Welcome to Celeb FC – Fundraising Football

Charity Football – Celeb FC

Every summer, there are always a number of Celebrity Charity Football games happening throughout the UK. In the Summer of 2013 a group of celebrity football players, who had been playing at various charity events for many years, ended up at an event which Karin (Founder of Celeb FC), was volunteering at and was asked (last minute) to help organise.

After the match, when some of the footballers / celebs & Karin were sitting & discussing the game, the subject of funding for such events arose. A number of the participants felt it wasn’t right that people attending were donating to these charity events, unaware that some of those donations were being paid as fees to the organisers, some celebrity appearance costs & venues etc.

Particularly for small charities, community groups & individuals who need immediate help, it was felt no one should be taking a cut of the money raised.

Also from the viewpoint of the attendees, at the very least, if there were expenses involved with creating a fundraiser, they should be clearly explained to people buying the tickets so they can make an informed choice.

Celeb FC grew from that belief – celebrities, sportspeople & others involved with them, play voluntarily to bring a showbiz feel to small UK events in aid of charity; this ensures that the charity, group or individual does NOT have to factor in for appearance fees, PR costs or event organiser fees before they can even begin to think about holding a fundraiser.

In fact most of the events Celeb FC attend are to help people at the sharp pointy end of a crisis, and they have raised funds for disability aids & equipment, holidays for families with children who are suffering from life-limiting illnesses, foodbanks, domestic abuse charities, football clubs for children & other such important causes. They have also attended events just to create happy memories for families in difficult circumstances.

Celeb FC Celebrity players do not charge appearance fee’s & everything the team & support network do is voluntary; We also supply full promotion of events by creating flyers, social media advertising and press releases for the charities.

Since 2018 however, we, the Celeb FC team & volunteers who have been self-funding travel etc  have had to instil a small cost (which MUST be paid for by a local business sponsorship) to assist in getting a full team of participants, kits & balls etc to the events. This cost has been on average £400 per event. (Which covers everything mentioned above). This works out at approximately £12-14 per Team Member /Volunteer attending (paid for Travel expense).

The team have some really talented individuals playing for them, several of whom have played football before their various careers. Find out about the team HERE