Sport in Mind

Analysis

Sport in Mind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Sport in Mind reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.4m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £679k to £1.7m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 69%. 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, Sport in Mind sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include My University Hospitals Sussex (£1.7m), Gynaecology Cancer Research Fund (£1.7m) and Mars Org. Ltd (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, charitable activities 37% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £385k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.