1) There are 700,000 children living in poverty in London. 43% of children in inner London and 34% of children in outer London are living in relative poverty. This is as many as in the whole of Scotland and Wales. 2) There are substantial gaps in access to sporting activity, with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to take up sport (46%) than those from higher-income households (66%), and only half of those receiving free school meals (FSM) take part in sporting activity. There are also gaps in provision shown by schools with the lowest proportion of FSM pupils being more likely (70%) to offer extra-curricular opportunities compared to those with high FSM rates (35%). 3) Families of disabled children on average, face extra costs of £581 a month and for almost a quarter (24%) of families with disabled children, extra costs amount to over £1,000 a month. Some simply cannot afford this.

1) THF targets areas of deprivation and children receiving free school meals to offer specific and specialist support for deserving and in need young people. 2) THF delivers activity-based sports programmes delivered directly to areas of deprivation with community-led partners creating regular opportunities to participate and progress. 3) THF provides meaningful funding to partners and schools who are dedicated to supporting profoundly disabled and life limited youngsters.