WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST

Active
Company number 04903645Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£6,728,748
Net assets 2023/24

† WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2023/24

Sector comparison

SIC 85510

Where the company stands among the 13,403 active companies whose first SIC code is 85510 (Sports and recreation education).

Net assets£6,728,748
Higher than 99% · median £2,020
Total assets£7,296,985
Higher than 99% · median £12,479
Company age23.1 years
Older than 98% · median 3.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HELP FOR HEROES£71.9m
  2. THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY£22.9m
  3. GREENHOUSE SPORTS LIMITED£18.4m
  4. THE BEES FOOTBALL GROUP LIMITED£18m
  5. YOUTH SPORT TRUST£7.9m
  6. WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST£6.7m
  7. THE WEST HANTS CLUB£5.2m
  8. ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES£4.6m
  9. SWINDON TOWN FC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION£4.5m
  10. THE CHAMWELL CENTRE CHARITY£4.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 13,403. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST

What kind of company is it?

WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 04903645. It was incorporated on 18 Sep 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Watford (WD18). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sports and recreation education (85510).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2023/24 (period ending 30 Jun 2024); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £6,728,748. Total assets were £7,296,985 and total liabilities £521,237.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 13,403 active companies whose first SIC code is 85510: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £2,020). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,479). It is older than 98% of them (median age 3.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from Ministry of Justice since 2025. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £24.9k.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1102239) with a latest reported income of £3m.

Who runs and controls the company?

4 of 4 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24
2023/24 †
Total assets7,296,985
Total liabilities521,237
Net assets / total equity6,728,748

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

2 contracts

WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from Ministry of Justice since 2025. Their combined published value is £24.9k.

Contracts
  1. UK7 - Contract Details Notice – EoE - Contract - IOM - Hertfordshire - Watford FC - 26/27Ministry of Justice · £14,927 · runs until Mar 2027
  2. UK7 - Contract Details Notice – Watford FC IOM‡Ministry of Justice · £10,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1102239
Registered with the Charity Commission
20 Feb 2004
Income, year to 30 Jun 2025
£3m
Spending
£3.3m

- To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing opportunities for the playing of association football and other sports;- To provide, and assist in providing, facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare;- To advance the…

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

23 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £6.7m
  3. Mr Simon James Macqueen ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr Christopher James Norton ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mr Christopher John Luff ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Professor Stuart Read Timperley ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Mr Paul Anthony Clark ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Mr Edmund James Coan ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (15)
  1. Mr Justin Paul Davis Smith ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mrs Ruth Mary Ellis ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Ms Heather Joan Baily ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr Simon James Macqueen registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Michael Richard Whitlam ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mr Christopher James Norton registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Christopher John Luff registered as a person with significant control
  8. Professor Stuart Read Timperley registered as a person with significant control
  9. Mr Paul Anthony Clark registered as a person with significant control
  10. Mr Edmund James Coan registered as a person with significant control
  11. Mr Justin Paul Davis Smith registered as a person with significant control
  12. Mrs Ruth Mary Ellis registered as a person with significant control
  13. Ms Heather Joan Baily registered as a person with significant control
  14. Mr Michael Richard Whitlam registered as a person with significant control
  15. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.