Run 4 Wales Charitable Foundation
Analysis
Run 4 Wales Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Run 4 Wales Charitable Foundation reported income of £166k and spending of £67k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £166k (-86%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Run 4 Wales Charitable Foundation 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 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Annes Football Club (£166k), 1st Lilliput Sea Scouts (£166k) and Prime Skatepark (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Wales by the provision of the facilities for running and athletics (alone or in conjunction with others).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Annes Football Club | Lancashire | £166k |
| 1st Lilliput Sea Scouts | Poole | £166k |
| Prime Skatepark | Plymouth | £166k |
| The Searle Charitable Trust | London | £167k |