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Saracens Sport Foundation

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1079316LondonHealth and saving lives
Income£1.6m2025-06-30
Spending£1.6msame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause92nd pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2000Charitable company
Employees63latest return

Analysis

Saracens Sport Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03909677). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Saracens Sport Foundation reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.6m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Saracens Sport Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nova Wakefield District Limited (£1.6m), Community Barnet (£1.6m) and Brynawel House Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre Ltd (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, donations and legacies 23% and trading 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £246k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.

Income and spending

£0£396k£792k£1.2m£1.6m2021 Income: £1,009,2592021 Spending: £892,43620212022 Income: £1,118,1822022 Spending: £1,114,42820222023 Income: £1,370,4802023 Spending: £1,342,98520232024 Income: £1,483,8682024 Spending: £1,476,17020242025 Income: £1,583,3002025 Spending: £1,565,1112025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 22%
  • Legacies 0.8%
  • Charitable activities 64%
  • Trading 14%

In the charity's own words

THE SARARCENS SPORT FOUNDATION USES THE SARACENS BRAND, OUR PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS AND HIGH QUALITY STAFF TO INSPIRE AND CHALLENGE OVER 70,000 CHILDREN EVERY YEAR TO LIVE AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

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CharityLocationIncome
Nova Wakefield District LimitedWest Yorkshire£1.6m
Community BarnetLondon£1.6m
Brynawel House Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre LtdPontyclun£1.6m
Tynedale Hospice at HomeHexham£1.6m