THE SPORT LEGACY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1171493 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

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 · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£92k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months’ operating costs (reserves figure: −£126k)
“Trustees have undertaken to put in place a policy of three months’ operating costs.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SFL (UK) Ltd.
“The charity is the beneficial owner of 100% of the issued share capital of a trading subsidiary company, SFL(UK) Ltd.” — page 19
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 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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sport for Life International (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barbados · St Lucia · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/07/2024£5kBuilding Character through Sport
Postcode Lottery31/07/2023£23kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund08/10/2021£10kSport for Life in Schools
Sport England17/01/2018£10kTennis4Life

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 SPORTING FAMILY CHANGE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SPORT LEGACY FOUNDATION£94k—0unclear—no doubt
SPORTING FAMILY CHANGE FOUNDATION FY2025£544k—0unclear—no doubt
LEADERSHIP THROUGH SPORT AND BUSINESS FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
SPORTS CONNECTIONS FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROJECT FY2025£896k——within—no doubt
Stride UK Foundation Limited FY2025£240k—0below—noted

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