Social enterprises news

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a webinar series to explore the future of physical activity and sport in a world affected by the ... More

Hundreds of heritage attractions and organisations in England will share a £103m government rescue fund to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, announced ... More

The Global Wellness Summit (GWS), has announced that a “Call for Wellness Innovations” contest, as well as a dedicated Tech Innovation Pavilion, will be unveiled ... More

Ever since the UK's leisure facilities were closed on "lockdown day" – 20 March – the charitable trusts and social enterprises managing them have been ... More

A new initiative looks to deliver innovation in the healthy ageing market as part of the government's Industrial Strategy. In total, £12m worth of grants ... More

The first ever Community Leisure UK Awards will be held at The Lowry hotel in Manchester on 22 May 2019. Previously run under the Sporta ... More

Twelve areas across England will take part in a groundbreaking pilot to reach physically inactive communities. The public body Sport England will allocate £100m in ... More

Jubilee Hall Trust won two accolades at the Sporta UK Awards 2017 during a ceremony which recognised the work of charitable enterprises that help improve ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched a new £8m (US$10.6m, €9.5m) investment programme designed to help organisations within the UK improve long-term heritage management. ... More

Leisure industry stalwarts Andy Reed OBE, chair of the Sport & Recreation Alliance, and Nick Masson, sales director of Bigwave Media, have been appointed to ... More

Operator Tone Leisure is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLL, as the burgeoning not-for-profit enterprise continues to expand. Under the agreement, which commences on ... More

Leisure operator GLL has furthered expanded its territories beyond the enterprise’s London heartland, through the acquisition of North Country Leisure (NCL). NCL, which operates 12 ... More

The Scottish government has revealed its latest Glasgow 2014 legacy project – the Sustainable Sport for Communities fund. The grant scheme is a £1m Fund ... More

Cardiff council is exploring new ways to operate its leisure centres and two major cultural venues as it seeks to reduce the £8m paid last ... More

The Scottish government has launched a new fund to help communities own and run their sport facilities. The Legacy 2014 Sustainable Sport for Communities Fund ... More

Plans have been unveiled for a progressive SkyCycle network, designed to give cyclists a dedicated commuter route, as its developers seek to transform cycle transport ... More

sporta has expanded its head office team to further support its cultural and leisure trust members. Cate Gillingwater, 31, joins sporta as the programme manager ... More

Seaford based Wave Leisure Trust Ltd has been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, which proves they are in business to help society and protect the ... More

Image: The first phase will include the creation of a new gym Plans have been revealed for a £4m redevelopment of the Bridgend Recreation Centre ... More

Two of YMCA London South West's Y+ Fitness gyms are set for refurbishment this year, with YMCA Surbiton leading the way. The gyms' transformation includes ... More

A '£100 billion business turned upside down' was how Peter Kelly, Director of Public Health for Stockton on Tees Borough Council, described the NHS at ... More

sporta's second Time to Trust conference will cast the net wider than cultural and leisure provision, promoting the Trust model to local authorities also considering ... More