01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043161
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 52
- Postcode
- SE1 4YB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 to advance the education of children and young people through participation in sport to provide opportunities for them to develop their full capacities. 3.2 to provide and assist in providing facilities for sport, recreation or other leisure time occupation of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances (in particular children and young people) or for the benefit of the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life. 3.3 to promote the health of the public (especially young people) in particular through the provision of sports facilities and sports coaching. 3.4 to promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of sports capable of improving health. 3.5 such other exclusively charitable purposes as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion decide.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £4,426,066 | £4,539,476 | 52 | 11 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,928,589 | £4,143,131 | 52 | 30 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,557,011 | £4,105,086 | 52 | 16 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,381,439 | £2,481,613 | 52 | 16 August 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £3,262,134 | £2,307,940 | 52 | 30 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- HOUSE OF SPORT Marathon House , 190 Great Dover Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sported.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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