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What’s it like being an independent trust in this challenging financial climate? We talk to three leisure operators to see how they’re surviving and thriving
HCM issue 5 2017
Does a move to fewer, larger trusts mean that local needs won’t be heard?
HCM issue 5 2016
The managing director of the UK’s largest leisure operator has called for an investigation
into ‘sham’ leisure trusts, which he says are abusing charitable status to benefit from tax
relief.
news •
12 May 2016
The Sports and Recreation Trusts Association (SpoRTA) has developed a Charter of Integrity to tackle the new threat of sham trusts.
news •
04 Oct 2005
Leisure trusts are feeling the pinch, with confidence in the medium to long-term down significantly from last year to just 47 per cent, according to findings from the ninth sporta State of the Industry report, carried out by Leisure-net Solutions.
news •
02 Nov 2010
Unlimited use membership packages at leisure centres, run by leisure trusts, are now exempt from VAT thanks to a decision made by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
news •
24 Nov 2008
Fitness operators in the public sector are more confident of their future prospects now than they were last year, according to a state of the industry report from sporta.
news •
14 Oct 2009
Newly appointed Sporta chief executive Cate Atwater has admitted her members face a
“worrying landscape” as economic pressure mounts in the charity sector.
news •
08 Dec 2017
Speaking to 94 delegates at the Sports and Recreation Trusts Association (sporta) AGM in Leeds earlier this month, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said that sports trusts have a vital role to play in improving the health of the nation.
news •
30 May 2008
A SpoRTA group encompassing four trusts from London, Essex and Kent has commenced an initiative with energy market consultancy John Hall Associates (JHA), to manage their exposure to rising energy prices.
news •
06 Sep 2005
A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of the way leisure trusts operate – including their
ethos on protecting services and serving local communities.
news •
14 Jan 2019
According to research commissioned by the Sport and Recreation Trusts Association (SPORTA), the number of trusts operating in the UK could double in the next 2-3 years.
news •
06 May 2005
The Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta) has been accepted as a national partner for the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign.
news •
26 Oct 2009
A "significant proportion" of leisure facilities in England have not reopened since lockdown
measures were eased, according to data from industry body Community Leisure UK
(CLUK).
news •
09 Aug 2020
Members of the Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta) are finalising plans to create a nationwide chain of leisure centres and fitness suites.
news •
13 Jan 2011
The UK Fitness Network (UKFN), a marketing initiative involving clubs and leisure centres managed by members of the Sports and Recreation Trust Association (sporta), has reached 200 sites.
news •
08 Aug 2011
Sporta, the body representing charitable leisure trusts across the UK, has rebranded as Community
Leisure UK, as part of efforts to "tackle a false perception of being a solely sport-focused body".
According to CEO Cate Atwater, the new name "better reflects" members’ focus on improving the
physical and mental health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. "The new name, brand and
proposition for the association came from bespoke research and is far more representative of our
members’ work," she said.
news •
20 Nov 2018
Aquatics training body STA has secured a 12-month partnership with The Sports
and Recreation Trusts Association (Sporta) – representing leisure and cultural
trusts – which sees STA become the organisation’s preferred aquatic training
supplier.
news •
04 Sep 2014
sporta reports on some life-changing community projects from the south-west of England
HCM issue 5 2013
Broadening the reach of a business and diversifying into more sectors is essential for the
survival of squeezed trusts in the UK’s highly-competitive leisure operations market.
news •
11 Feb 2016
A proposed change to the way councils organise the operation of their leisure facilities –
including gyms and health clubs – could see not-for-profit leisure trusts benefitting from up to
£78 million of VAT savings a year across the UK.
news •
08 Dec 2023
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 the nation's health.
news •
26 May 2017
Health and leisure organisations across the UK are rolling out
the country’s first healthy only vending machines.
product innovation •
18 Jun 2014
Mike McCardle has announced that he is retiring from his position as executive secretary at sporta, the representative body for UK leisure and cultural trusts, after five years in the role.
news •
25 Mar 2009
The UK Fitness Network (UKFN) has announced the winners of its annual awards.
news •
05 Oct 2010
Sporta, the national association of leisure and cultural trusts, has announced that its AGM
in Bournemouth next month will be expanded to feature a brand new awards show
recognising the achievements of members throughout the UK.
news •
26 Apr 2016
Five months after the start of lockdown, Leisure-net Solutions surveyed the public leisure sector to gauge how its faring
HCM issue 8 2020
Health clubs, gyms, indoor pools and leisure centres have reopened in Wales – nearly five
months after being forced to close as part of the nationwide lockdown. The latest easing of
regulations in Wales came into force on 10 August, one week after the country's pubs and restaurants
were able to throw open their doors to customers.
news •
11 Aug 2020
A third of leisure trusts will face ‘unviability’ in the next six months, says the CEO of Community Leisure UK
HCM issue 7 2020
Forty-three Aquaterra Leisure fitness staff were presented with certificates at prizegiving ceremonies in recognition of successfully passing Level 3 qualifications in personal training and exercise on referral.
news •
07 Sep 2010
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