It is not enough for community sports hubs to offer first-class facilities and world class talent development. They have to be sustainable. This means reducing the financial obligations - the annual subsidies, maintenance and sport development - they place on local authorities to an absolute minimum.

Sport England believes this can be achieved by using various income streams - commercial and other - to create a 'dowry' which ensures the long-term financial stability of the sports hub

The Sustainable Community Sports Hub Toolkit explores the drivers and characteristics such a sports hub will have, as well as its potential benefits and risks. We will be updating this toolkit regularly to capture current industry views as to what a sports hub might look like, how it might operate as well as highlighting where they already exist.

Download Sustainable Community Sports Hub Toolkit (PDF) 888kb

For more information or to share your ideas or information call:

Adrian Hill on at Sport England on: 0207 273 1893

OrAmanda Jakes at PricewaterhouseCoopers on:  0207 213 8280