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.

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

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 (held: £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.

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 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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OUTRUNNERS CHARITY£359k—0unclear—no doubt
URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON) FY2025£1.1m—0within—no doubt
COMMUNITY OUTREACH FY2024£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE RUNNING CHARITY FY2024£907k—0unclear—noted
THE OUTLOOK FOUNDATION FY2025£1.8m——below—no doubt
WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE FY2025£1.3m—0below—no doubt

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