The London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

The London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01550741). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £69.7m and spending of £64.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £35.8m to £69.7m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BBC Children in Need (£61.0m), Macintyre Care (£71.2m) and Fitzroy Support (£60.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 17% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9.9m. Reserves of £26.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 183 people.