Bucks County Tennis

Bucks County Tennis is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1207665).

Bucks County Tennis is a charitable incorporated organisation whose object is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Buckinghamshire, by providing opportunities for playing tennis. It offers loans, development grants and participation grants to help improve facilities, increase participation and support the growth of tennis at every level, and it also funds selected players through the Bucks Junior Elite Performance Grant programme. In its latest annual report it paid £7,825 in total, including 11 grants to organisations.

Priority Areas

Bucks County Tennis makes loans and grants to support tennis activity at grassroots and performance level. Its funding supports venues, clubs, schools and community projects, helping to improve facilities, increase participation and grow tennis. It also supports coaches, officials and referees, coach education, junior pathways and performance players, including disability athletes. Through the Aspirantes Programme, clubs can develop mini-tennis pathways for young players and introduce training and competition. Its stated approach is to make tennis accessible and enjoyable for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, while supporting tennis across Buckinghamshire.

Themes

• Tennis participation
• Tennis facilities
• Junior player development
• Coach education
• Disability tennis
• Tennis ball recycling

Geographic Focus

Buckinghamshire.

For venue loans and development grants, contact Anthony Heald for more information or an application form.

Who can apply:

• Loans: We can provide loans to venues registered with the LTA.
• Coach Education Grant: Committed to taking and achieving an LTA recognised qualification. Committed to being an LTA licensed or registered coach. Officially involved within a club, school or local authority tennis programme in Bucks. Committed to work as a Coach or Assistant Coach in Bucks for at least the next 12 months.
• Aspirantes Programme: Funding is available for clubs with a clear mini tennis pathway, giving them the opportunity to train twice a week and introducing them to competition.

What to send:

• Loans: Accounts, business plan, evidence of other funding and planning permission will be required in due course for formal approval of the application.
• Coach Education Grant
  • The head coach and a club official must sign this application.
  • Please send proof of completion and your bank details to the address below to claim the grant
• Performance Grants: The player, individual coach and parents must sign the Bucks Tennis player/parent/coach expectations and Bucks values form

Applying again: Development Grants: Usually only one grant will be given within a 3 year period, however, venues who have recently applied for a grant of up to £1,500 can apply for additional funding.

What the charity says:

• Development grants are intended for significant improvements rather than just maintenance or slight improvements.
• Participation grants support new initiatives aimed at increasing participation at the applicant’s venue.
• Aspirantes funding is for clubs with a clear mini tennis pathway.