The Standard Chartered Great City Race celebrates 20 years on Tuesday 22 July 2025

The sold-out 5k race will raise money for Futuremakers by Standard Chartered

17 July 2025, London, United Kingdom – The Standard Chartered Great City Race, the premier City of London 5K corporate team event which takes place on Tuesday [22 July 2025], has once again sold out as it celebrates 20 years.

Entry fees raise funds for The Standard Chartered Foundation to support Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, a global initiative to tackle inequality and promote greater economic inclusion. All funds raised for Futuremakers will be matched by Standard Chartered PLC¹ and will fund Futuremakers programmes in the UK, Europe and globally that help create and sustain jobs for young entrepreneurs and job-seekers from underserved communities.

For every USD 1 invested in Futuremakers, there is a USD 55 return in societal value, meaning that funds raised through this year’s race will go even further in helping our communities to thrive.

Over 5,000 runners will set off at 19:15 from the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), passing some of the City of London’s most famous landmark buildings including St Paul’s Cathedral and the Bank of England.

Saif Malik, CEO, UK and Head, Client Coverage, UK at Standard Chartered will be joined at the start line by former Liverpool Football Club (FC) player Phil Babb, to wave the start flag and set the runners off.

Sonia Rossetti, Head, Corporate Affairs & Brand & Marketing, Europe & Americas at Standard Chartered, said: “Celebrating 20 years of the Standard Chartered Great City Race is a very proud moment for us. We have some colleagues running this year who also took part in 2005, and the ‘finisher’s shirt’ has become a collector’s item for many of our Great City Racers. We are celebrating 20 years across a number of our running events this year, showing testament to our passion for sport, bringing people together and supporting the next generation of talented young people. A huge thanks to our volunteers and partners who support us in delivering this fantastic event.”

Hugh Brasher, CEO of London Marathon Events, organisers of the Standard Chartered Great City Race, said: “For two decades now the Standard Chartered Great City Race has been the City of London’s premier corporate mass participation running event, giving participants the chance to enjoy an incredible 5K course, in the heart of the Capital, alongside friends and colleagues. We wish everyone taking part in this year’s event the very best of luck.”

The Standard Chartered Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1184946, company number 11968592.

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For further information please contact:

Kate Matthews
Communications Director, Europe
Standard Chartered
+44 20 7885 7899
kate.matthews@sc.com

Note to Editors

¹ All funds raised for Futuremakers will be matched by Standard Chartered PLC up to a limit of USD5 million per year.

About The Standard Chartered Great City Race

For more information visit: Standard Chartered Great City Race

The Standard Chartered Great City Race is an annual corporate 5km challenge that traditionally takes place on closed roads through the City of London
It was first held in 2005
In 2019, 309 teams with 6396 participants entered the event
In 2020, the first ever virtual Standard Chartered Great City Race was held with more than 200 teams taking part
In 2021, the race returned in full with 216 teams participating in person and 104 taking part in Run From Home
In 2022, the race sold out with 341 teams participating and 5126 runners registered. Due to extreme hot weather, the event was postponed from its scheduled July date and took place on 6 September.
In 2023, 405 companies took part, with 5592 participants running the 5k corporate challenge
In 2024, 4,899 runners finished the race, and the funds raised for Futuremakers increased on 2023.

About London Marathon Events
London Marathon Events (LME) organises a series of mass-participation events inspiring more than 200,000 participants every year. Its portfolio of world-class events includes the world’s most popular marathon. The mass participation events are:

The Bath Half
Brighton Marathon Weekend
TCS London Marathon and TCS Mini London Marathon
Standard Chartered Great City Race
The Big Half, New Balance Big Relay and The Big Mile
Swim Serpentine
Vitality Westminster Mile
Vitality London 10,000
The Royal Parks Half

The London Marathon is the world’s biggest annual one-day fundraising event and has now raised more than £1.45 billion for thousands of charities since the first edition in 1981.

London Marathon Events gifts its surplus each year to the London Marathon Foundation (the operating name of The London Marathon Charitable Trust, a registered charity (283813) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales (01550741), registered office: 190 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YB).

Since 1981, the London Marathon Foundation has made grants totalling in excess of £110 million to more than 1,700 projects in London and across the UK that help people to become and remain active.

Read more about the work of the London Marathon Group

Futuremakers by Standard Chartered
Futuremakers by Standard Chartered (Futuremakers) is Standard Chartered Bank’s global youth economic empowerment initiative to tackle inequality and promote greater economic inclusion in the Group’s markets. Futuremakers supports disadvantaged young people, especially women and people with disabilities, to learn, earn, and grow. By 2030, Futuremakers aims to create and sustain 140,000 jobs by enabling young entrepreneurs and job-seekers to achieve economic power and participation. www.sc.com/futuremakers

Standard Chartered Foundation
The Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF) is a charitable organisation that tackles inequality by promoting greater economic inclusion for disadvantaged young people, particularly young women and people with disabilities. Its programmes focus on employability and entrepreneurship, helping young entrepreneurs and jobseekers access the skills, networks, opportunities and support they need to achieve economic power and participation.

Established in 2019, SCF is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 1184946) and is the lead delivery partner for Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, a global youth economic empowerment initiative. www.sc.com/scfoundation

About Standard Chartered
We are a leading international banking group, with a presence in 53 of the world’s most dynamic markets. Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good.

Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges.

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