Barking Football Club

What Barking Football Club does

Barking Football Club (legal entity Barking FC Football Club Ltd, Company No 12513321) is a community-centred, FA Charter Standard football club founded in 1880 and based at Mayesbrook Park, Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, Essex. It operates a full-pyramid structure spanning mini soccer (Echo League), youth teams, an Academy Scholarship programme (BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport plus UEFA coaching, established 2011 in partnership with Dagenham Park School), an Under-23s development squad in the Isthmian League development section, a Women's Team and Women's Reserve, and a senior First Team competing in the Essex Senior League Premier Division.

The club monetises its activities through multiple distributed channels: matchday admissions at the turnstile (£10 adults / £8 concessions / £1 under-16s with paying adult), advance e-tickets via TicketSource, merchandise sales through the Prokit UK club shop, clubhouse hire (capacity up to 100, licensed bar, event catering), 3G pitch hire for friendlies, cup finals and tournaments, holiday camps (£15 daily / £55 weekly), youth tournament entry (£65 per team), and a lottery partnership with Barking & Dagenham Lottery. The business model is fundamentally a community non-profit-by-structure (company limited by guarantee), with revenue reinvested into operations rather than distributed. Its customer base is the local Barking and Dagenham community, segmented across senior football spectators, youth players aged 5-18, academy students aged 16-18, community groups hiring facilities, and other Essex Senior League clubs as competition counterparties. Marketing is conducted through the official website, Twitter (@barkingfc and @BarkingU23), and email enquiries via [email protected]. There is no proprietary technology, app, API, or AI capability disclosed.

Name

Barking Football Club

Legal name

Barking FC Football Club Ltd

Website

https://barking-fc.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Barking Football Club is a community-centred, FA Charter Standard grassroots football club founded in 1880 in Dagenham, Essex. It operates a full-pyramid structure from mini soccer to Essex Senior League senior football, an Academy Scholarship programme, and women's teams, serving the local Barking and Dagenham community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grassroots and community football club services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKACAE

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYMPAKACAF

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Collegiate & Amateur Sports Organizations (NCAA, Federations, Clubs)

SECONDARYMPAKAFAF

Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYHSADAEAF

Team & Club Coaching (seasonal team coaching)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Sports Coaching & Athletic Performance

SECONDARYEDALAIAB

Club Sports Programs

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Athletics, Recreation & Fitness

Keywords

• Community football club
• Grassroots football services
• Youth football development
• Football education programme
• Sports facility hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Dagenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Barking Football Club is a community-centred FA Charter Standard club that runs competitive football teams from mini soccer (Echo League) through to senior level in the Essex Senior League, including men's first team, Under-23s, women's team and women's reserve. It delivers a two-year full-time education and football Scholarship Academy (BTEC Level 3 in Sport) for 16-18 year olds, and generates ancillary revenue from clubhouse hire, 3G pitch hire, matchday admissions, holiday camps, youth tournaments, digital match programmes and club merchandise.

Product overview

Barking Football Club is a community-focused football club offering a comprehensive range of football and sports services. The club operates a multi-tier structure comprising the First Team competing in the Essex Senior League Premier Division, Under-23s Development Squad, Women's Team and Women's Reserve, plus Youth/Mini Soccer teams in the Echo League. The club provides education programmes through its Academy Scholarship (BTEC Level 3 in Sport combined with football training), operates facilities including a clubhouse (available for hire up to 100 people) and 3G pitch hire, sells official merchandise, and produces digital match programmes. The club is FA Charter Standard accredited and hosts youth tournaments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Phoenix Sports FC: East London/Essex border community football club playing at a similar non-league level with comparable matchday, bar and facility-hire revenue streams. Directly comparable operating model as a small, volunteer-driven semi-professional club serving a defined local catchment.
• Bowers & Pitsea FC: Fellow Essex Senior League Premier Division club. They compete in the same league as Barking FC's First Team, share the same regional catchment in Essex and operate at a comparable semi-professional scale, making them the most direct sporting and commercial peer.
• Clapton FC: East London non-league community football club with a strong grassroots and volunteer-driven identity. Directly relevant because Barking FC's most recent joint managerial appointments (Jonny Fowell and Michael Walther) came from Clapton, evidencing direct personnel and operational overlap between the two clubs.
• Enfield Town FC: Community-owned London non-league club playing at a comparable pyramid level with similar youth development and matchday-driven economics. Useful peer for facility utilisation, clubhouse hire and FA grant-funded facility upgrade strategies relevant to Barking FC.
• Dulwich Hamlet FC: London-based community-focused non-league club with a strong supporter-owned ethos and diverse community programmes. Operates at a comparable step of the English pyramid with similar youth-to-senior pathways and is often cited as a model for community-led governance that mirrors Barking FC's stated mission.
• Corinthian-Casuals FC: Historic amateur football club with a long-standing community and youth-development tradition in Greater London. Comparable to Barking FC in heritage emphasis, volunteer-run operations and amateur/grassroots positioning within the English football pyramid.
• Hashtag United FC: Essex-based non-league club that has rapidly risen through the pyramid with a strong digital and community brand. Comparable to Barking FC in geography and step of the pyramid, while offering a benchmark for how a modern Essex non-league club can scale profile, sponsorships and content-led revenue.
• Haringey Borough FC: North London community non-league club with a multi-team structure and active youth programmes. Comparable scale and structure to Barking FC, and like Barking, has invested in community-facing facilities and inclusive football initiatives.

Emerging players

• Lewes FC: Community-owned semi-professional club that has built a strong identity around education, women's football and supporter ownership. Although operating a step or two above Barking, Lewes is a useful peer for benchmarking how a club at this scale can commercialise women's teams, education partnerships and community ownership.
• FC United of Manchester: Community-owned supporter-led non-league club known for its volunteer base and grassroots identity. Comparable governance philosophy to Barking FC and a benchmark for member-funded community clubs attempting to scale without external investors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BarkingFCWomen
• Facebookfacebook.com/BarkngFC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barking-football-club

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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