Leadership Through Sport and Business
Analysis
Leadership Through Sport and Business is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in June 2012, 14 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08033634). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Leadership Through Sport and Business reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.2m (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Leadership Through Sport and Business sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forward in Faith Ministry U.k. (£1.2m), The Myriad Centre Limited (£1.2m) and African Caribbean Community Initiative (A.c.c.i.) (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 44% and investments 4.5%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 52%
- Charitable activities 44%
- Investments 4.5%
In the charity's own words
Leadership Through Sport & Business is a national social mobility charity that prepares and supports disadvantaged young people across the UK into meaningful employment with major firms.
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|---|---|---|
| Forward in Faith Ministry U.k. | Oldbury | £1.2m |
| The Myriad Centre Limited | Worcestershire | £1.2m |
| African Caribbean Community Initiative (A.c.c.i.) | West Midlands | £1.2m |
| Migrants Organise Ltd | London | £1.2m |