STREETGAMES UK
StreetGames harnesses the power of sport to create positive change in the lives of disadvantaged young people, their families and their communities. We help make people and communities healthier, safer and more successful by supporting organisations across the UK to deliver Doorstep Sport: making sport accessible to all young people when they want it, where they want it and how they want it.
Objects
Objects The Charity is established for Charitable Purposes only and the Objects of the Charity are: The promotion of community participation in recreational activities, including sport, social, cultural and artistic activities to improve the health, well-being and conditions of life of those, particularly children and young people, living mainly in areas of social and economic deprivation by the following means: the provision, development, management and funding of facilities for recreational activities; the provision of assistance in the provision of recreational and social facilities for the public at large and/or those who, by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances have need of such facilities; the provision of financial and other assistance, to individuals, teams, clubs, particular children and young people, to pursue sport, and other recreational activities. Such assistance to include, but not be limited to, bursaries, help towards travel, equipment, employment and other costs; and the advancement of education, training and retraining, particularly, but not exclusively, among children, young people, low skilled, and unemployed people; and The promotion of community cohesion and anti-racism through sport and physical activity. This Article 5 may be amended by Special Resolution but only with the prior Written consent of the Commission.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,047,000 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year. The Trustees report that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 200
- Government income: £4,018,770 — contracts £3,365,954 (13), grants £652,816 (6); 47% of the £8,464,173 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 16 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 201
- Government income: £4,618,196 — contracts £3,922,416 (16), grants £695,780 (9); 56% of the £8,206,552 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 18 (£60,001–£70,000: 8; £70,001–£80,000: 7; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 325
- Government income: £8,109,370 — contracts £1,591,107 (16), grants £6,518,263 (19); 67% of the £12,147,582 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 18 (£60,001–£70,000: 9; £70,001–£80,000: 6; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
- Grant-making is its main activity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 05384487 · Financial health read from its filings
- Trading subsidiary: DOORSTEP SPORT TRADING LTD Companies House 09774224
- The balance sheet shows minimal activity with total assets less current liabilities of £1 (2025) and £1 (2024).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Nigel Harrison — Chair
- Iffat Khan — Director of Finance and Resources
- Stuart Felce — Director of Strategic Business Relationships
- Paul Roberts — Director of Sport and Place
Company officers (Companies House)
- WINMILL, Hannah Louise on trustee list
- HARRISON, Nigel Peter on trustee list
- DAVIS, Janet on trustee list
- HAMMOND, Gillian Mary on trustee list
- TRICKETT, Alexander Wilden on trustee list
- WHEATLE, Monique Jade Maria, Doctor on trustee list
- PESCATORE, Immacolata on trustee list
- CORNELIUS, Mark Jeremy on trustee list
- HILL, Victoria Pamela on trustee list
- OSIKOYA, Mark Jonathan on trustee list
- HADDOCK, Dominic Alexander Kinnersley on trustee list
- BRYSON, Jacqueline Ruth on trustee list
- KHAN, Iffat Raihan
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Nigel Harrisonchair
- Alexander Trickett
- Dominic Alexander Kinnersley Haddock
- Dr Monique Wheatle
- Gillian Hammond
- Hannah Winmill
- Immacolata Pescatore
- Jacqueline Ruth Bryson
- Janet Davis
- Mark Jeremy Cornelius
- Mark Osikoya
- Victoria Pamela Hill
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £8.5m | £7.8m |
| 31/03/2024 | £8.2m | £8.3m |
| 31/03/2023 | £12.1m | £12.2m |
| 31/03/2022 | £8.9m | £8.5m |
| 31/03/2021 | £6.3m | £5.9m |
Common questions
Is STREETGAMES UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,047,000 at the end of the financial year, representing a decrease from the previous year. The Trustees report that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.
Who funds STREETGAMES UK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STREETGAMES UK as a grant recipient include IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION, THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, THE MILLBY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 12/03/2025 | £199k | Youth Voice Co-ordination Role |
| City Bridge Foundation | 24/07/2024 | £294k | Grant to StreetGames UK |
| Sport England | 31/01/2023 | £25k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 19/12/2022 | £50k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 05/04/2022 | £10.5m | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 29/03/2022 | £325k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 09/04/2021 | £2.1m | Revenue Funding 2018-21 (Sector Partner Rollover) |
| Sport England | 07/04/2021 | £250k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| Sport England | 09/07/2020 | £250k | COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund |
| UK government | 02/04/2020 | £20k | South Yorkshire Housing |
| City Bridge Foundation | 16/12/2019 | £90k | Grant to StreetGames UK |
| Greater London Authority | 01/10/2019 | £49k | London Safer Together Through Sport |
| Sport England | 30/10/2018 | £6.7m | Revenue Funding 2018-21 |
| Greater London Authority | 01/10/2018 | £120k | Street Games Programme |
| Greater London Authority | 01/08/2018 | £120k | Street Games Programme |
| Sport England | 03/05/2018 | £500k | Revenue Funding 2018 (Holding Award) |
| Sport England | 29/01/2018 | £8k | Governance Support 2017-18 (External Board Evaluation) |
| Sport England | 30/09/2017 | £44k | TIaED - Workshop support (Exch) |
| Sport England | 19/07/2017 | £3.5m | Revenue Funding 2017-18 |
| Sport England | 12/07/2017 | £54k | Grenfell Families Support |
| Sport England | 21/12/2016 | £19k | SfD - Social Investment Scoping |
| City Bridge Foundation | 24/05/2016 | £123k | Grant to StreetGames UK |
| Sport England | 09/02/2016 | £141k | Doorstep Sport Club Sustainability Programme |
| Sport England | 17/12/2015 | £25k | Apprenticeship Trailblazer for Community Sport 2015 |
| Sport England | 04/11/2015 | £10k | Governance Support 2015-16 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 2 | £249k |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £16k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 2 | £10k |
| THE DHL UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £955k |
| THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY | 1 | £763k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £561k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £529k |
| THE ASTRA FOUNDATION | 1 | £360k |
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- STREET LEAGUE
- STREET TEAMS
- THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
- THE STREET SOCCER FOUNDATION
- MORECAMBE F.C. COMMUNITY SPORTS
- SPORTS FUN 4 ALL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STREETGAMES UK | £8.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| STREET LEAGUE | £7.8m | — | 8 | no_policy | — | no doubt |
| STREET TEAMS | £233k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT | £896k | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| THE STREET SOCCER FOUNDATION | £291k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MORECAMBE F.C. COMMUNITY SPORTS | £455k | up to £60,000 | 0 | within | — | no doubt |