Wrexham AFC Foundation
What it does
OUR CHARITY PROMOTES WREXHAM FC ACROSS NORTH WALES AND PROVIDES CORE PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS AND TO LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS, IT HAS WORKED WITH SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD AND THE PRINCES TRUST OVER THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS AND THE OVERALL AIM FOR THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH WALES TO ENGAGE WITH WREXHAM FOOTBALL CLUB.
Its charitable purposes
3.1 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIESFOR THE PLAYING OF RUGBY LEAGUE, ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH ("FACILITIES" IN THIS CLAUSE 3 MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISINGSPORTING ACTIVITIES);3.2 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 REASONOF 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;3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY; AND3.4 FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES OR FOR SUCH OTHEREXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN EACH CASE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE".
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Amateur sport
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
- Gwynedd
- Elsewhere
- Shropshire
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £452,464 and spent £305,636.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £452,464 | £305,636 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | £209,396 | £129,605 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £145,623 | £131,652 | Not reported | 2 |
| 30 June 2022 | £102,552 | £118,934 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2021 | £91,776 | £104,051 | Not reported | 3 |
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 393%, from £91,776 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £452,464 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 68% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 12% of its income in the year to 31 August 2023 came from government grants and contracts (£17,185).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2024 | Not reported | £9,029 from 3 contracts |
| 31 August 2023 | £15,000 from 1 grant | £2,185 from 2 contracts |
| 30 June 2022 | Not reported | £8,820 from 1 contract |
| 30 June 2021 | £1,301 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2016, worth at least £304,995.
By funder
- Steve Morgan Foundation£300,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£4,995, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | Steve Morgan Foundation | £300,000 |
| 1 Nov 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,995 |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
28 September 2026
Named by Brian Davies in the Senedd
…lot of work in their communities, like you've just mentioned with the Swans. I know Ospreys in the Community, Cardiff City FC Foundation, Wrexham AFC Foundation, and even the large governing bodies like the WRU and the FAW do direct work in the communities along those kinds of lines, but it does va…
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- David Charles Toner
- Joanna Knight
- Jonathan Robert Miller
- Kaleen Allyn
- Mark Gannon
- Michael Williamson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 25 June 2026, 5 days early | Received 25 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 20 May 2025, 41 days early | Received 20 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 30 April 2025, 304 days late | Received 30 April 2025 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 31 March 2023, 30 days early | Received 31 March 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 17 May 2022, 17 days late | Received 17 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1130924
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 3 August 2009
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/05/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/06/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/09/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/02/2014 as amended on 07 Dec 2021 as amended on 16 Oct 2024 as amended on 19 Sept 2026
- Company number
- 06931786This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
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.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.