Apply to be Charity of the Year

How to become Charity of the Year for the TCS London Marathon

Information on how charities can apply to become Charity of the Year for the 2025 TCS London Marathon will be available on this page in May 2023.

The TCS London Marathon is the world’s most successful one-day annual fundraising event, having raised well over £1 billion for thousands of charities since its first edition in 1981. Charities and their supporters play a crucial part in the event's ongoing success.

Previous Charities of the Year

2010: CLIC Sargent
2011: Oxfam
2012: Team PB (Prostate Cancer Charity and Breast Cancer Care)
2013: YouthNet and Age UK
2014: Anthony Nolan
2015: Cancer Research UK
2016: NSPCC
2017: The Royal Foundation's Heads Together Campaign
2018: Teenage Cancer Trust
2019: The Dementia Revolution (Alzheimer's Society & Alzheimer's Research UK)
2020: Mencap
2021: Macmillan
2022: British Heart Foundation
2023: Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity