | £6,097,280 | 48 | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,992,703 | £3,005,374 | 42 | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 120%, from £3,992,703 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £8,773,281 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 84% of its income in the year to 30 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- UK Government gave £5,761,898 in the year to 30 June 2025, 66% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: £5,761,898 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £5,761,898 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | £7,958,168 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | £4,746,737 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 30 June 2022 | Not reported | £1,495,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,224,930 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 30 June 2025
- Donations and legacies£8,423,648
- Investments£349,633
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 June 2025, the charity named 3 funders who gave £8,423,648 between them. £5,761,898 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Government | UK Government | £5,761,898 | £7,931,626 |
| FAW Gramts | Trust, company or other | £1,529,250 | £915,000 |
| Premier League Funding | Trust, company or other | £1,132,500 | £67,500 |
| Sport Wales | Other public body | £26,542 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
10 trustees run the charity.
- Annaliese Lewis
- Daniel Simmons
- Hannah Kate Buckley
- Helen White
- Kathryn Alison Collins
- Lee James
- Noel John Mooney
- Richard Andrew Williams
- William Lloyd Williams
- Wyn Lewis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 31 March 2026, 30 days early | Received 31 March 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 28 April 2025, 2 days early | Received 28 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 2 May 2024, 2 days late | Received 2 May 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 30 March 2023, 31 days early | Received 30 March 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 March 2022, 53 days late | Received 31 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1057856
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 September 1996
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 MAY 1996 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 18 JANUARY 2003 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 29 SEPTEMBER 2006, 7 MARCH 2008 AND 29 MAY 2010.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 APR 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JUL 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 AUG 2020 AS AMENDED ON 09 JAN 2023AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JAN 2026
- Company number
- 03202751This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.cff.cymru
- Council area of its contact address
- Newport
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.