The Movement Fund supports organisations, not individuals or sole traders.
Your organisation must be not-for-profit
We fund organisations including:
- sports clubs
- charities
- local authorities
- Community Benefit Societies
- not-for-profit companies
- schools – where the project is additional to what they have to deliver and where it's open to the wider community (not just pupils).
We don't fund for-profit organisations or businesses
We give out public money which means we cannot give it to companies whose sole purpose is to generate profit for shareholders.
We don't fund limited liability partnerships (LLPs), individuals or sole traders.
Your organisation must have a formal governing document
This means a document that outlines the functions and the ground rules of your organisation.
Most organisations will already have this in place. For example, sports clubs have a constitution, charities have terms of references and not-for-profit companies have memoranda and articles of association.
Smaller organisations may not have a formal governing document in place yet, however it's easy to create a constitution that outlines how your organisation works.
It helps to protect your members, make your organisation run more smoothly and will make it easier to apply for other funding in the future.
Buddle has tips on how to develop a constitution.
Your organisation must be managed responsibly
You might all be volunteers, but you can still adopt a professional approach to how your group is run.
You must have some things in place which help with democratic governance. If you have a committee, you can check these details with them.
Your organisation must:
- have at least three trustees or directors who aren't related and don't live together
- make sure decision making and voting rights are distributed fairly
- meet Tier 1 of our governance code if you're asking for more than £10,000
If you're a Community Interest Company (CIC) you can check your organisation's information on Companies House.
Buddle has help and advice on governance of your organisation.
We understand these requirements can seem unfamiliar. Our advisors would like to help you.
Call them on 0345 8508 508 or email on funding@sportengland.org if you'd like support on this.
You must apply for your own funding
We do not accept applications from organisations applying on behalf of another.
You can't use our funds to make grants to other organisations ('onward granting').
You must not have received more than £15,000 from the Movement Fund in the last 12 months
You can make multiple application to the Movement Fund but we won't fund a project that would result in an organisation receiving more than £15,000 from the Movement Fund in a 12-month period.