SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1079316 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SARACENS FOUNDATION, Saracens Foundation
THE SARARCENS SPORT FOUNDATION USES THE SARACENS BRAND, OUR PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS AND HIGH QUALITY STAFF TO INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE OVER 70,000 CHILDREN EVERY YEAR TO LIVE AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £18,189 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £1.58m against total expenditure of £1.56m. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves were £225,715, which is below the stated policy target of two months of resources expended. The trustees and auditors confirm that adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
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: £226k; policy: 2 months of resources expended)
“Free reserves as at 30 June 2025 were £225,715 against annual running costs of £1.56m.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Saracens Limited charge Saracens Sport Foundation £44,000 (2024: £44,000) as part of an agreement for rent, facilities and staff resources. At the year-end Saracens Sport Foundation owed Saracens Limited £4,148 (2024: £6,689).
“Saracens Limited charge Saracens Sport Foundation £44,000 (2024: £44,000) as part of an agreement for rent, facilities and staff resources. At the year-end Saracens Sport Foundation owed Saracens Limited £4,148 (2024: £6,689). No amounts were written off during the year (2024: £Nil). During the year, Saracens Sport Foundation incurred costs of £3,128 (2024: £3,526) during a golf activity day for charitable fundraising purposes. The golf club used is owned by the spouse of E Ratcliffe. The transaction was conducted on an arm’s length basis.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Saracens Sport Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£176k
Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% 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: 11.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- NICHOLAS JAMES BROOKINGchair
- Ashley Flight
- CAROLINE SARAH OLIVIA BIDDLE
- Diarmuid Molloy
- ELAINE RATCLIFFE
- James Thomas Vernon Appleby
- Oliver Nicholas Gattas
- Rehana Khanam
- Sunil Tailor
- Warrick Stuart Lang
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Enfield · Essex · Hackney · Harrow · Hertfordshire · Luton · Newham · Tower Hamlets
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £18,189 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £1.58m against total expenditure of £1.56m. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves were £225,715, which is below the stated policy target of two months of resources expended. The trustees and auditors confirm that adequate resources are available for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
Who funds SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SARACENS SPORT FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PRIORY FOUNDATION, THE WILLIAM WATES MEMORIAL TRUST, The Portal Trust, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION.
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