Funding and support can be keys to the success of your association, club, league or competition

Running a club can be an incredibly rewarding experience, providing a safe and enjoyable environment to help others enjoy the sport we all love - but it isn't without its challenges, and this is where we can help.

In order to develop clubs across England we have created a number of resources that will help your club achieve its strategic and operations objectives. We want to help our clubs be resilient, sustainable, dynamic and engaging.

To increase the health of your club and increase participation, it is essential clubs have clear goals, an aligned vision, and a strong governance structure in place.

Support

Buddle, from Sport England

Buddle, the new home of club matters, is designed to support clubs in their efficiency and help them make the most of opportunities available to them.

They provide a range of free learning and support resources which aim to strengthen clubs and community organisations.

https://buddle.co/

There are resources and learning opportunities on:                         

• Developing and growing your organisation
• Getting help from people & Finding Volunteers
• Safety Welfare and wellbeing
• Legal and Policy essentials
• Facilities and Spaces
• Getting Organised
• Income, Spending and Funding
• Environmental Sustainability

You will also find:

• Online Webinars and Training Sessions
• Case Studies
• News & Information

What Legal Structure does your club fall into?

A common question we often receive from clubs is what legal structure a club should be set up as. Buddle has a fantastic resource which outlines advantages and disadvantages of each structure, as well as information on whether your club would be eligible to be set up in specific ways.

You will find information on the following structures:

• Unincorporated Organisations
• Incorporated Organisations (Community Interest Company (CIC), Community Amateur Sports Club Scheme (CASC))

Club Health Check

The Buddle Club Health Check is designed to get you thinking about your club, where it performs well, and where there are opportunities to improve

Funding

There are many opportunities to receiving funding which are usually linked to strategic goals that a funding provider is striving to achieve.

Below you will find information about the different funding awards that you can access, and discover if the fund would support you organisations aims and objectives. Not only can we signpost you to these funding opportunities, but, we can also help you apply for the awards itself.

Look below and discover which funding opportunities can support your organisation.

Code for Sport Governance - Tier 1

The 'Code for Sport Governance - Tier 1' is a set of compulsory requirements for organisations looking to apply for funding grants of £10,000+. Meeting this requirements will not only put you in the best possible position to apply for funding grants, but also assist your club in running efficiently. 

More information on the Code for Sport Governance is available from the Related Resources section of this page.

Basketball England Development Grant

Basketball England is excited to support regional basketball activities to help grow the game and support its strategic objectives. Through a membership rebate scheme, Basketball England is supporting member associations, clubs and leagues with their basketball development plans.

If you are a thriving association, club or league who requires financial support with a new initiative or an initiative that is ready to go to the next level then we may be able to help. Typically we are supporting applications between £100 and £1,000.

More information on the Basketball England Development Grant is available from the Related Resources section of this page.

Course to Court funding

Are you an association, league or club who is need of more officials for your games? The Course to Court project offers support to recruit new officials into basketball and support your games. This is a fully funded programme for those organisations who can satisfy the criteria and support a new learner official through their development.

We are not taking Course to Court applications at the moment. We will contact our member organisations once the application re-opens. 

If you wish to contact us to ask any questions about the Course to court funding process, or when the process might reopen, please use the button below.

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Sport England's Movement Fund

Sport England's Movement Fund is aimed at investing into thousands of grassroots and physical activity projects.

The £160m fund is currently open, with clubs and projects able to apply for a grant of up to £15,000. The Movement Fund’s core objective will be to tackle inequalities in sport and help Sport England achieve the implementation stage of their Uniting the Movement strategy.

More information on the Movement Fund is available from the Related Resources section of this page.

Awards for All

The National Lottery Awards for All is a quick and simple way to get small Lottery grants of between £300 and £20,000.

The three priority areas include:

1. Bring people together and build strong relationships in and across communities.
2. Improve the places and spaces that matter to communities.
3. Enable more people to fulfil their potential by working to address issues at the earliest possible stage.

More information on Awards for All is available from the Related Resources section of this page.

Other funding sources

From Community Shares, Crowd Funding and Donations to Gift Aid, Equity and more, Sport England has a range of information and resources on different funding sources.

More information on this is available from the Related Resources section of this page.