Charity Details

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust

SC041121Registered charity from 15 December 2009

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Charity Information:

Address Hampden Park
Glasgow

Postcode G42 9DE

Website www.spfltrust.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The Company shall operate for the advancement for the public benefit of the following charitable purposes or objects : 3.1 the advancement of public participation in sport and, in particular, the promotion of participation by members of the public in healthy sporting activities , including, but not limited to, football; 3.2 the advancement of citizenship or community development and, in particular the provision of support for community-based facilities and activities undertaken by football clubs; 3.3 the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended; and 3.4 the advancement of any of the above purposes or objects by the giving of grants or the provision of funding to persons undertaking projects, initiatives and/or activities which further any of the above objects and are wholly charitable within the meaning of the Taxes Acts and also section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 or any statutory amendment or re-enactment thereof..

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

The Scottish Professional Football League Trust (SPFL Trust) is a charity, registered in Scotland (SC041121). The SPFL Trust work with community trusts and associated SPFL and SWPL clubs across the country, helping them to deliver change that improves people’s lives. The SPFL Trust is governed by a board of trustees drawn from the world of civic society, commerce, finance, media and academia. Staff are led by chief executive Nicky Reid, with executive and delivery teams working to deliver strategy. The SPFL Trust vision is that the unique power of football improves people’s lives across Scotland. Using football, the Mission is to support local communities to be places where people thrive.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 15 Dec 2009

Main Operating Location: Glasgow City

Number of Staff: 12

Number of Volunteers: 0

Purposes: "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of public participation in sport", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 May 2021	£5,597,231	£3,621,978	21 Feb 2022	Yes
31 May 2022	£830,998	£1,073,519	11 Jan 2023	Yes
31 May 2023	£567,878	£1,324,792	21 Dec 2023	Yes
31 May 2024	£1,161,291	£1,271,113	29 Oct 2024	Yes
31 May 2025	£1,344,989	£1,413,484	23 Feb 2026	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Kathleen	McLoughlin
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First Name

Last Name

Kathleen

McLoughlin

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