London Sport
At a glance
Key takeaways
- London Sport's stated focus is Greater London, and its themes are sport and physical activity, with a particular concern for children and adults in the most deprived communities, so a project in those areas is the clearest fit.
- Its annual giving was £69,000 in the latest year reported and no grant range is published, so a modest request is the safer starting point.
- No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact shown on its website to ask whether a request would be considered.
- The annual report does not say how competitive its funding is or whether it works mainly through relationships, so approach it with that uncertainty in mind.
Overview
London Sport is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1165100).
London Sport is a charity that exists to help Londoners live longer, healthier and happier lives through being active. It works with charitable organisations across London that share its mission, offering advice and guidance, sharing funding opportunities and providing resources, and it also provides funding on behalf of other funders. Its programmes include Go! London, which uses sport and physical activity to help young people improve their physical and mental wellbeing, safety, employability and community relationships, and the Opening School Facilities Fund, which supports schools to open their sport facilities to pupils and the wider community outside school hours.
What they fund
Priority Areas
London Sport exists to help Londoners live longer, healthier and happier lives through being active, focusing on children and adults in the most deprived communities who face the greatest challenges of inequality. It works with charitable organisations aligned with its mission across London, offering tailored advice and guidance, sharing funding opportunities and providing resources, webinars and events. It also provides funding on behalf of funders and works collaboratively with local authorities, grassroots sports clubs and other delivery organisations. Its approach focuses resources where there is greatest need and opportunity to influence change. The grants reported were paid to institutions; their individual purposes are not specified.
Themes
- Sport and physical activity
Geographic Focus
Greater London.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Greater London
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to London Sport.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Active Lambeth£26,000year to 31 March 2025
- Access Sport£20,000year to 31 March 2025
- Health Place Project£11,000year to 31 March 2025
- Path to Paris£10,000year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£2,000).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £4,418,000 | £5,082,000 | £1,205,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £4,604,000 | £4,808,000 | £1,081,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £4,336,000 | £4,072,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £3,611,000 | £3,270,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £3,740,000 | £4,030,000 | £69,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- londonsport.org
- londonsport.org/who-we-are · read on 30 October 2026
- londonsport.org/our-work/funding · read on 30 October 2026
- londonsport.org/focus-area/go-london-fund · read on 30 October 2026
- londonsport.org/focus-area/opening-school-facilities-fund · read on 30 October 2026
- londonsport.org/about-us/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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