Toybox 2026 London Marathon application form
Thank you so much for your interest in taking on the challenge of running the London Marathon 2026 for Toybox - by fundraising for us, you really will change the world for street children.
To run in this event, you will need to be able to raise a minimum of £2,500 (not including your registration fee, Matched Giving or Gift Aid).
We will provide all Toybox London Marathon runners with:
If you already have a place in the London Marathon 2026 and would like to support Toybox through fundraising we would love to hear from you – email us at [email protected] and one of the team will be in touch.
Before you complete the form below, please read through the Terms and Conditions at the bottom of the page.
Here's your chance to be creative! Please feel free to send us any additional information to support and strengthen your application. You might like to take a photo, or make a short video or podcast on your phone explaining why you want to join Team Toybox. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
Please send any supporting information to [email protected] with your name in the subject line.
By completing an application for a Toybox place in the London Marathon, you agree to the following Terms and Conditions. Places are highly sought after, so please read the following carefully.
Toybox has a limited number of places for the TCS London Marathon 2026, therefore no guarantees can be given that your application will be successful. We receive far more applications than we have available event places, so unfortunately not everyone who applies will be given a place.
You participate in the London Marathon entirely at your own risk. Toybox is not liable for any injury or loss which you may incur as a result of your participation in the event.
Toybox reserves the right to amend or change these Terms and Conditions at any point. In this case, all confirmed runners will be informed and given the most recent version of these Terms and Conditions.
We reserve the right to refuse any application at our absolute discretion, without providing reasons for doing so.
You must be 18 years old by Race Day in order to participate in this event.
If your application is successful, you agree to pay a £100 non-refundable entry fee to Toybox. Toybox will notify you by email and will explain how to pay your £100 entry fee. You must pay your £100 entry fee within 14 days of this notification; otherwise you risk losing your guaranteed charity place to another applicant.
If your application is successful and you pay your registration fee within the timeframe stated above, we will ensure that your place is reserved for the TCS London Marathon 2026. Following this, you will be required to complete your registration on the entry registration system for TCS London Marathon. This will be sent over to you by email. After having received this link, you will have 4 weeks to complete this registration system and have received a donation on your fundraising page. If you do not complete both additional steps within 4 weeks of receiving the link, you will lose your place and not be entitled to a refund.
If you sustain an injury during training, please contact Toybox. It is important that you do not take part in the marathon unless you are completely fit to do so. Deferrals are decided on an individual basis. If Toybox decides you may defer, you must agree to abide by all Terms and Conditions that Toybox publishes for the subsequent event. This includes any increase in the amount of sponsorship money you pledge to raise.
All participants running on one of Toybox’s charity places agree that images, audio and video taken during training or on the day may be used by Toybox to promote the London Marathon in the future.
If you decide not to run the London Marathon – or decide to run for another charity – you must inform Toybox immediately.
By taking part in the London Marathon for Toybox, you consent to Toybox contacting you via phone, SMS, letter or email for any communications in relation to your fundraising or participation in the event.
You understand that through your participation, Toybox will have to share your information with the London Marathon office to ensure your participation in the event.
The charity places in the TCS London Marathon 2026 require an investment from Toybox therefore by applying for a charity place you agree to meet the minimum pledge of £2,500 (excluding registration fee, Matched Giving and Gift Aid). Your application will be subject to a selection process, so that Toybox can ensure that our guaranteed charity places are used to the best-possible effect (as determined by Toybox), therefore please ensure you submit a fully detailed fundraising plan on your application form.
If you are allocated a Toybox charity place then you agree to fundraise only for Toybox. If you set up a Just Giving page or any other online giving page, 100% of your fundraising must be for Toybox.
You must raise £500 by 31st December 2025, £1,500 by 1st March 2026 and £2,250 by the 27th April 2026. If you have not raised these amounts by these deadlines, Toybox reserves the right to withdraw your place and allocate it to another runner on our waiting list. Payment deadline for the full minimum sponsorship is 30th June 2026. If you need more time to collect sponsorship, please let Toybox know in advance of this date. All charities inform the London Marathon organisers if someone does not fulfil their pledge
Any existing regular donations which you make to Toybox do not form part of the total raised through sponsorship.
Any monies received by Toybox under the Gift Aid scheme (or any other charity tax scheme) do not count towards the total value of the sponsorship raised.
Toybox reserves the right to withdraw your place at any point if it considers that you are unwilling or unable to raise the minimum sponsorship amount.
For more information about Toybox’s promise to you and all our supporters, please see our Supporter Promise.