LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1193695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST
The Trust's mission is to provide much-needed sports pitches for children and young people deprived of good facilities, for women's and girls' cricket and football, and for pupils at local state schools.
Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds £134k in free reserves, which is below its stated policy target of approximately £280k (five months of running costs). Despite reporting a net expenditure for the year, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: five months of running costs (held: £134k)
“LYST’s reserves policy is always to have at least 5 months of running costs and for 2025 this is approximately £280k” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations
“During the period the charity received donations to the value of £nil (2024: £30,000) from the charity Lambeth Tigers Foundation. Lambeth Tigers Foundation has two common trustees with London Youth Sports Trust.” — page 20
“It also received £10,000 (2024: £nil) from St Clare and St Francis Trust, which has trustees related to a trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations
“During the period the charity received donations to the value of £nil (2024: £30,000) from the charity Lambeth Tigers Foundation. Lambeth Tigers Foundation has two common trustees with London Youth Sports Trust.” — page 20
“It also received £10,000 (2024: £nil) from St Clare and St Francis Trust, which has trustees related to a trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading Subsidiary
“During the period the charity received donations to the value of £nil (2024: £30,000) from the charity Lambeth Tigers Foundation. Lambeth Tigers Foundation has two common trustees with London Youth Sports Trust.” — page 20
“It also received £10,000 (2024: £nil) from St Clare and St Francis Trust, which has trustees related to a trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: London Youth Sports Ground Limited
“The charitable company owns the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of London Youth Sports Ground Limited” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2023)
Cost of raising funds
£122
Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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).
- Stephen Greychair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jamahl Jarrett
- Mario coker-russo
- alex gledhill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lambeth · Lewisham · Southwark · Wandsworth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £134k in free reserves, which is below its stated policy target of approximately £280k (five months of running costs). Despite reporting a net expenditure for the year, the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LONDON YOUTH SPORTS TRUST LIMITED?
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