THE OUTRUNNERS CHARITY

Registered charity 1189583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OUTRUNNERS COMMUNITY CIC, Outrunners Youth

We are an East London based charity that aims to help build young people's confidence and skills through our activities in the local area. We host weekly running sessions for 8 to 16 year olds as well as one to one mentoring and coaching. We also develop young people's career ambitions through career events, work experience and coaching.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 16 LIVING IN LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£359k
Latest spending
£304k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £109,045 at the end of the financial year. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization reported a net incoming resource of £54,659 for the year, indicating positive financial performance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (reserves figure: £109k)
“The Trustees aim to ensure the CIO will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure.” — page 17
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 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £17,190 — grants £17,190 (1); 7% of the £231,417 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Outrunners Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£359k£304k
31/05/2024£231k£267k
31/05/2023£210k£162k
31/05/2022£151k£137k
31/05/2021£89k£61k

Common questions

Is THE OUTRUNNERS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £109,045 at the end of the financial year. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The organization reported a net incoming resource of £54,659 for the year, indicating positive financial performance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE OUTRUNNERS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OUTRUNNERS CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUST, THE YOUTH SPORT UK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2022£20kPhoenix Fund grants
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2021£20k
THE YOUTH SPORT UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£17k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England10/07/2024£7kOutrunners Women
Greater London Authority24/02/2023£5kLLDC Community Sports Programme
London Borough of Hackney30/06/2021£5kGrant to The Outrunners Charity
Hackney Council30/06/2021£5kGrant to The Outrunners Charity
London Borough of Hackney26/05/2020£5kGrant to The Outrunners Charity
Hackney Council26/05/2020£5kGrant to The Outrunners Charity

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHALLENGER TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OUTRUNNERS CHARITY£359k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHALLENGER TRUST FY2025£50k—0within—no doubt
WE RUN EALING FY2025£17k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVITEENS FY2025£144k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RUNNING CHARITY FY2025£420k—0above—no doubt
SIGNIFICANCE FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt

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