# Football Governance Act 2025, Paragraph 2: Financial resources

Extent: E+W

(1) The financial resources threshold requirement is met, in relation to a club, if the financial resources of the club are appropriate in relation to the activities the club carries on or seeks to carry on.
(2) In considering whether a club has appropriate financial resources, the IFR may have regard to (among other things)—
(a) the corporate structure of the club and, where the club is part of a group, the group;
(b) the club’s latest financial plan (see paragraph 2 of Schedule 5), including in particular—
(i) any financial risks identified in the plan, and
(ii) any plans described in the plan for managing those risks;
(c) the club’s strategic business plan (see section 16(5));
(d) the specified competition in relation to which a relevant team is operated by the club;
(e) any other competitions in relation to which a team is operated by the club;
(f) the club’s non-financial resources.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/21/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/football-governance-act-2025/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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