LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1160077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTER TIGERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

We are the official charity of Leicester Tigers, using the power and values of sport to change lives. Through our four pillars, Education, Health, Inclusion and Heritage, we deliver high-quality programmes that engage, inspire and educate, helping support young people to achieve their potential, promoting healthier lifestyles and championing inclusivity.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONB) THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTHC) THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT BY PROMOTING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIOND) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leicester, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£432k
Latest spending
£312k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £119,985 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £188,022. This reserve level exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of retaining a minimum of £120,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming sufficient cash flows to meet liabilities for at least one year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain a minimum of £120,000 free reserves as a contingency to cover known and unforeseen risks. This is approximately equivalent to 3-months of average monthly operating expenditure, based on 2025/26. (reserves figure: £188k)
“Following an evaluation of operational requirements and financial risks, the Trustees of Leicester Tigers Foundation, aim to retain a minimum of £120,000 free reserves as a contingency to cover known and unforeseen risks. This is approximately equivalent to 3-months of average monthly operating expenditure, based on 2025/26.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Leicester Football Club PLC provides office accommodation free of charge.
“Leicester Football Club PLC provide office accomodastion for the charity free of charge.” — page 18
“Scott Clarke, Mark Davies, Matt Smith, Sarah Allen of the charity are full time employees of Leicester Football Club PLC, receiving no remuneration for acting as trustees.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Scott Clarke, Mark Davies, Matt Smith, Sarah Allen are employees of Leicester Football Club PLC and serve as trustees, receiving no remuneration for acting as trustees.
“Leicester Football Club PLC provide office accomodastion for the charity free of charge.” — page 18
“Scott Clarke, Mark Davies, Matt Smith, Sarah Allen of the charity are full time employees of Leicester Football Club PLC, receiving no remuneration for acting as trustees.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £53,376 — contracts £53,376 (5); 12% of the £432,050 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £96,091 — contracts £41,700 (3), grants £54,391 (6); 38% of the £255,879 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £180,004 — contracts £146,874 (5), grants £33,130 (2); 60% of the £301,664 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leicester Tigers Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Norfolk · Nottinghamshire · Rutland · Staffordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£432k£312k
30/06/2024£256k£298k
30/06/2023£302k£353k
30/06/2022£149k£154k
30/06/2021£59k£96k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £119,985 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £188,022. This reserve level exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of retaining a minimum of £120,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees confirming sufficient cash flows to meet liabilities for at least one year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATION, THE EVERARD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BEYOND SPORT FOUNDATIONFY2023£36k
THE EVERARD FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/10/2023£9kJunior Wheelchair Rugby
Sport England27/11/2018£9kLeicester Tigress

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON TIGERS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION£432k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON TIGERS LTD FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
TIGERS TRUST FY2025£327k—0below—noted
LONDON RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION FY2025£145k—0above100583.0%no doubt
LONDON TIGERS FY2025£682k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt

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