Information for Sports Clubs
This page provides information about the following:
Bexley Community Sport and Physical Activity Network (CSPAN)
 The Bexley Community Sport and Physical Activity Network (CSPAN) is a network
of local organisations and agencies who all have a contribution to make to
sport and active recreation in the borough. The CSPAN has been formed to
provide strong leadership and co-ordination in the delivery of increased
sport and physical activity in Bexley.
Membership of the network is still developing but the following organisations
are currently represented at the quarterly meetings:
London Borough of Bexley |
Bexley Care Trust |
Woodside School Sports Partnership |
Hurstmere School Sports Partnership |
Pro Active East London |
Bexley Rugby Development Group |
Bexley Sports Council |
Bexley Athletic Club |
Bexley Hockey Development Group |
Crayford Arrows FC |
Charlton Athletic Community Scheme |
Bexley Voluntary Service Council |
Bexley Volunteer Bureau |
|
Bexley CSPAN is supported by  Pro-Active
East London,
which is a sub-regional Sport and Physical Activity Partnership covering
10 East London boroughs. CSPANs are also a key element of Sport England’s
Delivery System for sport.
For further information on the Bexley CSPAN please contact Hugh Elsegood
by email: hugh.elsegood@bexley.gov.uk
Return to top of page
Bexley Sports Council
 Bexley Sports Council was established as an independent body in 1965 and is funded by Bexley Council. Its main aims are to:
- Award small grants on behalf of Bexley Council to assist voluntary sports organisations and individuals within the borough
- Assess and provide advice on the sporting needs within the borough, review implementation or extensions to existing facilities and give advice on future provision
- Promote close links between Bexley Council and voluntary organisations providing sporting activities to residents of Bexley
Find out more about how to receive funding from
Bexley Sports Council, and to view previous
grants awarded and minutes of BSC meetings.
Return to top of page
Funding
If your club is thinking about developing a project or you are an individual seeking funding, there are a number of others organisations who maybe able to provide assistance.
Find out more about Funding for Sports Clubs and Individuals...
Return to top of page
Sports Development Team
 Working with schools, sports clubs and community groups, the Bexley Council Sports Development Team have a remit for improving the range of sports activities available in Bexley for the widest possible community.
 A
Community Sports Development Newsletter (838KB, PDF file) produced
by the London Borough of Bexley’s Sports Development Team.
Return to top of page
Community Amateur Sports Club Scheme
 Amateur sports clubs that do not want to apply for charitable status can now submit an application for a package of tax reliefs available direct from the Inland Revenue. Clubs wishing to access the reliefs must show that they are open to the whole community and organised on an amateur basis They must have as their main purpose the provision of facilities for, and promotion of participation in one or more eligible sports (i.e. those recognised by the Sports Councils).
Figures show over 4,600 clubs have registered as Community Amateur Sports
Clubs (CASC) and, partly through rate relief and the ability to claim Gift
Aid on voluntary donations, have benefited from an estimated £39 million
in savings since 2002.
The package offered gives mandatory rate relief of 80% to registered clubs, as well as tax relief on:
- fund raising income up to £30,000
- income from interest
- rental income up to £20,000
- capital gains tax on disposals
- Gift Aid on donations from individual donors
- inheritance tax on gifts of assets or trading stock
The
definitive guide on CASC can be found here...
Read more information on CASC at the DCMS website...
Read more information on CASC at the Inland Revenue website...
Return to top of page
Club and Coach Development
An extensive programme aimed at coaches, clubs and volunteers is run across
the 5 Pro-Active London Partnerships. For dates, times, locations and details
of all workshops available please visit the website at: www.pro-activelondon.org/workshops
- Workshops offered include: First
Aid (appointed persons)
- Safeguarding
and Protecting Children
- Sports
Nutrition
- How
to Coach Disabled People in Sport
- A
Club for All
For a booking form or for further information please contact Danielle Linton,
Education Development Officer by phone on 020 7815 7828 or by email on workshopbookings@lsbu.ac.uk
Return to top of page
Is your sports club looking for volunteers?
Leisure Services has teamed up with local partners to help identify people of all ages who are keen to be involved as volunteers at local sports clubs. Whether you are looking for someone to help with website design, officiating, fundraising, information technology or even administration, we are keen to hear from you. For further information on the possibility of finding more volunteers for your sports club please call Hugh Elsegood on 020 8294 6985 or simply fill in the appropriate form below and return it to Leisure Services:
Sports Club Volunteer Requirement Form (67Kb, PDF file, to print and post)
 Sports Club Volunteer Requirement Form (37Kb, Word document, to email) |
