STREETGAMES UK

Registered charity 1113542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CONSTANZA PROJECT · also registered in Scotland as SC046149 (OSCR)

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.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£8.5m
Latest spending
£7.8m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

DOORSTEP SPORT TRADING LTD — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The balance sheet shows minimal activity with total assets less current liabilities of £1 (2025) and £1 (2024).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — StreetGames (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

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

Total income
£8.5m
Total spending
£7.8m
Cost of raising funds
£267k
Reserves (reported)
£1.4m
Employees
89

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£689kGrants to Youth Endowment Fund interventions
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£689k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£300kFit and Fed
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£271k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£262kFit and Fed
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£221k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£206kGrants paid by the Youth Endowment Fund to interventions
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£179k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£147k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£121kFit and Fed, 3 regional clusters renewal
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£120kFit and Fed summer 2021 renewal
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£120kfor a new Sustainability Lead staff post for Fit and Fed.
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£120kStaff post: Fit and Fed Sustainability Lead
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£15kCovid-19 Capacity Grant
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£10kSecondary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£10kSecondary
THE MILLBY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE MILLBY FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
THE MILLBY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE MILLBY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kChildren / Young People
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£2kYouth

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England12/03/2025£199kYouth Voice Co-ordination Role
City Bridge Foundation24/07/2024£294kGrant to StreetGames UK
Sport England31/01/2023£25kCOVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
Sport England19/12/2022£50kCOVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
Sport England05/04/2022£10.5mSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England29/03/2022£325kCOVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
Sport England09/04/2021£2.1mRevenue Funding 2018-21 (Sector Partner Rollover)
Sport England07/04/2021£250kCOVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
Sport England09/07/2020£250kCOVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
UK government02/04/2020£20kSouth Yorkshire Housing
City Bridge Foundation16/12/2019£90kGrant to StreetGames UK
Greater London Authority01/10/2019£49kLondon Safer Together Through Sport
Sport England30/10/2018£6.7mRevenue Funding 2018-21
Greater London Authority01/10/2018£120kStreet Games Programme
Greater London Authority01/08/2018£120kStreet Games Programme
Sport England03/05/2018£500kRevenue Funding 2018 (Holding Award)
Sport England29/01/2018£8kGovernance Support 2017-18 (External Board Evaluation)
Sport England30/09/2017£44kTIaED - Workshop support (Exch)
Sport England19/07/2017£3.5mRevenue Funding 2017-18
Sport England12/07/2017£54kGrenfell Families Support
Sport England21/12/2016£19kSfD - Social Investment Scoping
City Bridge Foundation24/05/2016£123kGrant to StreetGames UK
Sport England09/02/2016£141kDoorstep Sport Club Sustainability Programme
Sport England17/12/2015£25kApprenticeship Trailblazer for Community Sport 2015
Sport England04/11/2015£10kGovernance Support 2015-16

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STREET LEAGUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STREETGAMES UK£8.5m——unclear—no doubt
STREET LEAGUE FY2026£7.8m—8no_policy—no doubt
STREET TEAMS FY2026£233k—0below—no doubt
THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT FY2025£896k——within—no doubt
THE STREET SOCCER FOUNDATION FY2025£291k—0unclear—no doubt
MORECAMBE F.C. COMMUNITY SPORTS FY2025£455kup to £60,0000within—no doubt

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