Funding

Funding Your Project

Steve Wells Associates can prepare and submit funding applications on behalf of your organisation. This would typically include:

leading stakeholder consultation and developing partnership agreements
producing sports development plans
providing detailed programmes of use supported by an agreed pricing policy
producing business and management plans with income and expenditure forecasts
completing all on-line application forms

Many of our schemes also require professional expertise to develop the technical element of a project required by a funder. We can provide a wraparound service that covers all aspects of preparing and submitting a bid with a technical resolution that covers:

preparing detailed designs
securing planning approvals
developing contract documents and manage the tender process
undertaking all design team, contract administration, principal designer (CDM) duties

All grant applications require partnership funding. Many or our clients are able to contribute to project capital costs from their own budgets, and in the case of voluntary sports clubs, from their fundraising efforts. Combining grant funding streams provides opportunities of levering in partnership funding.

Steve Wells Associates has a strong track record of delivering successful bids across a range of different funders including the Football Foundation, Sport England, land fill tax bodies (FCC Communities, Veolia) and Section 106 funding.

We are particularly proud of our extensive experience with Football Foundation projects, having drawn down over £43 million in funding from successful applications in the last few years.

Cantley Park, Wokingham

Grass pitch improvements, new full sized fenced and floodlit AGP, and pavilion refurbishment; design, planning and tender followed by contract admin.

£616,619

Funding awarded

Beverley Leisure Centre, East Riding of Yorkshire

New full sized fenced and floodlit 3G AGP development; feasibility study, options appraisal, pre-app and full planning secured. Football Foundation award.

£617,462

Funding awarded

President Kennedy School, Coventry

New 2 team change pavilion with coach ed. room and office for Sky Blues in the Community, plus full sized floodlit 3G AGP; design, planning and tender stages, contract admin. Football Foundation + Pro Club submission by client.

£1,000,000

Funding awarded

Stamford Bridge Playing Fields Association

New modular changing accommodation, car parking and playing pitch developments; all design, survey work, footpath diversion; planning application and fixed price tenders secured. Football Foundation award.

£474,561

Funding awarded

Middlewood Rovers JFC, Sheffield

New, two-team changing pavilion with club room, kitchen, toilets, and some grass playing pitch improvements. Football Foundation award.

£520,913

Funding awarded

Westway Playing Fields, Chorley

New 4 team change pavilion, playing pitch improvements, car parking and access plus full sized floodlit 3G AGP; design, planning and tender stages followed by both pitch improvements and pavilion contract admin. Football Foundation award.

£647,595

Funding awarded

Albury Football Club, Guildford

Remodel and extend existing pavilion; tender and contract admin. Football Foundation submission made by club and awarded.

£431,121

Funding awarded

High Tunstall College of Science, Hartlepool

New full sized fenced and floodlit 3G AGP and 2 team change pavilion design, planning and tender followed by contract admin. Football Foundation award received.

£500,000

Funding awarded

Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helens

New full sized fenced and floodlit 3G AGP development. Football Foundation award.

£578,590

Funding awarded

Palatine Park, Worthing, West Sussex

Full sized 3G AGP development. Football Foundation award.

£569,043

Funding awarded

Evesham FC, (Wychavon DC) Worcestershire

New 2 team change pavilion development; design, planning (incl. full sized 3G AGP) and tender stages for pavilion: contract admin. Football Foundation application made by client and awarded.

£576,352

Funding awarded

Dearne & District FC, Barnsley

New 2 team changing room development plus separate community change room. Football Foundation award and Barnsley MBC – S106 contribution.

£603,000

Funding awarded

Wortley FC, Leeds

Playing pitch improvements including creation of new playing pitches on former Redgra and macadam courts; drainage of existing pitch; contract admin. Received WREN funding and Football Foundation award.

£389,793

Funding awarded

Gillingham Anchorians FC, Medway Towns

Development of new 4 team changing pavilion; feasibility, design, planning and tender stages followed by contract admin; plus 3G AGP development. Football Foundation award.

£893,976

Funding awarded

Lord Derby Memorial Playing Fields, Knowsley

New 4 change pavilion, club room, pitch improvements and drainage, supply of maintenance equipment; design, planning and tender, contract admin. Football Foundation award.

£600,000

Funding awarded

Lymm High School, Cheshire

New full sized fenced and floodlit 3G AGP development. Football Foundation award.

£633,425

Funding awarded

Bishop Walsh Catholic School, Sutton Coldfield

New, four-team change pavilion development; design, planning, tender and contract admin. Football Foundation award.

£628,710

Funding awarded

Beverley Longcroft High School, East Riding of Yorkshire

New full sized fenced and floodlit 3G AGP development.

£265,000

Funding awarded

Hemsworth Miners' Community Football Club, Wakefield

New changing pavilion and car park development.

£555,000

Funding awarded

Tingley Athletic Amateur Football Club, Leeds

New changing pavilion, car park and grass pitch developments.

£518,000

Funding awarded

Kings College Guilford

New full sized fenced and floodlit 3G AGP development. Football Foundation award.

£346,736

Funding awarded