Battersea

Please note, this application does not guarantee you a London Marathon charity place. We receive a high volume of applications and enquiries and we like to read through all of them, so please be patient with us and we will be in touch in due course.

Your Details

Title *

Which age range do you fall into? *

By providing us with your contact details, we will contact you about the London Marathon with important information, support and fundraising ideas. We will not send you any other marketing by email, text or telephone unless have previously asked us to, or you tick the boxes below.

Event Details

Please give a brief explanation of why you want to run on behalf of Battersea. Please include a plan of how you aim to achieve the minimum fundraising amount of �2000 (Character limit: 1000 characters) *

Have you run a marathon or other running events before? *

Yes No

Have you applied for a place through the official ballot? *

Yes No

Top size *

Name you'd like on your top

Fundraising

We ask that every participant raises a minimum of £2,000 in sponsorship, which will go towards the running of Battersea. We ask for this to reach us within a month of the event taking place. You will receive lots of fundraising advice and support to help you reach your goal: the more sponsorship you raise, the more our animals will benefit.

If you were to secure a place in the London Marathon, you would pledge to raise �2,000. Please tick to acknowledge this. *

Your connection to Battersea

How did you hear about this event? *

What is your motivation in signing up to The London Marathon? *

To support Battersea

For fitness

For the challenge

In memory of a dog or cat

I have rehomed a dog or cat from Battersea

Other

Terms and conditions

We require a registration fee for this event which is non-refundable, and which must be paid at the point of registration. We ask that every participant also raises a minimum sponsorship amount for Battersea. Any money raised in connection with the event is held on trust for Battersea and must be passed to Battersea. We ask that all participants do this as soon as possible after the event. 

If successful in securing a charity place for Battersea in the London Marathon, you pledge to raise a minimum of �2000. We ask that all sponsorship money be passed to Battersea within two months following the event. All sponsorship money raised will go towards the running of Battersea/our three centres. You can: Pay via your event online giving page, pay over the phone by credit or debit card by calling 020 7627 7883, send a cheque payable to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to Challenge Events, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, 4 Battersea Park Road, London, SW8 4AA or send an online transfer - please contact the Events team for details at events@battersea.org.uk.

Please be aware that this event is a physically strenuous activity and will need a certain amount of training and preparation before participating on the day. It is therefore strongly recommended that all participants seek medical guidance from their GP as to their suitability for the event itself, and the training and preparation that they will need to do prior to the event.

Battersea cannot be held responsible for any injury or illness incurred during participants' preparation and/or participation in the event.
By registering, all participants confirm they are of minimum age for the event on event day, as set by the event organisers.

All participants acknowledge that Battersea may incur costs as a result of them signing up for a place, e.g. for a Battersea t-shirt or vest. The objective is to raise as much sponsorship as possible to ensure these costs are covered and as much money as possible goes towards the animals in Battersea's care.

London Marathon is a third-party managed event. By registering to participate on behalf of Battersea, participants personal data may be shared with the event organiser in order to ensure and facilitate participation in this event. 

Battersea will contact you about your participation in this event with important information, support and fundraising ideas. We will not send you any other marketing by email, text or telephone unless you have provided your permission for us to do so. We may send you marketing by post in line with our Privacy Policy, available at Battersea.org.uk/privacy.

Battersea may use images and footage of participants at this event under our legitimate interest to publicise Battersea and our work. Images and footage will be used across media such as television broadcasts, advertising, print and digital publications, marketing material, merchandising, social media, personalised direct mail, and other media that may be available to the public. If you do not want your image used in these ways, please tell the photographer on the day. 

All participants understand that it is their responsibility to read and comply with the terms and conditions for London Marathon available here: https://www.tcslondonmarathon.com/enter/how-to-enter/general-conditions-of-entry

I have read and understand the Terms & Conditions *

Filming and photography at the event

Please note that Battersea (or our authorised service providers) or our commercial partners may film or photograph participants, volunteers and spectators attending or taking part in events and use such footage or photographs.

We do this in order to publicise the event for commercial and/or fundraising purposes including, but not limited to: television broadcasts, advertising, publications, marketing material, merchandising, social media, personalised direct mail and other media that may be made available to the public. Secondly, to enable our commercial partners to publicise their involvement and/or association with the event.

Your privacy rights

The data you’ve provided will be used by Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to process your event fee, confirm attendance and provide you with information about the event and the fundraising activities you’ve agreed to take part in.

To help us better understand our supporters, and to tailor our communication with you, we may analyse the information you provide. We sometimes use information from public sources.

If you’ve provided a postal address, we will contact you in this way with marketing we believe you’ll be interested in, unless you've told us not to.

If you’d prefer us not to contact you by post, or if you’d like to change the way we process your data, let us know by contacting Supporter Services on:

Phone: 0300 323 1216

Email: [email protected]

Post: Supporter Services Team, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, 4 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4AA.

Further information about how we protect and use your personal data is set out in our Privacy Policy.

Keep in touch

Only with your support can we continue to be here for every dog and cat. That's why we are asking you to let us keep in touch. By choosing to hear from Battersea and our trading company, you’ll receive behind the scenes news, updates about our animals, general information about rehoming, volunteering and various ways you can support Battersea, including fundraising, events and campaigning. You’re free to change your mind at any time.

Choose how you’d like to keep in touch:

Email *

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Phone *

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Text message *

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2025 London Marathon- Application

Your Details

Address

Event Details

Fundraising

Your connection to Battersea

Terms and conditions

Filming and photography at the event

Your privacy rights

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