THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
London Marathon Foundation, the operating name of The London Marathon Charitable Trust, aims to inspire physical activity. It does so by awarding grants to help make available facilities and opportunities and by direct delivery to help the least active children, young people and adults from underserved communities get active.
Latest income
£62.7m
Expenditure
£57.8m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £23.4m | £26.4m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £35.8m | £30.3m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £42.9m | £39.6m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £50.1m | £50.8m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £62.7m | £57.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £307k |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £61.2m |
| Investment income | £1.3m |
| Total income | £62.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £8.1m |
| Raising funds | £49.7m |
| Grants to institutions | £6.9m |
| Governance | £163k |
| Total expenditure | £57.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £15.7m |
| Total funds | £15.7m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £15.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £15.7m |
| Cash | £2.5m |
People
| Employees | 11 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Disability
- Amateur Sport
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Other Finance
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.