SPORTED FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1123313 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INSPIRED BY SPORT FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC043161 (OSCR)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £113k for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £480k. This figure is below the Board's stated policy target of £523k (representing 13 weeks of non-project related expenditure). However, the trustees confirm that cash flow projections remain healthy with a positive balance expected for at least a year, even without non-contracted income.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Free reserves were £402k, 3 weeks below the Board’s reserve policy of 13 weeks of non-project related expenditure which equated to £523k for the year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from trustees
“Aggregate donations from trustees were £2,000 including gift aid (2024: £4,750). Aggregate donations in kind from related parties were £nil (2024: £nil). There were no restrictions on the donations.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sported Trading Limited, Sported Limited
“Sported Foundation has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Sported Trading Limited and Sported Limited, incorporated in England and Wales (company numbers 08623400 and 12921825 respectively).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "below" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sported (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Simon Cummins — Chair of Trustees (source)
- Sarah Kaye — CEO (source)
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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£153k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- Jeffrey Amatari Eneberi
- Jill Alison Douglas
- KAREN JANE BUCHANAN
- KILIAN LEON TOMS
- Kathryn Ann Bradley
- Louise Dier
- Martin David Stewart
- Mickela Latoyah Hall-Ramsay
- REBECCA CATHERINE MILLS
- Simon Paul Jeremiah Cummins
- Timothy Peter Birchinall
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 SPORTED FOUNDATION financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £113k for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £480k. This figure is below the Board's stated policy target of £523k (representing 13 weeks of non-project related expenditure). However, the trustees confirm that cash flow projections remain healthy with a positive balance expected for at least a year, even without non-contracted income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds SPORTED FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPORTED FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION, Point North Community Foundation.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
Funders of similar charities
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