{"id":21398,"date":"2025-10-22T00:49:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/uk-athletics-in-profit-for-first-time-in-eight-years\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:49:31","slug":"uk-athletics-in-profit-for-first-time-in-eight-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/uk-athletics-in-profit-for-first-time-in-eight-years\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Athletics in profit for first time in eight years"},"content":{"rendered":"


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UK Athletics has reported a surplus for the first time since 2017, two years after facing the threat of bankruptcy.<\/b><\/p>\n

The governing body announced a record annual loss of \u00a33.7m in 2023 but has implemented strict measures to deliver a surplus of \u00a3107,588.<\/p>\n

UK Athletics (UKA) introduced tighter cost controls and restructured internally – reducing staff numbers from 72 to 62 – and “reducing support for some programmes”.<\/p>\n

UKA also struck a “groundbreaking” deal<\/a> with the organisers of the London Marathon and Great North Run in 2024 to help it tackle financial crises.<\/p>\n

“I am very pleased that we are back in profit – it’s an important moment for UK Athletics and a real sign that the steps we have taken over the past two years are working,” UKA chair Ian Beattie said.<\/p>\n

“But I don’t underestimate how difficult it has been to get back to this position. It has taken hard decisions, careful management and the commitment of a great many people to turn things around.<\/p>\n

“The organisation has gone through a period of real change. We have had to make savings across every area, including redundancies and reduced support for some programmes outside the World Class Performance system.<\/p>\n

“Those decisions were extremely tough and never taken lightly, but they were necessary to secure the long-term stability of the sport. We are a leaner organisation now – more streamlined and more focused on the essentials and the right culture – but we are also a stronger one as a result.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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