Important notice from the Trustees

After careful consideration, and having explored all available options, the Trustees have reached the difficult decision that the Charity will be closing as it is no longer able to fulfil its intended charitable objectives. While we have been grateful to achieve some success in raising funds, the level of support has not been sufficient to enable the Charity to meet its ambitions and continue its work.

This decision has also been influenced by the ill health of the Chairman and the continuing challenges faced by the Charity in fundraising since the COVID-19 pandemic. In common with many other charities, fundraising has become increasingly difficult in recent years, and the tougher economic environment has inevitably affected the ability of many of our kind supporters to make donations at the levels they may have wished.

The Trustees would like to express their sincere thanks to everyone who has supported the Charity over the years. We are deeply grateful to our donors, fundraisers, volunteers, supporters and all those who have believed in our mission. Your generosity and encouragement have been greatly appreciated.

Among the Charity’s achievements during its lifetime, it is particularly pleasing that it will close with a surplus of funds, enabling those resources to continue supporting charitable purposes beyond the Charity’s own existence.

The Charity will settle all outstanding liabilities before closing. In accordance with section 29 of the Charity’s governing document, the remaining funds will be transferred to an organisation whose purposes closely reflect those of the Charity. It is the Trustees’ intention that these funds will, wherever possible, be used to provide subsidised opportunities for sportspeople who have fallen on hard times, thereby continuing the spirit and purpose for which the Charity was established.

The Trustees thank everyone once again for their kindness, commitment and support throughout the Charity’s lifetime.