The FA is the governing body of football in England and remains a not-for-profit body. Surpluses from its revenues, raised from broadcast rights, sponsorship, licensing, education programmes and match-day income, are ploughed back into every level of football for the good of the entire game - professional and amateur.
Recently, much has been written of the demands made by the richest levels of football for a larger share of the FA's income. In times of high overheads and a difficult economic climate, such calls are understandable. However, for football's elite to take a larger share of the FA's income, a high price would have to be paid. With some Football League clubs being forced into administration and others calling on players to take wage cuts as a consequence of the ITV Digital collapse, would it be fair for the FA to take money away from them to give even more to the game's richest clubs?
Similarly, with a lack of facilities, equipment and qualified coaches being cited as a potential issue for the development and prosperity of grassroots football, how could the FA sanction a cut in distributions to its County Football Associations and smaller clubs throughout the UK?
The game's richest clubs point out that it is the FA's use of their assets via the England teams that help to make us commercially successful. They also point out that it is their participation in the FA Cup that adds the glamour and excitement to make it so commercially attractive.
But we would argue that such contributions from the game's most glamorous clubs are necessary and reasonable contributions to help support the development of football at all levels.
The England team is not just about the professional game. It unites the country, breaks down barriers and, during major tournaments, the England team acts as the game's single biggest marketing asset. Witness the boost to the whole of football following England's success at Euro 96, or, more recently, in Japan.
The FA Cup, meanwhile, remains much loved by fans, players and coaches.
It attracts almost 600 teams each season while the final alone commands a live global TV audience of more than 250 million. A combination of prize money and broadcast fees for The FA Cup enables us to distribute some £30m to clubs at all levels, with £4m going to the 2002 winners alone.
The FA has avoided a war of words with those who suggest that the richest clubs should get more of its income. Our industry is about players and exciting matches and the glamour that comes with it. That's what fans want to see, it's what commercial partners want to buy - and it's what all of us in football should be promoting.
In the meantime, for the good of the entire game, the FA will continue to optimise its commercial assets - the England teams, The FA Cup and Wembley. After costs, our income will be shared between the professional and amateur game. Success for the FA is not someone else's loss, it's success for the game of football as a whole. At the end of the day, it's football that must be the winner.
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