London Youth Games Foundation

Registered charity 1048705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON YOUTH GAMES LIMITED

The primary objective is to run the London Youth Games

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Latest income
£904k
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £381,519 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves of £178,331. Per the trustees' report, these reserves remain below the optimum level of £510,000 required to deliver a reduced Games programme, a gap of £331,669. The trustees attribute this shortfall to changes in sponsorship support and ongoing financial pressures, noting that unrestricted funds alone are insufficient to meet the policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £96k)
As at 31 August 2025, the charity's reserves remained below the optimum level set out in the reserves policy. — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MCA Audit Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — London Youth Games (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£904k
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£96k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£904k£1.3m
31/08/2024£950k£1.0m
31/08/2023£982k£1.0m
31/08/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/08/2021£976k£680k

Common questions

Is London Youth Games Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £381,519 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves of £178,331. Per the trustees' report, these reserves remain below the optimum level of £510,000 required to deliver a reduced Games programme, a gap of £331,669. The trustees attribute this shortfall to changes in sponsorship support and ongoing financial pressures, noting that unrestricted funds alone are insufficient to meet the policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MCA Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/01/2025£800kActive Partnerships Funding 21-24
Sport England17/10/2022£1.0mActive Partnerships Funding 21-24
Postcode Lottery27/08/2022£25kSport for Everyone
Sport England15/11/2021£347kB2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
Sport England17/09/2020£633kActive Partnerships Funding 21-24 (Rollover)
Sport England22/08/2019£400kLondon School Games Festival
Sport England12/11/2018£400kLondon School Games Festival
Sport England28/03/2018£100kInequalities and hard to reach groups
Sport England12/03/2018£270kLondon School Games Festival
Sport England10/01/2017£335kLondon School Games Level 3 / London Youth Games
Sport England02/11/2016£113kLondon School Games Level 3 / London Youth Games
Sport England17/02/2015£270kLondon School Games Level 3 / London Youth Games
Greater London Authority03/11/2014£10kGrant to London Youth Games Foundation
Sport England12/03/2014£270kLondon School Games Level 3 / London Youth Games
Sport England02/01/2013£270kLondon School Games Level 3 / London Youth Games
Sport England25/01/2012£420kLondon School Games Level 3 / London Youth Games
Sport England03/05/2011£273kLondon Youth Games 2008-2012
Sport England11/03/2011£45kCentral London Level 3 Pilot
Sport England02/08/2010£250kLondon Youth Games 2008-2012
Sport England25/06/2009£266kLondon Youth Games 2008-2012

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FEDERATION OF LONDON YOUTH CLUBS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
London Youth Games Foundation£904kbelowno doubt
THE FEDERATION OF LONDON YOUTH CLUBS FY2024£9.3mbelowno doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k0unclearno doubt
THE PETER ASHLEY ACTIVITY CENTRES FY2025£1.4m0withinno doubt
LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£2.5m0withinno doubt
YMCA LONDON CITY AND NORTH FY2025£9.5m£100,001 - £110,000unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.