# The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1126543 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1126543)
- Company number: 06712863
- Website: https://www.janebubearsport.co.uk
- Latest income: £6,068; spending £9,749
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Overseas aid / famine relief, Amateur sport, Recreation, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/jane-bubear-sport-foundation

The charity furthers sporting causes, principally by providing sports kit, equipment and opportunities to young people in communities under challenge due to poverty, war, disaster or other causes, such as Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | £6,068 | £9,749 | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2024 | £1,023 | £11.9k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2023 | £2,406 | £11.6k | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2022 | £338 | £8,079 | not filed |
| 31 Oct 2021 | £365 | £7,128 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> (a) To support sporting good causes of whatever kind including without limitationmaking funds and/or equipment available to relieve poverty and improve thegeneral welfare of such deserving poor and necessitous persons (and theirdependants) injured or killed as a result of participation or assistance in Sport;(b) To further, encourage and support participation in active sports by persons whoby reasons of their social or economic circumstances or disability would nototherwise be able to participate in active sports and to support the developmentof such persons in active sports by providing funds and/or facilities for a widerange of sporting activities;(c) To, in the interests of social welfare and for the education of young persons,make funds available to advance the education at British universities and/ orcolleges to undergraduates of outstanding sporting ability who by reason oftheir social or economic circumstances would benefit from such financialassistance;(d) In the interests of social welfare to provide funds or to organise or provide (orassist in the organisation or provision of) facilities or equipment for healthyrecreation through active Sport (with the object of improving the conditions oflife for the persons for whom the same are provided) for persons who byreason of their youth or social or economic circumstances or disability haveneed of such funds or facilities; and(e) To commemorate unacknowledged sporting achievement in the interests of theabove objects.

## What it funds

The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes overseas aid / famine relief, amateur sport and recreation for children / young people and older people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation reported income of £6,068 and spending of £9,749. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Oct 2025, it spent £48.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation in its sources (last checked 6 Nov 2026). Its website (janebubearsport.co.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 6 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### Does The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Oct 2025 was £9,749. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £9,695 a year.

### How large is The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Jane Bubear Sport Foundation reported income of £6,068 and spending of £9,749.


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