The Tennis & Rackets Association (T&RA)

Registered charity 1167866 · since 2016tennisandrackets.com·United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£181k

Annual giving, year to 30 June 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The T&RA supports amateur Real Tennis and Rackets, so its grants suit clubs, schools and universities that have the facilities to play either game or are interested in doing so, and organisations outside those groups should check fit before applying.
Its grants contribute to a project's total cost rather than meeting it in full, and it looks for an appropriate and effective use of its assets and an identifiable public benefit.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, in writing or electronically, to the Chief Executive, with a project description, total expected cost, anticipated funding and, where appropriate, a cost/benefit analysis.
No grant range is stated, and the annual giving figure may include grants to individuals, so size a request to the project's own costs, and note that grants in retrospect are not funded.

Overview

The Tennis & Rackets Association (T&RA) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1167866).

The T&RA exists to preserve and strengthen the games of Tennis and Rackets for public benefit throughout the UK. It was registered as a charity after meeting the critical requirements, and its objects are entirely charitable. Its grants fall under the broad headings of Courts, Professionals, Participation and Other, and the annual report gives £181,300 awarded in its latest financial year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The T&RA advances amateur Real Tennis and Rackets for public benefit, supporting clubs, schools and universities that have the necessary facilities to play either game or are interested in doing so. Its grant headings cover new courts and improvements to existing courts and their facilities; training and development for professionals essential to coaching new and existing players; and programmes that encourage greater participation across ages and genders, particularly among young people. It also considers other projects that would increase exposure to the games and thereby interest and participation. Grants contribute to a project’s total cost, and the T&RA assesses proposals for their fit with its charitable objects and identifiable public benefit.

Themes

Court facilities
Professional training
Participation

Geographic Focus

The UK.

What they don't fund

Grants in retrospect

How to apply

Applications should be made in writing, with electronic submissions accepted, to the T&RA Chief Executive. They should include a project description, total expected cost, anticipated funding and, where appropriate, a cost/benefit analysis.

Who can apply:

Schools, universities and clubs who have the necessary facilities to play either or both of the games, or who are interested in so doing.

What to send:

A description of the project.
The total expected cost.
The anticipated funding.
A cost/benefit analysis where appropriate.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The proposed grant should be an appropriate and effective use of the T&RA’s assets to advance its charitable objects.
The grant should generate identifiable public benefit.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 June 2021	£327,700	£251,300	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2021
year to 30 June 2022	£327,700	£251,300	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2022
year to 30 June 2023	£583,800	£588,000	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2023
year to 30 June 2024	£548,100	£571,900	—	Accounts for year to 30 June 2024
year to 30 June 2025	£654,400	£601,700	£181,300	Accounts for year to 30 June 2025

Grants paid, year to 30 June 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— 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.