# The Sporting Chance Initiative

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1153863 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1153863)
- Website: http://sportingchance.org.uk/
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Amateur sport, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Bangladesh, The Gambia, Mozambique, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Sudan, Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Other names: Tsci (working)
- Trustees: 9
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/sporting-chance-initiative

We aim to provide funds to children and young adults from underprivileged backgrounds, in order to give them a Sporting Chance in academics, sport and health.Other charitable purposes for the public benefit as may be determined by the Trustees from time to time.

## 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 Dec 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £0 | £5,000 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £9,168 | £12.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £8,512 | £9,112 | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £3,101 | £5,847 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. Providing or assisting in the provision of resources for young people by providing assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:(i) Advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals;(ii) advancing education;(iii) providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.2. Such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time determine.

## What it funds

The Sporting Chance Initiative is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, amateur sport and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Sporting Chance Initiative reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £32.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bangladesh, The Gambia, Mozambique, Burma and Nepal and 3 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Sporting Chance Initiative in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (sportingchance.org.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 Sporting Chance Initiative open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Sporting Chance Initiative is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Sporting Chance Initiative fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Bangladesh, The Gambia, Mozambique, Burma and Nepal and 3 more areas.

### Does The Sporting Chance Initiative give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Sporting Chance Initiative makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Sporting Chance Initiative give each year?

The register does not break out The Sporting Chance Initiative's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £6,492 a year.

### How large is The Sporting Chance Initiative?

In its latest reported year The Sporting Chance Initiative reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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