Sported Foundation

Analysis

Sported Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06541137). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sported Foundation reported income of £6.8m and spending of £5.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.4m to £6.8m (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sported Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Federation of European Biochemical Societies (£6.8m), Rosetrees (£6.8m) and The Royal Life Saving Society - U.k. (£6.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.7m. Reserves of £399k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.