Commonwealth Sport Foundation
Registered charity 1173238 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMONWEALTH SPORTS FOUNDATION
In adherence to the purpose, vision and mission of the Commonwealth Sport Movement the charity will act as a viable contributor to development initiatives across the Commonwealth. We will run sport for development initiatives guided by the values humanity, equality and destiny and aim to deliver in our three areas of impact - peace, sustainability and prosperity.
Causes: Disability · General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £209,092, which the Trustees deem appropriate against a policy target covering 12 months of operations and grant commitments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(89,415) for the year, with total funds decreasing to £293,369, while maintaining a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: covering grant commitments, other obligations and 12 months of operations including salaries of staff directly employed by CSF and any staff seconded from any other organisation (held: £209k)
“The CSF has a reserves policy which states that the reserves are set at a level covering grant commitments, other obligations and 12 months of operations including salaries of staff directly employed by CSF and any staff seconded from any other organisation.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Amounts owed to group entity/intercompany transactions
“As at 31 March 2025, the CSF owed £61 (2024 - £312,430) to CGF due to intercompany transactions carried out in the year. These transactions relate to CSF expenses paid by CGF.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Commonwealth Sport Foundation (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MITCHELL, Susan Anna, Dr — director, appointed 29/08/2025on trustee list
- DIAS, Claire Rhiannon — director, appointed 16/10/2024on trustee list
- LISMORE, Adrian Francis — director, appointed 25/03/2024on trustee list
- BATES, Kylie — director, appointed 16/06/2022on trustee list
- BHATIA DL, Gurpreet — director, appointed 25/06/2021not on trustee list
- WILSON, Jeya, Dr — director, appointed 03/02/2021on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~7.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Adrian Lismorechair
- Claire Rhiannon Dias
- Dr Jeya Wilson
- Dr Susan Anna Mitchell
- Gurpreet Bhatia DL
- KYLIE BATES
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Anguilla · Antigua And Barbuda · Australia · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belize · Bermuda · Botswana · British Virgin Islands · Brunei · Cameroon · Canada
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Commonwealth Sport Foundation financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £209,092, which the Trustees deem appropriate against a policy target covering 12 months of operations and grant commitments. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(89,415) for the year, with total funds decreasing to £293,369, while maintaining a going concern status with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.
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