SPORTING EQUALS
Registered charity 1119365 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Sporting Equals is a national charity who promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in sport and physical activity. Our mission is to create healthier, stronger and fairer communities through sport and physical activity. We increase participation of under-represented race and faith communities in all levels of sport, and use sport to build more integrated communities.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £46,999 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,415,703 and total expenditure of £1,368,704. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £247,287 are held in line with a policy to retain 6-12 months of operating costs. While the auditor issued a qualified opinion due to scope limitations, they concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6-12 months of operating costs (held: £247k)
“The policy is to retain 6-12 months of operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sporting Equals (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Howard Phillip Haughtonchair
- Lindon Wilson Neil
- MONICA SHAFAQ · trustee of 4 other charities
- Naseem Akhtar
- Naz Deen
- Nikita Smith
- Oriana Isabel Chirinos
- Richard Patel-Grainger
- Simon Philip Kirkland
- Stephen Douglas Shaw
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SPORTING EQUALS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £46,999 for the year, with total incoming resources of £1,415,703 and total expenditure of £1,368,704. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £247,287 are held in line with a policy to retain 6-12 months of operating costs. While the auditor issued a qualified opinion due to scope limitations, they concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds SPORTING EQUALS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPORTING EQUALS as a grant recipient include SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION, PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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