The Sporting Memories Foundation

Analysis

The Sporting Memories Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08571922). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sporting Memories Foundation reported income of £147k and spending of £123k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £251k to £147k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Sporting Memories Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mankind Initiative (£147k), International Council for Standardization in Haematology (£147k) and Fortuneswell Cancer Trust (£147k).