LONDON SPORT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 January 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08355406
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,740,000
Latest expenditure: £4,030,000
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: House of Sport, Marathon House, 190 Great Dover Street, LONDON, SE1 4YB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.londonsport.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

London Sport has a clear vision: to help make London the most physically active city in the world.Our first milestone is a target: to get 1,000,000 Londoners more active by 2020.We do this by building collaborative, valuable partnerships with the numerous organisations involved in physical activity and sport in London, to help make London happier, healthier and stronger through sport.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,740,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,030,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,611,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,270,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,336,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,072,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,604,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,808,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,418,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,082,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,740,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,030,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £152,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,611,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,270,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £135,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,336,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,072,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £3,848,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £4,604,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,808,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 18000
Income From Government Grants: £4,200,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £4,418,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,082,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 33265
Income From Government Grants: £3,925,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 97000
Income Charitable Activities: 3643000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3740000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,236,000
Expenditure Other: 794000
Expenditure Total: 4030000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 69000
Expenditure Governance: 50000
Expenditure Support Costs: 607000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £327,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,322,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £746,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £576,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 746000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,217,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 327000
Funds Restricted: 249000
Funds Total: 576000
Count Employees: 51
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 167000
Income Charitable Activities: 3444000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3611000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,824,000
Expenditure Other: 446000
Expenditure Total: 3270000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 48000
Expenditure Support Costs: 436000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £282,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,120,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £254,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £866,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 254000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £974,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 282000
Funds Restricted: 584000
Funds Total: 866000
Count Employees: 43
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 185000
Income Charitable Activities: 4151000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4336000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,857,000
Expenditure Other: 215000
Expenditure Total: 4072000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 48000
Expenditure Support Costs: 450000
Expenditure Depreciation: 205000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £159,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,194,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £669,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £525,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 669000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £964,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 159000
Funds Restricted: 366000
Funds Total: 525000
Count Employees: 53
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 126000
Income Charitable Activities: 4478000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4604000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,646,000
Expenditure Other: 162000
Expenditure Total: 4808000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1081000
Expenditure Governance: 3565000
Expenditure Support Costs: 546000
Expenditure Depreciation: 73000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £58,000
Assets Total Fixed: 205000
Assets Own Use: 205000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £664,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £608,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £261,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 601000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 7000
Assets Cash: £554,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 57000
Funds Restricted: 204000
Funds Total: 261000
Count Employees: 46
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 201000
Income Charitable Activities: 4217000
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4418000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,910,000
Expenditure Other: 172000
Expenditure Total: 5082000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1205000
Expenditure Governance: 3705000
Expenditure Support Costs: 468000
Expenditure Depreciation: 46000
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,000
Assets Total Fixed: 278000
Assets Own Use: 278000
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,383,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,196,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £465,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1114000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 82000
Assets Cash: £1,290,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 35000
Funds Restricted: 430000
Funds Total: 465000
Count Employees: 45
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LONDON SPORT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-01-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: LONDON SPORT
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2017-01-18T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 1055683
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1055683
Assoc Charity Name: LONDON SPORTS FORUM FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/01/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/01/2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/07/2015AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02/09/2015 as amended on 06 Dec 2018 as amended on 12 Mar 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, GREATER LONDON (MEANING THE 32 LONDON BOROUGHS AND THE CITY OF LONDON) AND ADJOINING COUNTIES1. TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING, FACILITIES FOR PLAYING HEALTHY SPORTS (“FACILITIES” MEANS LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND ORGANISING SPORTING ACTIVITIES)2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR SPORT, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY, YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE3. TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PRESERVE HEALTH THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION4. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF CHARITY5. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES, AMENITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES TO ENABLE DISABLED PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORT AND OTHER PHYSICAL RECREATION6. TO PROMOTE ALL PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR THROUGH AN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures