# Over £260 million raised in first five years of Virgin Money London Marathon - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/09/19/260m-raised-first-five-years-virgin-money-london-marathon/ - Published: 2014-09-19T08:00:03+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Over a quarter of a billion pounds has been raised for charity by London Marathon runners in the last five years since Virgin Money took over sponsorship of the event. The total raised is now £261.4 million.** The total was boosted by the record amount raised by runners in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon – £53.2 million. The average amount raised by every London Marathon Golden Bond charity runner was £2,407. ## Record-breaking fundraising events Indeed, 2014 was the eighth consecutive year that London Marathon entrants have broken the **Guinness World Record for the largest annual single-day charity fundraising event** worldwide. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) On Sunday 13 April 2014 35,868 London Marathon runners completed the course. Of these, 77% were raising money for good causes, a 2% increase on the previous year. [⌊Record breaking fundraising totals at London Marathons from 2010-2014. Totals are £m.⌉⌊Record breaking fundraising totals at London Marathons from 2010-2014. Totals are £m.⌉[ Record breaking fundraising totals at London Marathons from 2010-2014. Totals are £m.   These figures bring the total raised for hundreds of charitable causes since the race began in 1981 to more than £716 million. Virgin Money London Marathon race director Hugh Brasher said: > “We are extremely pleased to reach the quarter of a billion pound figure in only > five years with our partnership with Virgin Money, and especially delighted that > this year’s amazing London Marathon runners have, once again, raised a record- > breaking amount of money for charity. > “Our official charity of the year, Anthony Nolan raised over £1.3 million, smashing > their own target of £1.1 million. It was a pleasure to support this exciting and > lifesaving charity in its fortieth anniversary year, and to welcome its biggest > team of runners yet. Anthony Nolan’s passionate supporters who lined the streets > of London carried people around the route, and summed up the uplifting spirit > of marathon day”. Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson added: “Over £77 million has been raised to date by Marathon fundraisers using Virgin Money Giving, and long may they continue to do so.” The [2015 Virgin Money London Marathon](http://www.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/en-gb/charity/official-charity) is on Sunday 26 April 2015, and the official charity will be Cancer Research UK.   ## Anthony Nolan London Marathon results 2014 Anthony Nolan has reported its results from this year’s London Marathon. The charity had 467 runners, and the average amount they raised was £2,783. Twenty runners raised over £5,000 each. 80% of the runners had a personal connection to the cause, including 132 people running in memory of a loved one lost; 13 people who have donated stem cells to a patient, and 16 transplant survivors. Virgin Money staff voted for the charity to benefit from its two major fundraising activities – the Virgin Money London Marathon 2014 Official Charity, and its Charity of the Year partnership for employees. The results beat Anthony Nolan’s target of £1.1 million. Catherine Miles, Director of Fundraising at Anthony Nolan, said: > “We have had a fantastic year working with the London Marathon and Virgin Money, > and the results will save lives. The partnership was embraced at every level of > the charity from the Chief Executive and the Board, to the 800 volunteers who > lined the route on marathon day to cheer on our 500 amazing runners”.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiPJtc9A-Lk * **[Virgin Money Giving raises £300 million in its first five years](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/01/07/virgin-money-giving-raises-300m-first-five-years/)**( 7 January 2015) * **[Stephen Fry creates personalised videos for London Marathon runners](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/03/31/stephen-fry-creates-personalised-videos-for-london-marathon-runners/)**( 31 March 2015) * **[Virgin Money Giving adds free training to its offer to fundraising charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/06/24/virgin-money-giving-adds-free-training-to-its-offer-to-fundraising-charities/)**( 24 June 2015) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)