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.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £188,022 from £68,037 the previous year. The trustees consider there are adequate resources available to support the continuation of the charity and note no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The organization reports a strong financial base with a safe level of surplus to support continued growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of average monthly operating expenditure (held: £188k)
“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. Trustees Scott Clarke, Mark Davies, Matt Smith, and Sarah Allen are employees of Leicester Football Club PLC but receive no remuneration for acting as trustees.
“Leicester Football Club PLC provide office accomodastion for the charity free of charge. 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.

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 accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £188,022 from £68,037 the previous year. The trustees consider there are adequate resources available to support the continuation of the charity and note no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The organization reports a strong financial base with a safe level of surplus to support continued growth. 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 TIGERS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEICESTER TIGERS FOUNDATION£432k—0unclear—no doubt
TIGERS TRUST FY2025£327k—0below—noted
TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.0mmore than £80,0011unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER RIDERS FOUNDATION FY2024£2.2m——unclear—material uncertainty
THE LEEDS UNITED FOUNDATION FY2025£2.4m——within—no doubt

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