TCS London Marathon | Run for Soundabout
TCS London Marathon 2027 Charity Place
Run the London Marathon for Soundabout
Take on the challenge of the iconic TCS London Marathon 2027 and help Learning Disabled people with complex support needs to access the life-changing benefits of music and sound-making.
By running for Soundabout, you’ll join thousands of runners taking on one of the world’s most famous marathons, while raising vital funds to support our work across the UK.
Event Details
Date: Sunday 25th April 2027
Location: London
Minimum Fundraising Target: £2,500
Minimum Age: 18
Applications Now Open
With cheering crowds, live music, DJs, and some of London’s most famous landmarks lining the route, the TCS London Marathon is an unforgettable experience.
If you’re motivated, determined, and passionate about helping Learning Disabled people experience the joy, connection, communication, and wellbeing that music can bring, we’d love to hear from you.
Image credit: Isabella Giddins
How to Register
Apply for a Soundabout Charity Place
To be considered for Soundabout’s London Marathon 2027 charity place, complete our application form.
Application deadline: Monday 7th September 2026*
*Applications may close earlier if we appoint our charity runner before this date.
We’ll contact applicants by Monday 14th September 2026 if we are able to offer a place.
Please Note: You must be a UK resident to apply.
Already have a London Marathon Place?
If you’ve secured your own place through the TCS London Marathon ballot, we’d love for you to join Team Soundabout.
By choosing to support Soundabout, you’ll help create more opportunities for Learning Disabled people with complex support needs to thrive through music and sound.
You can choose to nominate Soundabout as your chosen charity at any time, although the earlier you do this, the more time you’ll have available to fundraise, and the more you can benefit from our support.
Key Information
The runner who secures the Soundabout charity place is asked to commit to raising a minimum of £2,500.
If you wish to use a space that you have secured yourself through the TCS London Marathon ballot, to raise funds for Soundabout, there is no minimum fundraising amount.
Before applying for the Soundabout charity place, please make sure that you feel confident that you can achieve the minimum target of £2,500.
This fundraising commitment helps us cover the cost of securing a marathon place, while ensuring that the majority of the funds that you have raised are available to support Learning Disabled people with complex support needs through music and sound-making opportunities.
Yes, the full fundraising target of £2,500 must be paid to Soundabout within two weeks after the race day (9th May 2027).
We’ll support you throughout your fundraising journey with milestone targets, and practical advice, to help you keep on track with your fundraising.
All applications will be reviewed carefully.
In your application, we’re particularly interested in:
- Why you want to run the London Marathon for Soundabout?
- Any connection you have to our work, if applicable.
- How you plan to achieve the £2,500 fundraising target.
- Your motivation and commitment to supporting Learning Disabled people with complex support needs.
To strengthen your application, tell us why Soundabout’s mission matters to you, and provide as much detail as possible about your fundraising plans.
Yes. If you’re successful in securing the Soundabout charity place, or if you choose to use your own ballot space to raise funds for Soundabout, we’ll be with you every step of the journey.
You will receive:
- A Soundabout t-shirt, hoody, water bottle and tote bag.
- A welcome pack.
- A fundraising guide with lots of ideas and resources.
- Fundraising advice and support from a dedicated member of the Soundabout team.
- Promotion of your fundraising activities across our digital marketing platforms and social media.
Yes. If you’re successful in securing the Soundabout charity place, you will need to pay a non-refundable registration fee of £50 within 7 working days of receiving your confirmation email.
You do not have to pay a registration fee if you are using your own London Marathon ballot place to raise funds for Soundabout.
If you are allocated the Soundabout charity place, and you do not raise the minimum fundraising target of £2,500, you are responsible for covering the remaining amount.
This is so that we can make sure that we can cover the costs that we have paid for Soundabout’s charity place, while ensuring that vital funds are still raised to support Learning Disabled people with complex support needs through music and sound-making.
If you wish to use a space that you have secured yourself through the TCS London Marathon ballot, to raise funds for Soundabout, there is no minimum fundraising amount.
After covering the costs that we have paid for Soundabout’s charity place, every pound that you raise will go towards helping Learning Disabled people with complex support needs to access the life-changing benefits of music and sound-making through Soundabout’s activities.
Every £100 you raise can help to support online music sessions so that Learning Disabled people can join in anywhere and from home, hospital, hospice, or Day Centre.
Every £250 you raise can help to fund a music practitioner to lead an inclusive choir rehearsal or music session.
Every £1,000 you raise can can help to fund a day of indoor, or outdoor, music-making activities.
Join Team Soundabout
Thank you for considering running the TCS London Marathon 2027 for Soundabout.
Every mile you run, and every pound you raise, will help Learning Disabled people with complex support needs to thrive through access to music and sound.
If you think you’ve got a marathon in you, and you want to make a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you.