Since 2008, we have funded over 100 projects which have brought together culture, sport and education and engaged over 1.6 million people; have had audiences of more than 11 million; and have created 43,000 volunteering opportunities.

Our endowment was intended to create a lasting legacy, not just fund projects as part of the Cultural Olympiad. As such, we worked with all our delivery partners from the outset to ensure that their projects received matched funding, and that as much of the work we supported as possible could continue once the Trust's funding ended.

In total our projects secured a colossal £55.6 million over a four year period, so we were able to more than double the value of our endowment. Encouraging our projects to work in partnership not only led to securing additional funds, but helped to widen the scope and impact of the work we funded.

As a result, many projects became embedded in their communities, gaining positive reputations and were recognised as delivering valuable work that engaged a wide range of individuals, young and old.

The Speed of Light on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh was part of the annual Edinburgh Festival in 2012

Many of our projects are continuing into 2013 and beyond with support from a range of corporate partners, funders and local authorities. Speed of Light was our high profile Community Celebration project in Scotland. It took place over two weeks and involved 5,000 runners wearing innovative light suits as they scaled Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. The event was also part of the Edinburgh Fringe, and since its success in 2012 has been commissioned to appear in Yokohama, Japan, and in Salford.

South of the border, outdoor arts festival Lakes Alive in Cumbria has received funding from Arts Council England to continue to bring internationally renowned street artists and performers to the North West; Community Games, which began as a West Midlands project for communities to organise their own mini sport and cultural Olympics, was rolled out across England in 2012 due to its success in the region. It has just been granted further funding to continue delivery for the next couple of years.

Biennial dance festival Big Dance began as a London programme, but rolled out UK-wide for the 2012 event, and will return in 2014. We have a multitude of small and large scale examples of projects which we funded, whose success has enabled them to continue to leave a legacy in their communities with the support of other partners.

Members of the public take part in Big Dance 2010 in Trafalgar Square

There have been many individuals who have also benefitted from our funding and our projects. Case studies in film and print are available on our website, but we know from speaking to a wide range of participants - young people and the not so young - that the work we have funded has enabled people to learn new skills, find training and employment, build confidence and open up new opportunities.

Earlier this year we asked over 1,000 young people about the impact that London 2012 had on them. Our research findings have supported what we knew from five years of working with projects and participants, but they also show how engaged young people can and want to be in building their future, and how, given the opportunity, they are willing to play a lead role.

Our findings were overwhelmingly positive and clearly demonstrate the impact that London 2012 has had on this generation. We found, perhaps surprisingly, that many of those who were not involved in projects associated with the Games felt motivated and inspired by the athletes, the atmosphere and the success of holding a hugely successful international event.

The findings of our research, which will be announced at an RSA event on 30 April 2013 and available on our website, will be of use to organisations and individuals who want to engage young people in the arts, sport and culture.

The event, entitled "London 2012: Have We Inspired A Generation?" will be asking key figures within arts, sports and education how the research findings can be used by others, and will be debating what these findings mean for the arts, sports and education sectors.

The event will be streamed live on the RSA website, and we will be taking questions for the panel via Twitter (#generation2012). So please do join us.

Moira Swinbank has been chief executive of Legacy Trust UK since April 2008.