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THE PANATHLON FOUNDATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1072638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PANATHLON FOUNDATION

To promote the physical and personal development of young disabled people, through organising school sports competitions and by the provision of resources including coaching, training, equipment and sports leadership opportunities.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£967k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £49,446 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £303,326 from £352,772 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold six months of expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £286,598 are considered sufficient to sustain working capital requirements. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £287k)
“The charity's policy is to build reserves up to the equivalent value of six months expenditure” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Panathlon Foundation Limited (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£967k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£32k
Reserves (reported)
£287k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£967k£1.0m
31/08/2024£993k£988k
31/08/2023£875k£880k
31/08/2022£907k£889k
31/08/2021£718k£659k

Common questions

Is THE PANATHLON FOUNDATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £49,446 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £303,326 from £352,772 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to hold six months of expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £286,598 are considered sufficient to sustain working capital requirements. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PANATHLON FOUNDATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PANATHLON FOUNDATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, PROJECT GIVING BACK, THE EQ FOUNDATION, THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ST. JAMES'S PLACE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£305k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£200kYouth
PROJECT GIVING BACKFY2024£82k2024 Garden costs
THE EQ FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kInequality of opportunity
THE EQ FOUNDATIONFY2023£25kEqual Opportunity & Fighting Poverty
THE THOMAS HOWELL'S EDUCATION FUND FOR NORTH WALESFY2023£5kGrants awarded from Unrestricted Funds
THE LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN TRUSTFY2025£5k
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5kPanathlon activities and events in schools
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kEducation and Training
THE BARNABY WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2025£3kgrant award for 2 days of sporting events
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE KEN AND EDNA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£2kEducation
The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable SettlementFY2023£2k
THE FRENCH HUGUENOT CHURCH OF LONDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kEducational Fund Grant
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kEducation / Training
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2022£1kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kYouth and Employment
CHARITIES OF THOMAS WADE AND OTHERSFY2023£1kProvision of facilities for recreation, amusement, entertainment and general social intercourse
THE LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN TRUSTFY2024£0Relief of need
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024—Youth and education

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£15kUnrestricted Funding
Greater London Authority15/02/2016£54kGrant to Panathlon Foundation Ltd
City Bridge Foundation16/07/2014£66kGrant to Panathlon Foundation

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FALCONER FAMILY TRUST1£35k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£34k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
The Keith Howard Foundation1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPORTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PANATHLON FOUNDATION LIMITED£967k—0unclear—no doubt
PALESTINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDRENS ENCOURAGEMENT OF SPORTS FY2024£1.8m£150,001 - £160,0001below—no doubt
Panah Ltd. FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
HARTLEPOOL UNITED COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025£199k—0unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH SWALLOWS SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FY2025£385k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUTH EXPERIENCE IN SPORT FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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