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Cash4Clubs

Supporting grassroots sport and physical activity across

UK & Ireland

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Since 2008, Flutter UKI has donated almost £7million to grassroots and community sports clubs through the Cash4Clubs programme, helping thousands of people across the UK and Ireland by ensuring they have access to sport and physical activity.

 

Flutter UKI have generously donated a futher £500,000 this year for Sported to deliver another round of the Cash4Clubs programme, launching on 1st October 2026.

 

Small grants of £2000 (€2000 in Ireland) are available to support clubs and organisations that help adults participate in sport and physical activity, particularly in underserved communities.

 

It is important to note that this funding is available to groups that are supporting over 18s only.

What is Cash4Clubs?

Cash4Clubs is a small grants scheme for community sports clubs and organisations to use as they see fit, whether that’s to purchase new equipment, gain coaching qualifications or invest in the sustainability of their club.

The programme is focused on supporting adult participation in sport and physical activity. Funding is available to groups that support over 18s only. The funding is unrestricted, meaning organisations are able to decide how best to use the grant to support delivery of their activities.

Cash4Clubs aims to get vital funds to clubs that need it most, prioritising groups working in areas of high deprivation and engaging adults from under-represented groups. This includes women, people from racially-diverse communities, disabled people and people from the LGBTQ+ community.

Who can apply?

Cash4Clubs is funded by Flutter UK & Ireland, part of Flutter Entertainment, the global sports betting, gaming and entertainment provider. For this reason, groups must only support adult members (18+) to be eligible for funding. You cannot apply if your organisation or club has junior members or runs any junior activities. We will check this as part of our assessment process.

We welcome applications from not-for-profit organisations, including charities, CICs, community groups and traditional sports clubs and teams. You do not need to be a sports organisation to apply, but you must be delivering or planning to deliver sport or physical activity to adults.

Applicants must demonstrate that they are using sport for social purpose. Examples include: operating in communities facing disadvantage, engaging adults from under-represented groups and having a positive impact on issues such as rural isolation, physical and mental health or community cohesion.   

To check you are eligible and make sure you have all the information you need to apply, please read the Guidance Notes and Frequently Asked Questions below. 

Frequently asked questions?

You can apply for £2,000 (€2000 in Ireland), to support your activities using sport for social purpose. You can only apply for one grant per club. We cannot give out awards to different teams within a club so please consider where the funds are most needed.

The fund is open from 9am on Thursday 1st October 2026 until 5pm on Friday 1st January 2027.

Cash4Clubs aims to get vital funds to clubs that need it most. We prioritise applications from groups working in areas of high deprivation and engaging adults from specific under-represented groups. That means those who:

  • Are supporting adults living in an area of high deprivation. (Using Government Indices of Multiple Deprivation and the Pobal HP Deprivation Index).
  • Increase access to sport for one or more under-represented groups, including women, people from racially diverse communities, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Encourage adults who would not usually engage in sport to take part. Examples include activities that support physical and mental wellbeing or tackle issues such as loneliness and rural isolation.
  • Address broader social issues for the local community, for example tackling crime and anti-social behaviour or supporting community cohesion.

The funding is unrestricted – we want you to tell us what you need it for!

It can be used for anything that will support your organisation to keep the doors open, to continue or grow your sports activities for adults. Typical examples of costs might include a contribution towards:

  • Venue hire
  • Utilities such as heating or lighting
  • Equipment
  • Coaching costs
  • Volunteer expenses
  • Kit
  • Marketing and communications
  • Training and qualifications
  • Insurances and affiliations 
  • Facility refurbishments

We are unable to fund:

  • Organisations who work with young people aged under 18. Even if the funding is specifically for adult activity, we cannot fund any organisations who have young people as part of their membership or deliver any activities for young people.
  • Any activities that take place outside of the UK and Ireland, including trips abroad.
  • Any costs associated with elite sport or talent development. The programme is about grassroots sports participation.
  • Profit making companies including CICs limited by shares. We are only able to fund not for profit organisations.

We will ask for some additional information, so we can carry out due diligence checks to ensure we are funding safe and trusted organisations.

You will need to submit:

  1. A governing document e.g. Constitution or Articles of Association. We will also accept your Charity or Company Number. This is so we can ensure you are a not-for-profit organisation benefiting the local community. 
  2. A bank statement in the name of your organisation and dated within the last 3 months. The statement should clearly show the sort code and account number, so we can make payment if you are successful. We do not need to see any transactions or balance. We are unable to pay into personal bank accounts, so the account name must match that name of the organisation applying.

We will also require you to self-declare that you have an up-to-date safeguarding policy, a health and safety policy and relevant insurance to cover your activities.

The funding should be spent within a four-month period, to allow us to assess and report on the impact of the programme. If you have any problems with meeting this timeline, you can let us know.

You will be required to complete a short feedback form to help us understand the impact of the grant and how the funding has supported your organisation.

The details you will need to be provide can be found here Cash4Clubs Grants Reporting Requirements

You may also be selected for a grant audit so please keep copies of invoices paid and receipts for any items connected to the grant.

Organisations who received a Cash4Clubs grant between 2023 and 2025 are eligible to re-apply. However, if we are oversubscribed we will prioritise new groups that have not received funding before.

Yes. Sported is a UK charity but this grant programme is funded through Flutter UK & Ireland – so groups from the Republic of Ireland are eligible to apply. Grants to organisations based in Ireland will be paid in euros.

We will accommodate different accessibility needs to give organisations the best chance of communicating who they are and what they do with us. We can arrange a conversation with a member of our team to provide clarity on the questions or processes or provide information and the application form in accessible formats. We will consider any requests for accessibility that make it easier to apply.

Please get in touch at  grants@sported.org.uk 

A member of the Sported team will be in touch by the end of February 2026 to let you know if your application has been successful – or to request further information.

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Sported have delivered the Cash4Clubs programme in partnership with FlutterUKI since 2023. Here’s what we’ve achieved so far!

Through our partnership:

652 community and voluntary groups across the UK and Ireland have received a grant

£1.3m in funding distributed

Over 100 different sports funded

Over 98,000 people reached through funded groups

Over 15,000 new adults taking part in sport and physical activity