Greenhouse Sports Limited
Analysis
Greenhouse Sports Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04600790). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Greenhouse Sports Limited reported income of £7.0m and spending of £7.7m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £8.0m to £7.0m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Greenhouse Sports Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ealing Community Transport (£6.9m), Whizz-Kidz (£7.1m) and Moon Hall Schools Educational Trust (£6.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%, charitable activities 18%, trading 17% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 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 62%
- Charitable activities 18%
- Trading 17%
- Investments 2.1%
In the charity's own words
Greenhouse Sports is a London-based charity that uses sport to engage young people living in the inner-city. It aims to develop social, thinking, emotional and physical (STEP) skills for young people in London's inner-city communities through high-quality, intensive sports programmes delivered by inspirational coaches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ealing Community Transport | Middlesex | £6.9m |
| Whizz-Kidz | London | £7.1m |
| Moon Hall Schools Educational Trust | Reigate | £6.9m |
| Bournemouth Young Men's Christian Association | Bournemouth | £7.1m |