METROPOLITAN POLICE SPORTS FUND
The object of the Charity is to promote the efficiency of officers serving in the Metropolitan Police Service by maintaining a high standard of physical fitness through participation in sporting, athletic and other recreational activities.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £374,033, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditor.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/12/2011)
Trustees
- Matt Twist
- Matthew Cane
- Shaun Robinson
- Thomas Naughton
- Viv Danvers
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £226k | £186k |
| 30/04/2024 | £242k | £212k |
| 30/04/2023 | £258k | £236k |
| 30/04/2022 | £283k | £254k |
| 30/04/2021 | £307k | £297k |
Common questions
Is METROPOLITAN POLICE SPORTS FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £374,033, which the trustees state is maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditor. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bright Grahame Murray.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CADOGAN CHARITY | 1 | £230k |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £178k |
| MOYNITRUST | 1 | £20k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| GLC CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE FEDERATED FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE BORWICK CHARITABLE TRUST) | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- METROPOLITAN POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND
- THE METROPOLITAN AND CITY POLICE ORPHANS FUND
- WEST MIDLANDS POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND
- 'CITY OF LONDON POLICE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND
- Police Care UK
- THE POLICE MEMORIAL TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN POLICE SPORTS FUND | £226k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| METROPOLITAN POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND | £2.0m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE METROPOLITAN AND CITY POLICE ORPHANS FUND | £1.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WEST MIDLANDS POLICE BENEVOLENT FUND | £323k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| 'CITY OF LONDON POLICE WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' FUND | £369k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| Police Care UK | £862k | — | — | within | — | no doubt |