Get Berkshire Active

Registered charity 1150486 · since 2013getberkshireactive.org·Berkshire·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

If your group delivers sport or physical activity in Berkshire and works with people who are often excluded from being active, this funder's aims fit well.
Its two stated programmes are small, with Workforce Development Grants of up to £300 and the Safeguarding and Welfare Fund offering up to £1,000 per club, so a modest request is the realistic one.
Clubs should complete the Expression of Interest Form for the Safeguarding and Welfare Fund, which accepts applications on a rolling basis, and may find priority goes to clubs affiliated with National Governing Bodies or working with children, young people or vulnerable adults.
Workforce applicants must live or work in Berkshire, be aged 16 or over, be delivering or planning to deliver physical activity locally, have a course or qualification identified with dates confirmed, and agree to share a short impact update, and courses other than level 1 and 2 equivalents are not funded, so anyone who cannot meet these should not apply.
The annual report gave no readable grants figure, so the level of competition for funding cannot be judged from the material here.

Overview

Get Berkshire Active is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1150486).

Get Berkshire Active exists to promote community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Berkshire, and to promote physical activity and sport for the whole Berkshire population, with particular support for those most normally excluded. Its programmes include Workforce Development Grants of up to £300 for coaches, leaders and activators, and a Safeguarding and Welfare Fund offering up to £1000 per club. The charity says a total of £1,090K has been secured for programmes in Berkshire, of which £198K came from non-Sport England sources and £892K has been invested in the county through Sport England's investment in its programmes.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Get Berkshire Active works to increase sport and physical activity across Berkshire, especially alongside people and communities facing barriers to being active. Its purpose is to promote physical activity and sport for the whole Berkshire population, with particular support for people most often excluded. The organisation funds development for coaches, leaders and activators, and helps clubs and physical activity providers strengthen safeguarding practices and welfare support. Its work aims to grow a stronger, more inclusive local workforce and more inclusive, accessible opportunities. It particularly seeks to support delivery with women and girls, older adults, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, ethnically diverse communities, and people living in lower-income or high-need areas. For club applications, priority may be given to groups affiliated with National Governing Bodies or working with children, young people or vulnerable adults. Its wider approach is collaborative, influencing systems and supporting partners to work differently for sustainable change.

Themes

Sport and physical activity
Inclusion
Safeguarding and welfare

Geographic Focus

Berkshire.

What they don't fund

Workforce Development Grants only:
- courses other than level 1 and 2 equivalent courses
- people who do not live or work in Berkshire
- people who are not currently delivering, or planning to deliver, physical activity locally
- people under the age of 16
- people who have not identified a relevant course or qualification with dates confirmed
- people who cannot show how the funding will support their delivery and the people they work with
- people who are not willing to share a short update on the impact of the grant

How to apply

For the Safeguarding and Welfare Fund, applicants express interest by completing the Expression of Interest Form.

Who can apply:

Workforce Development Grant: You can apply if you: Live or work in Berkshire; Are currently delivering, or planning to deliver, physical activity locally; Are aged 16 or over; Have identified a relevant course or qualification (with dates confirmed); Can show how the funding will support your delivery and the people you work with; Are happy to share a short update on the impact of the grant
Safeguarding and Welfare Fund: We welcome applications from all clubs and groups delivering sport or physical activity in Berkshire.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Priority may be given to clubs affiliated with National Governing Bodies or those working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Berkshire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Get Berkshire Active.

Berkshire Cricket FoundationNo public process Berkshire Community FoundationMixed deadlinesGave £1.1M Active Essex FoundationRollingGave £859k Wembley Stadium FoundationFixed deadlinesGave £499k Active GloucestershireNo public process Active OxfordshireFixed deadlines Greenham TrustFixed deadlinesGave £5M Active PartnershipsNo public process Yorkshire Sport FoundationNo public processGave £176k Active Herefordshire & WorcestershireRollingGave £2,800

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2022	£889,038	£923,106	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£996,995	£1,017,683	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£826,181	£843,888	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£843,243	£844,393	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
year to 31 March 2026	£1,090,335	£1,063,795	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2026

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.