Running a sports club well takes more than enthusiasm. It takes the right legal structure, good governance, access to funding, and the digital tools to operate effectively. For many volunteer-led clubs, putting all of that in place feels like an enormous task. Club Assist is designed to take that burden off your shoulders.

The Football Foundation has launched the Lionesses HERe to Play Fund, offering grants of up to £25,000 to help sports clubs create facilities that are safer, more inclusive, and more welcoming for women and girls.

Barclays are giving grants to community sports groups who need it most. In partnership with Sported, the Barclays Community Sport Fund offers grants, bespoke support, and exclusive ticketing opportunities to make football, tennis, and cricket more accessible to women and girls in communities across the UK. Since the fund's inception in 2022, we've helped over 4,000 community groups to make sport more accessible, with over 670,000 people supported by the fund so far. About the