Think Active
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your group is a not-for-profit delivering sport or physical activity in Coventry, Solihull or Warwickshire, Think Active's Sport Welfare Training and Development Support award is open to you, and the charity says it is particularly interested in communities facing greater barriers to taking part.
- The stated figure for this award is up to £500, so a modest request for welfare training or development fits.
- Start with a short Expression of Interest before the closing date, because invited organisations then meet the Sport Welfare Lead to discuss their needs and complete a full application for panel review; the charity says you could get a decision within six weeks.
- Do not apply for dance focused on artistic or performative work, children's play or activities for under-fives, gardening and manual tasks, self-defence, eSports or virtual reality games, or activities for people outside Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire.
- Show that you understand your community's needs and how the support will create lasting positive impact, and expect to report on how it was used.
Overview
Think Active is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1193957).
Think Active is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and its objects are to promote community participation in sport and healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire. It says it believes in the power of sport, physical activity and movement to transform lives and keep people living well. Its annual giving is £39,737. The award described for it is the Sport Welfare Training and Development Support award, which funds welfare-related training, education and development for clubs and groups.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Think Active’s Sport Welfare Training and Development Support award funds welfare-related training, education and development for clubs and groups, to help them create safer, more welcoming and inclusive environments. Eligible applicants are not-for-profit organisations based in Coventry, Solihull or Warwickshire that deliver sport or physical activity in their local communities; these include grassroots sports clubs and groups, charities delivering physical activity and other not-for-profit organisations. Think Active is particularly interested in supporting organisations working with communities that face greater barriers to taking part in sport and physical activity. Applicants are expected to understand community needs and show how the support will create lasting positive impact.
Themes
- Sport welfare
Geographic Focus
Coventry; Solihull; Warwickshire.
What they don't fund
- Sport Welfare Training and Development Support for Clubs and Groups only:
- Dance, where the focus is on artistic or performative dance
- Children’s play, or activities focused on children under five
- Gardening and manual tasks
- Self-defence
- eSports and virtual reality games
- Activities for people outside Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire
- Sport England’s Movement Fund only:
- For-profit organisations
- Organisations based outside the United Kingdom
- Individuals/sole traders
- Ongoing staff salaries
- General running costs for your organisation
- Redistributing funding to others
How to apply
Organisations first submit a short Expression of Interest. Those invited meet the Sport Welfare Lead to discuss their needs and ideas, then work with the Lead to complete the full application for panel review.
Deadlines: Expressions of Interest are subject to a closing date.
Who can apply:
- Sport England’s Movement Fund: If you’re a not-for-profit organisation working with people in England, you’re likely to be eligible. The Movement Fund supports a variety of organisations including: Sports clubs; Charities; Local authorities; Schools (for projects supporting the wider community); Community Benefit Societies; Not-for-profit companies.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Think Active particularly welcomes organisations supporting communities facing greater barriers to taking part in sport and physical activity.
- Applicants should understand their communities’ needs and show how the support will create lasting positive impact.
- Recipients are asked to report how support was used, its impact and challenges, and what they learned.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Coventry
- Solihull
- Warwickshire
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Think Active.
4 years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2022 | £884,007 | £481,793 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £939,716 | £939,888 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £1,082,623 | £851,798 | £39,737 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £645,265 | £600,823 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
— 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- thinkactive.org/sport-welfare-training-and-development-support-for-clubs-and-groups · read on 31 October 2026
- thinkactive.org/sport-englands-movement-fund · read on 31 October 2026
- thinkactive.org · read on 31 October 2026
- thinkactive.org/think-active-get-in-touch · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2024)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- 1 Mill Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 1ESsource
- thinkactive.org