The Sports Council Trust Company

Analysis

The Sports Council Trust Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02517615). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Sports Council Trust Company reported income of £4.0m and spending of £5.0m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.8m to £4.0m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Sports Council Trust Company sits at the 99th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisdom School (£4.0m), West London Students' Union (£4.1m) and Lta Tennis Foundation (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74% and trading 25%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £10k. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate.