The London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited
Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1981Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
£26,250,865
Cash
—
Turnover
—
Profit / loss
—
Current assets
£46,825,524
Creditors < 1 year
£45,839,169
Equity
£26,250,865
Average employees
220
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Group · AI-read | 2024-12-31Group · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £26,250,865 | £20,267,793 |
| Equity | £26,250,865 | £20,267,793 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £35,331,597 | £34,605,625 |
| Intangible assets | £2,967,321 | £3,051,945 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £21,470,448 | £21,748,579 |
| Investments | £10,893,828 | £9,805,101 |
| Current assets | £46,825,524 | £34,125,191 |
| Stock | £31,594 | £31,813 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £45,839,169 | £39,807,227 |
| Creditors after one year | £8,434,930 | £6,913,027 |
| Bank loans & overdrafts | £5,523,567 | £5,885,217 |
| Provisions | £1,632,157 | £1,742,769 |
| Net current assets | £986,355 | −£5,682,036 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £36,317,952 | £28,923,589 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Operating lease charges | £12,000 | £12,000 |
| Cash flow | ||
| Cash from operations | £11,528,834 | £5,190,765 |
| Capital expenditure | £876,895 | £871,597 |
| Net debt | −£33,703,384 | — |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 220 | 188 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-09-15, signed by Dawn Austwick OBE
Subsidiaries (7)
- London Marathon Events Limited · 100% · 190 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YB. England · Race event delivery
- Running High Events Limited · 100% · 190 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YB. England · Other sports activities
- Caledonian Concepts (Scotland) Limited · 100% · Ord House, Cardlehall Business Park, Inverness IV2 5GH. Scotland · Other sports activities
- Loch Ness Marathon Limited · 100% · Ord House, Cardlehall Business Park, Inverness IV2 5GH. Scotland · Other sports activities
- Maverick Corp Ltd · 67% · 190 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YB. England · Other sports activities
- Next Level Courses Limited · 100% · 190 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YB · Other sports activities
- London Marathon International BV · 100% · Locatellikade 1, 1076AZ Amsterdam · Holding company for future investment in Europe
Related parties (15)
- London Marathon Events Limited (LME) · Subsidiary · Gift aid donation accrued at year end · £15,026,689
- London Marathon Events Limited (LME) · Subsidiary · Administration services charged during the year · £48,748
- London Marathon Events Limited (LME) · Subsidiary · Amount owed at year end to LMCT · £14,402,575
- Run Social Limited · Associate undertaking · Loan outstanding at year end · £154,500
- Next Level Courses · Subsidiary undertaking · Loan outstanding at year end · £313,336
- London Marathon Investments (Europe) B.V. · Subsidiary undertaking · Loan outstanding at year end · £1,850,301
- Running High Events Limited · Subsidiary · Costs recharged; amount outstanding at year end · £10,313; £31,767
- Next Level Courses Limited · Subsidiary · Costs recharged; amount outstanding at year end · £9,735
- Run 4 Wales Limited · 100% owned subsidiary of the Group's joint venture M4 Events Limited · Costs recharged; no amount outstanding at year end · £36,667
- Diamond League Ventures LLP · Joint venture · Costs recharged; no amount outstanding at year end · £nil
- European Athletics Championships Ventures LLP · Joint venture · Costs recharged; amount outstanding at year end · £612,656; £18,480
- Activity Alliance · Trustee Sam Orde is Chair · Purchases; no amount outstanding at year end · £nil
- Directors of LME · Directors · Donations to LMCT · £nil
- TOA Holdings Limited · Paid by Maverick Corp Limited · Rental of the company's office · £12,000
- Director of Maverick Corp Limited · Director · Loan outstanding at year end · £58,481
Borrowings (3)
- Bank loan within London Marathon Events Limited; original loan £8m · £5,861,892 · 1.97% · Repayable over 240 months from the date of drawdown in January 2021 · secured on Legal mortgage over 190 Great Dover Street and Units 3-5 Blackhorse Business Park, Blackhorse Road
- Loan within Running High Events Limited · £13,803 · 8.9% · secured on Unsecured
- Loan within Maverick Corp Ltd · £9,280 · 2.5% · secured on Unsecured
Events after the year end (5)
- On 20 February 2026, London Marathon Events Limited became a member of European Marathon Classics LLP.
- On 12 March 2026, London Marathon Investments (Europe) B.V. acquired 100% of the share capital of Motion Events GmbH.
- On 23 June 2026, LME Americas Event Services Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in the United States of America.
- On 1 August 2026, London Marathon Foundation became the sole members of The Daily Mile Foundation.
- Management intends to transfer the trade and assets of Running High Events Limited into London Marathon Events Limited within 12 months of signing the accounts.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesNo charges available in our records.