BRITISH OLYMPIC FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 December 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06272889
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,173,238
Latest expenditure: £1,622,095
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The British Olympic Foundation, 101 New Cavendish Street, LONDON, W1W 6XH

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.getset.co.uk/home (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The main activities of the British Olympic Foundation include the promotion and advancement of all aspects of the Olympic Movement through public education in sport, sporting activity and other forms of physical education and recreation.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,173,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,622,095

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,528,824
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,623,776

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,932,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,904,680

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £972,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £928,101

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,509,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,372,259

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,173,238
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,622,095
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,528,824
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,623,776
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,932,054
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,904,680
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £972,114
Total Gross Expenditure: £928,101
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,509,679
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,372,259
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 453666
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 711286
Income Investments: 8286
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1173238
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,622,095
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1622095
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 22440
Expenditure Support Costs: 316040
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £253,719
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £527,600
Assets Total Liabilities: £273,881
Assets Current Investment: 278340
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £253,719
Creditors One Year Total Current: 273881
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £111,400
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 206682
Funds Restricted: 47037
Funds Total: 253719
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 344936
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1173698
Income Investments: 10190
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1528824
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,386,481
Expenditure Other: 237295
Expenditure Total: 1623776
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 237295
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £702,576
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £855,806
Assets Total Liabilities: £153,230
Assets Current Investment: 270054
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £702,576
Creditors One Year Total Current: 153230
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £501,506
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 555074
Funds Restricted: 147502
Funds Total: 702576
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 146985
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1778700
Income Investments: 6369
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1932054
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,883,295
Expenditure Other: 21385
Expenditure Total: 1904680
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £703,308
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £918,413
Assets Total Liabilities: £120,885
Assets Current Investment: 259864
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £797,528
Creditors One Year Total Current: 120885
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £506,861
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 560521
Funds Restricted: 237007
Funds Total: 797528
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 323476
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 647527
Income Investments: 1111
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 972114
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £906,764
Expenditure Other: 21337
Expenditure Total: 928101
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £703,308
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £882,158
Assets Total Liabilities: £112,004
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £770,154
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112004
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £833,025
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 703308
Funds Restricted: 66846
Funds Total: 770154
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 203044
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1306511
Income Investments: 124
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1509679
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,372,259
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1372259
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12504
Expenditure Support Costs: 104584
Expenditure Depreciation: 416
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £688,575
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,154,272
Assets Total Liabilities: £428,131
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £726,141
Creditors One Year Total Current: 428131
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,127,477
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 688575
Funds Restricted: 37566
Funds Total: 726141
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH OLYMPIC FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-12-20T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/06/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/11/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/01/2014
Charitable Objects: 1 THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SPORT (WHICH ENCOMPASSES ALL ASPECTS OF SPORTING ACTIVITY AND OTHER FORMS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT;(B) THE HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE OF LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTING AUTHORITIES;(C) THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS MEDICINE;(D) THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF SPORT2 THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC (ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE), IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION (AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION) OF FACILITIES SPORTS COACHING AND NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER LIFESTYLE ADVICE;3 THE PROMOTION OF THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, TREATMENT, AVOIDANCE AND PREVENTION OF ANY INJURY, AILMENT, COMPLAINT OR DISABILITY WHICH ARISES OR MAY ARISE FROM PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING FOR ANY SPORT, SPORTING ACTIVITY OR OTHER FORM OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION OR RECREATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND THE PROVISION OF RELIEF AND/OR TREATMENT FOR ANYONE SUFFERING FROM SUCH INJURY, AILMENT, COMPLAINT OR DISABILITY;4 THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAYING SPORT, PHYSICAL RECREATION OR OTHER SIMILAR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN PARTICULAR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES;5 THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL SENSORY OR MENTAL DISABILITIES BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PURPOSE; AND6 SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE;AND IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS THE TRUSTEES SHALL OBSERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF OLYMPISM SO FAR AS THESE ARE NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THEIR DUTIES AS CHARITY TRUSTEES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investment