The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation
At a glance
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Key takeaways
- The foundation's themes are sport and recreation and children's education, and its geographic priority is Leicestershire and Leicester, so a group working there in those themes is the clearest fit.
- It accepts applications by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered.
- Its exclusions include charitable organisations outside the East Midlands area, individual requests for support for a national charity such as Children in Need, Sports Relief or Comic Relief, and signed merchandise or monetary donations.
- The annual report gives one total of £291,591 awarded in the latest year, which may include grants to individuals, and no grant range or typical grant size is stated, so the size of a realistic request cannot be judged.
Overview
The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1144791).
The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation raises and distributes charitable funds for life-changing causes in the Leicestershire community, supporting local charities and people most in need. Its charitable purposes include promoting community participation in healthy recreation through football and other sports, and advancing the education of children and young people. It donated £259,762 to local charities and £31,828 worth of gifts, and it administers funds raised with Leicester City Football Club within the community of Leicester and Leicestershire, selecting local charities each season to receive them.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation raises and distributes charitable funds for life-changing causes in the Leicestershire community, supporting local charities and people most in need. It selects local charities each season to receive funds raised. Its charitable purposes include promoting community participation in healthy recreation through football and other sports; providing sport, recreation and leisure facilities for people who need them because of youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances; and advancing the education of children and young people. Its objects also allow the board to decide on other exclusively charitable purposes. Its approach combines fundraising with seasonal selection of local charities and distribution of funds within the community.
Themes
- Sport and recreation
- Children's education
Geographic Focus
United Kingdom. Priority: Leicestershire; Leicester.
What they don't fund
- Charitable organisations outside the East Midlands area
- Individual requests for support for a national charity such as Children in Need, Sports Relief or Comic Relief
- Signed merchandise or monetary donations
How to apply
The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It selects local charities each season to support people who most need support.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- Leicester
- Leicestershire
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 May 2021 | £281,938 | £677,953 | — | Accounts for year to 31 May 2021 |
| year to 31 May 2022 | £1,101,748 | £1,060,451 | £1,033,022 | Accounts for year to 31 May 2022 |
| year to 30 June 2023 | £70,579 | £29,512 | — | Accounts for year to 30 June 2023 |
| year to 30 June 2024 | £537,967 | £37,643 | £1,100 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2024 |
| year to 30 June 2025 | £272,886 | £301,785 | £291,591 | Accounts for year to 30 June 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 3 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 May 2022; year to 30 June 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- lcfc.com/foundation-overview · read on 25 October 2026
- lcfc.com/foundation-charity-policy · read on 25 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 June 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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Contact
- vsfoundation@lcfc.co.uksource
- Charity Department, King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester, LE2 7FLsource
- lcfc.com/foundation-overview
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Contact
- vsfoundation@lcfc.co.uksource
- Charity Department, King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester, LE2 7FLsource
- lcfc.com/foundation-overview