Information for Sports Clubs

Funding

If your club is thinking about developing a project or you are an individual seeking funding, listed below are a number of funding organisations who maybe able to provide assistance.

Funding Organisations

Bexley Sports Council

An independent body that receives funding from the Council to allocate grants to organisations/ individuals who can demonstrate a special need. The Sports Council can offer any voluntary club or individual (within the Borough of Bexley) grant aid of up to a maximum of £500 dependant on specified criteria detailed in the document below. Also below are the application forms for both groups and individuals:

Download application criteria for BSC Grant (PDF file, 58KB)
Download group/club application form for BSC Grant (PDF file, 58KB)
Download individual application form for BSC Grant (PDF file, 58KB).

When completed, please return your application form to:
Leisure Services, Bexley Council, Civic Offices, Broadway, Bexleyheath, DA6 7LB

Read more about Previous Grant Awards and BCS Minutes...

If you have any queries you can contact Leisure Services on: 020 8294 6963. (Please note, Leisure Services can only deal with general queries or questions about application forms, as grant decisions lie with Bexley Sports Council and not Leisure Services. For an application to be considered at a Bexley Sports Council meeting, it needs to be received by Leisure Services at least three weeks in advance.)

Jack Petchey Foundation

The Jack Petchey Foundation gives grants to programmes and projects that benefit young people aged 11 - 25 and has recently launched its Achievement Awards Scheme in Bexley. The awards enable clubs to recognise achievements of young people in a practical and positive way, as well as providing additional funds for clubs of around £3,000 a year.

www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk
Tel: 020 8252 8000
Fax: 020 8477 1088
Email: mail@jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk

Coca Cola Enterprises Bexley Sports Development Fund

A £10,000 sports development fund to encourage 14 to 18 year olds to take part in sport and physical activity.

• Stream 1 offers money towards clubs running Junior Leadership Schemes
• Stream 2 offers money towards developing new clubs or new teams that target 14 – 18 year olds
• Stream 3 offers money towards supporting club accreditation and coach education

To find out more or to receive an application form please contact the Council’s Cultural Services Department on 020 8294 6963 or email hugh.elsegood@bexley.gov.uk

Foundation for Sport and the Arts

This body was set up by the football pools promoters and has around £60 million annually to donate to sports and arts organisations. The maximum grant that the Trust will normally offer is £75,000.

Foundation for Sport and the Arts, P.O. Box 20, Liverpool, L13 1HB
Tel: 0151 259 5505
Fax: 0151 230 0664
E-mail: contact@thefsa.net
Website: www.thefsa.net

The London Marathon Charitable Trust

This body was established with the principal objective of providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for leisure and recreation for people of London. Applicants can apply for grants up to £150,000.

2 The Square,
Richmond,
Surrey,
TW9 1DY
Tel: 020 8940 0102
Website: www.london-marathon.co.uk

Governing Bodies

Some governing bodies have their own grant schemes that may offer grant aid. For information about your governing body, try our Useful Links page.

European Social Fund

The ESF is one of 3 funds to help EU member states combat unemployment and regenerate areas of decline, there are no specific schemes for sport but the fund has assisted training schemes with a sporting element.

www.esf.gov.uk

Cllr Hacker with a cheque from the Football Foundation for Crayford Arrows Sports Club

Football Foundation

This is a partnership of the FA Premier League, the Football Association, Government, and Sport England. The Trust provides financial help (£53 million available) for football at all levels. Grants range from £100 to £1m.

www.footballfoundation.org.uk

The Football Foundation, 30 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8FF
General Enquiries: 0845 345 4555
Fax: 0845 345 7057
E-mail: enquiries@footballfoundation.org.uk

National Lottery funding

Sport England

Sport England provide the strategic lead for sport in England and are responsible for delivering the Government's sporting objectives. They distribute funding and invest in a range of sporting projects at both a community and national level.

www.sportengland.org
Sport England, 3rd Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1B 4SE
Tel: 08458 508 508
Fax: 020 7383 5740
E-mail: info@sportengland.org

The Big Lottery Fund

The Big Lottery Fund was launched on 1st June 2004 and was created by merging the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) and the Community Fund. It will hand out half of the money for good causes that is generated by the National Lottery.

www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Head Office, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE
Tel: 08454 102030
E-mail: general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk

Awards for All

This programme is supported by the New Opportunities Fund and is directed towards small groups with a community focus, providing grants from £300 to £10,000.

www.awardsforall.org.uk
Tel: 0845 600 2040
E-mail: general.enquiries@awardsforall.org.uk

Sportsmatch

This is a government initiative, which aims to improve the quality of business sponsorship at the grass roots level by matching every £1 put up by a business sponsor.

www.sportsmatch.co.uk
Sportsmatch, 3rd Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1B 4SE
Tel: 020 7273 1942
Fax: 020 7273 1981
E-mail: info@sportsmatch.co.uk

Sports Aid

This organisation aids elite sports people of international competition level with the costs of training, travel, and coaching.

www.sportsaid.org.uk
Sports Aid, The Charity for Sport, 3rd Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1B 4SE
Tel: 020 7273 1975
Fax: 020 7273 1981
E-mail: mail@sportaid.org.uk

(Note: For Bexley Council's general funding information please visit our Funding section.)

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