The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
Analysis
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2026, The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity reported income of £5.0m and spending of £5.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £6.2m to £5.0m (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Tomoro Foundation (£5.0m), Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity (£5.0m) and Halifax Opportunities Trust (£5.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £33. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £673k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 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
- Legacies 0.0%
- Charitable activities 98%
- Trading 1.0%
- Investments 1.0%
- Other 0.4%
In the charity's own words
The purposes of the Institute as set out in its Charter are:(a) to promote and advance public health by encouraging active participation in sport or other healthy recreation for the public benefit; and(b) to promote for the public benefit the safety of facilities and services provided for active participation in sport or healthy recreation;
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tomoro Foundation | London | £5.0m |
| Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity | Ipswich | £5.0m |
| Halifax Opportunities Trust | Halifax | £5.0m |
| Barnsley Hospice Appeal | South Yorkshire | £5.0m |