THE SPORT LEGACY FOUNDATION
Sport Legacy Foundation's focus lies in the UK & the Caribbean where we utilise sport as an engagement tool to provide character education, healthy lifestyle and leadership training to over 12,000 young people. We operate across the most disadvantaged, diverse areas providing opportunities/positive change to young lives by delivering physical activities 36 weeks p/a to state school students.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (I) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS IN CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES, THE UK AND OTHER COUNTRIES BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF CRICKET AND OTHER SPORTS.(II) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH;(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,866 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £(125,537). The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources from new grants and contracts.
What the accounts disclose
“Trustees have undertaken to put in place a policy of three months’ operating costs.” — page 11
“The charity is the beneficial owner of 100% of the issued share capital of a trading subsidiary company, SFL(UK) Ltd.” — page 19
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £11,892 — grants £11,892 (2); 19% of the £61,940 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Trustees
- ANDREW PHILIP BEDLINGTON ROBERTS
- BRENDA POPE
- DAVID ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £94k | £92k |
| 31/03/2024 | £107k | £73k |
| 31/03/2023 | £62k | £74k |
| 31/03/2022 | £61k | £87k |
| 31/03/2021 | £51k | £61k |
Common questions
Is THE SPORT LEGACY FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,866 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £(125,537). The trustees confirm the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources from new grants and contracts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 30/07/2024 | £5k | Building Character through Sport |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/07/2023 | £23k | Project Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/10/2021 | £10k | Sport for Life in Schools |
| Sport England | 17/01/2018 | £10k | Tennis4Life |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY | 2 | £14k |
| BGF FOUNDATION | 1 | £375k |
| SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £185k |
| THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £91k |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £71k |
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £38k |
| THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £34k |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £26k |
Charities like this
- SPORTING FAMILY CHANGE FOUNDATION
- LEADERSHIP THROUGH SPORT AND BUSINESS
- SPORTS CONNECTIONS FOUNDATION
- THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT
- Stride UK Foundation Limited
- SPORTING FOUNDATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SPORT LEGACY FOUNDATION | £94k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPORTING FAMILY CHANGE FOUNDATION | £544k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH SPORT AND BUSINESS | £1.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPORTS CONNECTIONS FOUNDATION | £155k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT | £896k | — | — | within | — | no doubt |
| Stride UK Foundation Limited | £240k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |