LONDON SPORT
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £290k for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £866k to £576k. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources until at least March 2027, supported by current Sport England funding. The organization relies heavily on grant funding, which accounted for 93% of total income.
What the accounts disclose
“The number of employees whose emoluments for the year fell within the following bands were: £70,001 - £80,000 > £120,000”
“The number of employees whose emoluments for the year fell within the following bands were: £70,001 - £80,000 > £120,000”
“Sport England funding accounted for £3.3m, 88.5”
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jillian Moore — Chair
- Emily Robinson — Chief Executive Officer
- David Tinnion — Chief Operating Officer
- Tanya Rabin — Director of Communications & Advocacy
- Jade Cation — Director of Insight and Impact
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/01/2017)
Trustees
- Jillian Moorechair
- Alex Fitzgerald-Eagle
- Andrew Selby
- Kim Collins
- Paul Simon Benjamin
- Shaun Paul Danielli
- Tracey McCillen
- Usama Yusuf
- Yashmin Harun
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £3.7m | £4.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £3.6m | £3.3m |
| 31/03/2023 | £4.3m | £4.1m |
| 31/03/2022 | £4.6m | £4.8m |
| 31/03/2021 | £4.4m | £5.1m |
Common questions
Is LONDON SPORT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £290k for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £866k to £576k. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources until at least March 2027, supported by current Sport England funding. The organization relies heavily on grant funding, which accounted for 93% of total income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Littlejohn LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of LONDON SPORT earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the > £120,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds LONDON SPORT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON SPORT as a grant recipient include SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEATY BETTY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £20k | Communities |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 25/03/2026 | £516k | Place Expansion - Enfield |
| Sport England | 25/03/2026 | £529k | Place Expansion - Newham |
| Sport England | 04/02/2026 | £445k | Place Expansion - Lambeth |
| Sport England | 09/10/2025 | £735k | Place Universal Offer |
| Sport England | 05/09/2025 | £61k | Multisport AP Capacity Funding |
| Sport England | 15/01/2025 | £848k | Place Expansion - Brent, Barking, Dagenham, Tower Hamlets |
| Sport England | 19/12/2024 | £98k | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 22/08/2024 | £60k | Multisport AP Capacity Funding |
| Sport England | 24/07/2024 | £368k | Place Expansion - Brent, Barking, Dagenham, Tower Hamlets |
| Sport England | 25/06/2024 | £9k | Thriving Communities- Regional Post |
| Sport England | 22/05/2024 | £50k | ROPF: Playing fields in London |
| Sport England | 25/03/2024 | £26k | Moving Communities |
| Sport England | 20/12/2023 | £1.2m | Sport Welfare Officers |
| Sport England | 12/09/2023 | £26k | Thriving Communities- Regional Post |
| Sport England | 17/05/2023 | £60k | Multisport AP Capacity Funding |
| Sport England | 12/01/2023 | £55k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 22/12/2022 | £20k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 05/09/2022 | £59k | Multisport AP Capacity Funding |
| Sport England | 01/04/2022 | £14.5m | System Partner Investment 2022-27 |
| Sport England | 21/03/2022 | £500k | Together Fund - Phase 4 |
| Sport England | 04/02/2022 | £8k | Moving Communities |
| Sport England | 07/04/2021 | £240k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
| Sport England | 12/03/2021 | £950k | Opening School Facilities Phase 2 |
| Sport England | 17/11/2020 | £9k | CSP Daily Mile |
| Sport England | 07/10/2020 | £200k | Primary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners). |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FYRISH FOUNDATION | 1 | £281k |
| THE DEO GLORIA TRUST | 1 | £249k |
| THE CADOGAN CHARITY | 1 | £230k |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £178k |
| THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| MOYNITRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
Charities like this
- THE LONDON PLAYING FIELDS SOCIETY
- LIVING SPORT CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH SPORTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- KICK LTD.
- THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
- LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED
- LONDON RUGBY LEAGUE FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON SPORT | £3.7m | > £120,000 | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON PLAYING FIELDS SOCIETY | £1.8m | £100,001 - £110,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| LIVING SPORT CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH SPORTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £2.4m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| KICK LTD. | £2.1m | £90,001 - £100,000 | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | £62.7m | £330,001 - £340,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED | £199k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |