1. Leisure Provision & Funding

2. Types of Funding
Public – Funding from government and local authorities including National Lottery
Private – From businesses, companies and investors whose main aim is to make money and who fund sport to improve their status and profit
Voluntary – donations, charities or local clubs who exist through members

3. Other Sources of Funding
Trusts &
Foundations
e.g. Princes Trust
Foundation
For
Sport
NGB’s
National
Sports
Aid
Commercial
Sponsorship
Local
Authorities
Community
fundraising
Awards for All
Lottery
Development

4. Public Sector Funding
SportsAid focuses on giving awards to youngsters aged 12 to 18, from around 50 able-bodied and 25 disability sports. These athletes compete in national squads and the SportsAid Awards, generally worth around £1,000, help with costs such as travel, training, accommodation, competition fees and equipment
Sport England’s Sportsmatch programme makes awards to not-for-profit organisations running projects at a community level which meet one or both of Sport England’s objectives of Grow or Sustain. They do this through matching eligible sponsorship pound for pound, up to a maximum value of £100,000
Awards for All is a Lottery grants scheme funding small, local community- based projects in the UK

5. Education Provision
Public use of school facilities in evenings, weekends and holidays; dual use
Facilities are created to be a shared resource by school and local community, financed from education and leisure budget; joint use
Allows greater use of facilities for general public
Better facilities for school for sporting programmes

6. Public
MONEY IN MONEY OUT Government Taxes Local Authorities Gaming duties  Awards & Grants NL ticket sales Sportsmatch Sport for Armed Forces Local Authorities Government Schools – staff facilities Council Tax Grants from government  Community sports facilities & lottery Charges for facility use Grants to local clubs

7. Local Authorities (Public Sector Organisations)
Local governments and authorities have a commitment to provide a range of public services and facilities.
However, it is not compulsory to provide general leisure facilities such as swimming pools and playing fields.
Nonetheless, local authorities make every attempt to provide the public with the services they require.
One of the main aims for public sector organisations is to promote mass participation in sport through high quality recreational services.

8. What factors have encouraged/discouraged local authority involvement in sports?
Increased sporting participation
Creation of leisure services departments in local authorities
Increased public leisure time
Discouraged
Lack of funding
Competition from the private sector
Competition from other government departments for funding

9. How can local authorities try to improve participation in sport?
Provide and promote facilities and services.
Promote provision for under-represented groups such as women/the elderly/disabled/ethnic minorities.
Provide parent-child activities.
Create positive links between schools/clubs/youth services.

10. Private
Business Profit Sponsoring Ticket Sales teams TV rights (Sale)  Private health Merchandise clubs – running, maintenance TV Rights (Buy) NSF & Sport Aid Grants

11. Voluntary  Members subscriptions/match fees Commercial Sponsorship
NSF

Developing performers e.g. coaches fees
Lotto grants and awards
Running the club
NGB’s
Facility Building, maintenance & development
Fundraising
Awards for All (lotto scheme)
Sportsmatch
LA grants

12. Equal Opportunities?
Different areas offer different facilities due to local financial circumstances
Lack of awareness of opportunities available for individuals
Personal finance
Social exclusion/discrimination in certain clubs
Access is difficult for certain social groups

13. National Lottery Started 1994
28p from every ticket goes to ‘Good causes’ including sport
Lottery Sports Fund - £200 million per annum
This money is distributed by UK Sport & Sport England, Wales, Scotland, NI for mass participation & excellence

14. Lottery Funding Street Games: http://www.streetgames.org/
Westway Sports Centre
Stonebridge Recreation Ground
MEND
Wembley Stadium
London Summer of Sport

15. ‘Best Value’ ‘Compulsory Competitive Tendering’ – introduced in 1980’s
Private sector companies bid for local authority leisure facilities to compete with LA, to force LA’s to improve the standards of leisure provision
Replaced in 2000 by ‘Best Value’
Performance is judged by Best value performance indicators and emphasis is on improvement

16. 4 C’s – CHALLENGE, CONSULT, COMPARE, COMPETE
ARE THEY DOING THE BEST THEY CAN COMPARED TO THE BEST COUNCILS
CONSULT
TALK WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES & MONITOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
COMPARE
COMPARE SERVICES AGAINST OTHER COUNCILS, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR
COMPETE
SHOW THAT THE IN-HOUSE SERVICES ARE THE BEST BY SUBJECTING THEM TO EXTERNAL COMPETITION (LIKE CCT). IF THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE THEY MAY HAVE TO SWITCH MANAGEMENT TO PRIVATE OR VOLUNTARY SECTOR

17. Public Sector
Characteristics
Goals
Advantages
Disadvantages

18. Funding Public Funding Private Funding Voluntary Funding
Characteristics
Goals
Advantages
Disadvantages

19. Homework
What are the local provisions for sport and leisure in your area?
Are they public, private or voluntary sector?
What sports are available and to who?
Are they any concessions available for elderly, young people, disabled?
Case study: Find a sporting program that has received lottery funding within London,
what do they do
how much money did they receive
what are the benefits
who runs it

20. Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Sport England: We fund Sport England to promote and invest in grassroots and community sport.
UK Sport: We support UK Sport in helping the UK towards world class success
Equality in sport: We aim to increase participation by under-represented groups in sport.
Community sport: Promoting sport at grassroots level is vital to our vision. Find out what funding is available for community sport.
Funding sources for talented athletes: If you’re talented, we can point you towards invaluable funds.
Professional sport: We support professional sports in the UK and represent their interests in government
Sports facilities:  Along with the National Lottery distributing bodies we have committed over £1 billion to the development of sports facilities. New funding to encourage Local Authorities to offer free swimming to the over 60s and under16s - and to rejuvenate and maintain pools.
World class competitors: We’re raising the profile of UK sport by identifying and supporting sporting talent

21. Sport England
Who: Government Agency responsible for community sport in England
Funding: Funded by National Lottery
Aim:
1. Get people active and increase regular participation by 2 million by 2012
2. Ensure young people stay in sport after school
3. increase exercise in all from non-movers to regular-movers
What does it do:
Invests in and supports community sport for children and adults
Increase opportunities to take part especially for priority groups
Supports government target for ‘2 hours school sport per week for 85% school kids’
Promotes coaching, leading and officiating in sport
Fight obesity
Funding for elite athletes in non-Olympic sports e.g. netball