2024-25 Support for Sport programme

AuthorityDepartment of Education, Sport and Culture
Date received2024-05-07
OutcomeAll information sent
Outcome date2024-05-14
Case ID3840954

Summary

The Department of Education, Sport and Culture responded to a request for 2024-25 Support for Sport funding allocations and membership numbers by providing a complete list of 29 sports with their respective financial grants and registered member counts.

Key Facts

  • The request was received on 2024-05-07 and fully answered on 2024-05-14.
  • Football received the highest number of registered members at 3,903, while Crown Green Bowls had 1,360 members.
  • Equestrian received the highest funding allocation at £9,900, followed by Athletics at £9,000.
  • Membership data provided is based on 2023 figures.
  • A total of 29 distinct sports or organizations received funding allocations for the 2024-25 financial year.

Data Disclosed

  • £9,900
  • £9,000
  • £8,850
  • 3903
  • 1360
  • 1181
  • 2024-05-07
  • 2024-05-14
  • 2023
  • 3840954

Original Request

Please can you provide the following information: 2024-2025 Support for Sport 1. For each sport who has received a funding allocation in the financial year 2024-2025, the name of the sport and the amount allocated to that sport. 2. For each sport that has received an allocation, the number of members of that sport.

Data Tables (1)

Sport 2024/25 Support for Sport funding allocation Total registered members (2023 data)
Archery Athletics Badminton Billiards & Snooker Boxing Cricket Crown Green Bowls Cycling Equestrian Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Lawn Bowls Martial Arts Motorcycling Netball Rugby Sailing Shooting Special Olympics Squash Swimming Table Tennis Tennis Triathlon Volleyball £3,950 £9,000 £9,040 £2,790 £2,500 £7,500 £3,400 £6,150 £9,900 £5,000 £6,455 £6,060 £1,554 £6,945 £3,160 £3,625 £6,500 £8,850 £3,675 £7,000 £7,000 £3,500 £3,260 £9,500 £5,750 £8,650 £3,500 £3,000 102 884 455 107 101 1181 1360 760 764 3903 2305 713 234 1063 60 101 1466 1537 846 433 569 94 124 430 139 703 70 62

Full Response Text

Archery £3,950 102 Athletics £9,000 884 Badminton £9,040 455 Billiards & Snooker £2,790 107 Boxing £2,500 101 Cricket £7,500 1181 Crown Green Bowls £3,400 1360 Cycling £6,150 760 Equestrian £9,900 764 Football £5,000 3903 Golf £6,455 2305 Gymnastics £6,060 713 Handball £1,554 234 Hockey £6,945 1063 Lawn Bowls £3,160 60 Martial Arts £3,625 101 Motorcycling £6,500 1466 Netball £8,850 1537 Rugby £3,675 846 Sailing £7,000 433 Shooting £7,000 569 Special Olympics £3,500 94 Squash £3,260 124 Swimming £9,500 430 Table Tennis £5,750 139 Tennis £8,650 703 Triathlon £3,500 70 Volleyball £3,000 62 Sport 2024/25 Support  for Sport funding  allocation  Total registered  members (2023 data)


Policy, Strategy and Governance Division Department of Education, Sport and Culture Thie Slieau Whallian Foxdale Road St Johns IM4 3AS

Telephone: (01624) 685808 Website: www.gov.im/dec Email: dec@foi.gov.im

Our ref: 3840954 14th May 2024

Dear ###,

We write further to your request, received 7 May 2024, which states:

"Please can you provide the following information:

2024-2025 Support for Sport

  1. For each sport who has received a funding allocation in the financial year 2024- 2025, the name of the sport and the amount allocated to that sport.

  2. For each sport that has received an allocation, the number of members of that sport.

Thank you"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have enclosed copies of the information that is being released to you.

Please quote the reference number 3840954 in any future communications.

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