Governance

Registered charity

SportsAid's charity number is 1111612 (full name: Sports Aid Trust). SportsAid is also a private company limited by guarantee (number: 5538901). The registered office is 21 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3HF.

The charity also operates a wholly owned subsidiary called SAF Promotions Limited (company number: 2508698). The Directors of SAF Promotions are Ian Braid, Ronnie Denholm and Richard Glasson. The Company Secretary is Adam Joelson, SportsAid's Finance Manager.

Linked to SportsAid is an unincorporated society - the Sports Aid Foundation Society. The Society's committee members are the same as the Board of Trustees. The Chair is Mike Westcott, the Secretary is Adam Joelson and the Treasurer is Ronnie Denholm. All other trustees of SportsAid are ordinary committee members. The Society is currently dormant.

Company secretary

SportsAid's company secretary is Adam Joelson, who can be contacted via email or by calling him on 020 7273 1976.

Solicitors

SportsAid's solicitors are Eversheds LLP, One Wood Street, London, EC2V 7WS. 

Auditors

SportsAid's auditors are Kingston Smith LLP, Chartered Accountants, Devonshire House, 60 Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7AD.

Governance

Sports Aid Trust and SAF Promotions Limited are governed by their Memorandum and Articles of Association respectively. The Sports Aid Foundation Society is governed by its Rules and Objectives. Copies of these documents can either be downloaded below or are available upon request:

• Sports Aid Trust - Memorandum and Articles of Association
• SAF Promotions Limited - Memorandum and Articles of Association (please contact Adam Joelson) 
• Sports Aid Foundation Society - Rules and Objectives

In addition to the SportsAid Board of Trustees, the SAF Promotions Limited Board of Directors and the Sports Aid Foundation Society Committee, SportsAid has a number of sub-committees and advisory groups. Details of the full structure can be downloaded here.

The terms of reference relating to each sub-committee and advisory group can also be downloaded below:

• Audit and Risk Committee terms of reference
• Backing The Best Advisory Panel terms of reference
• National Awards Committee terms of reference
• Nominations Committee terms of reference
• TASS Management Group terms of reference

Equality

SportsAid is a recognised equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, belief and gender. SportsAid has achieved the Preliminary Level of the Equality Standard for Sport. 

In April 2017, the SportsAid Board of Trustees formally adopted a target of a minimum of 30% of each gender on its board. Furthermore, the board committed to progressing towards achieving gender parity and greater diversity on its board, including and not limited to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) diversity and disability. SportsAid’s Board Diversity Action Plan for 2017-18 can be downloaded here. Annual reports on progress against this plan will be published in future years. 

Fundraising

SportsAid is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. For all queries on fundraising, please contact Hannah Barrett, SportsAid's Head of Fundraising, via email or by calling her on 020 7273 1623. SportsAid's fundraising complaints procedure is available upon request.