LONDON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1164277 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LBA
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision of basketball and basketball related activities and the advancement of education for the public benefit in such ways as the trustees see fit.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £134,624 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total net assets increasing to £524,370. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have risen to £423,120, which is above their stated policy target of holding reserves in the region of nine months of operating expenditure. The financial position is described as resilient, with the charity benefiting from strong income performance and successful crowdfunding activity.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of operating expenditure (held: £423k)
“The London Basketball Association and its Trustees believe that unrestricted reserves should be in the region of 9 months for the following reasons” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- Councillor Ronald Mushiso
- Fara Johnson
- HARVINDER BHUI
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LONDON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £134,624 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total net assets increasing to £524,370. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have risen to £423,120, which is above their stated policy target of holding reserves in the region of nine months of operating expenditure. The financial position is described as resilient, with the charity benefiting from strong income performance and successful crowdfunding activity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LONDON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, ST GILES-IN-THE-FIELDS AND WILLIAM SHELTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND, WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY, JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.
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