UK Athletics Limited

The principal activities of the Company during the year were to carry out the functions of the National Governing Body of Athletics in the UK as required by World Athletics and the International Paralympic Committee. In particular these responsibilities include the preparation and selection of Great Britain & Northern Ireland teams to compete in Olympic, Paralympic, European and World Championships. The Company works in close partnership with UK Sport in the delivery and management of its elite performance programme. The Company stages and promotes a number of televised athletics events, most notably World Athletics Diamond League meetings, which showcase the sport, give further opportunity for British athletes to perform on a global stage and generate revenues to fund the operational costs of the National Governing Body and the services it provides. The Company continues to provide strategic leadership in the development of the sport of athletics across the UK in the areas for which we are responsible and through working in partnership with Home Country Athletics Federations, UK Sport, Sport England, Central and Local Government, Clubs and Schools for the betterment of the sport as a whole.