Laureus Sport for Good Foundation

Analysis

Laureus Sport for Good Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05083331). It says it makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation reported income of £5.3m and spending of £5.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £5.6m to £5.3m (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation sits at the 100th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Neots (Eversley) Limited (£5.2m), Berkhampstead School (Cheltenham) Trust Limited (£5.4m) and Fusion Lifestyle (£5.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.1m. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.