CENTRE FOR ACCESS TO FOOTBALL IN EUROPE (CAFE)

Charity number: 1131339
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provides access and disability guidance to football clubs, associations and UEFA and works to create a more inclusive matchday experience and improved access to stadiums. In addition, works with local NGOs and disabled spectator groups to help support self-advocacy and sustainability. Aims to increase the number of disabled people attending live football matches across Europe.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £455,605
Total expenditure: £440,091

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Albania
  • Andorra
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia And Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Malta
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • San Marino
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 August 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ACCESSIBALL (Working name)
  • CAFE (Previous name)
Company number:
06953363 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARK ALEXANDER FLEWITT Chair 27 November 2017
None on record
Daan de Jong Trustee 08 September 2024
None on record
JOANA ISABEL DA COSTA E CAL Trustee 22 January 2024
None on record
Dmytro Zharyi Trustee 01 August 2022
None on record
John Roberts Trustee 12 August 2020
None on record
Dr Kush Kanodia Trustee 10 October 2016
ABILITYNET
Received: On time
INCLUSION LONDON
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £493.82k £811.53k £531.78k £550.70k £455.61k
Total expenditure £690.82k £623.87k £722.72k £771.17k £440.09k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £748.93k £523.80k £550.70k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £62.61k £7.97k £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £623.87k £722.72k £771.17k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £0 £0 £3.05k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 10 June 2024 41 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 10 June 2024 41 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 16 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 16 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 11 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 11 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 02 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 02 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 06 JULY 2009

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE BY PROMOTING IMPORVED ACCESS AND FACILITIES FOR THEM AS FOOTBALL SPECTATORS, AND BY ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING THE FORMATION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF PEOPLE TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSES, ALL IN TERRITORIES OUTSIDE OF ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION ACROSS EUROPE AND THE UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (UEFA).

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
Suite LP54557
20-22 Wenlock Road
LONDON
N1 7GU
Phone:
+44(0)203 355 9867
Email:
info@cafefootball.eu
Website:

www.cafefootball.eu Open in new window