The British Sports Trust
Analysis
The British Sports Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04597192). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The British Sports Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.3m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The British Sports Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groundwork East (£2.3m), Reading FC Community Trust (£2.4m) and North Yorkshire Sport Ltd (£2.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.4%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Investments 0.9%
- Other 2.7%
In the charity's own words
The provision of vocational courses, training programmes qualifications and awards to educate people, particularly young people, including those considered to be in financial hardship, in leadership and organisation of sport and physical activity. The delivery of programmes which encourage people to then use those skills in a voluntary capacity to get their communities more active.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwork East | Hertfordshire | £2.3m |
| Reading FC Community Trust | Reading | £2.4m |
| North Yorkshire Sport Ltd | Harrogate | £2.3m |
| University of Huddersfield Students' Union | Huddersfield | £2.4m |