THE LONDON SPORTS TRUST

Registered charity 1077167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WEST LONDON SPORTS TRUST, WEST LONDON SPORTS TRUST

Sports, Leadership and Lifeskills programmes for children and young peopleHealth and well being education for families Mentor programmeWorkshops for young people, parents and AOTTStudy support programme

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£669k
Latest spending
£610k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £393,730 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that the current level of free reserves covers their stated policy target of approximately three months of charitable expenditure. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months of charitable expenditure (held: £394k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds which equates to approximately 3 months of charitable 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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£669k
Total spending
£610k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 0.0% 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 London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£669k£610k
31/03/2024£596k£793k
31/03/2023£833k£742k
31/03/2022£735k£659k
31/03/2021£642k£457k

Common questions

Is THE LONDON SPORTS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £393,730 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that the current level of free reserves covers their stated policy target of approximately three months of charitable expenditure. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention requiring further explanation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LONDON SPORTS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LONDON SPORTS TRUST as a grant recipient include Young K&C, JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Young K&CFY2022£275kHoliday Activities and Food
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£183kFormal Education
THE DISTILLERS' CHARITYFY2024£10kCity & Livery Giving
Young K&CFY2024—General Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England14/11/2025£13kActive for Life
Sport England19/06/2020£1kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund03/10/2019£10kGrow Your Business
Greater London Authority29/07/2019£33kTime Out Together
Greater London Authority01/05/2019£1kGrant to London Sports Trust
Sport England25/09/2018£10kSAFE Camp
Sport England27/08/2015£249kWestminster Active Communities
Greater London Authority08/01/2015£1kGrant to London Sports Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund21/05/2014£9kSkills for Life
The National Lottery Community Fund13/06/2012£186kSorted
Sport England18/05/2012£7kSafer Neighbourhood Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2007£10kSpringboard