In this workshop, you will learn about Governance and leadership for your sports club, including –

Understanding Legal and National Governing Body obligations

• ​Reporting requirements

• ​NGB expectations

• ​Legal constraints on activity and finances

• ​Board members, Members, Staff (role, obligations, liability)

• ​Policies and Procedures

• ​Insurance and NGB policy limitations

​Best Practice

• ​Openness, accountability and transparency

• ​Structuring Memberships

​Developing Organisational/Group Leadership

• ​Legal structure review (impact on income generation -grants, donations, trading, sponsorship, investment)

• ​Leadership team structures and responsibilities

• ​Structuring memberships

• ​Effective boards

Benefits of the workshop

• Completely free
• Refreshments and food provided
• Examples of best practice for sports organisations
• Practical advice to fit your needs and capacity
• From experienced professionals who get results

Who should attend

Anyone involved in running or managing a sports club or community organisation in Leeds that is:

• Involved in delivering any type of community sport / physical activity (can be affiliated or not affiliated to a National Governing Body)
• Supporting your local community as an un/constituted group, charity, social enterprise or community benefit society
• Generating an income of up to £500k

We are particularly interested in supporting volunteers, managers, staff and trustees from sports clubs running in the Leeds area.

About the session

This workshop will be delivered by Chris Barker, the development officer specialising in governance and community assets from Community Action Bradford and District. Chris has worked at CABAD for nearly 10 years supporting organisations across the Bradford district.

• The workshop will be in person. You will receive email reminders from Eventbrite 2 days, 2 hours and 10 minutes before the session starts.
• We’ll send you the presentation slides and any other resources after the workshop, when you’ll have a chance to tell us how you found it.
• Please contact chrisb@cabad.org.uk or 07422 966140 if there are adjustments we can make to the workshop to make it accessible to you.

What else is on?

There are other workshops available on hot topics – from funding to finding new volunteers. Book on to as many workshops as you’d find useful. More launching in June!

All the workshops for clubs in Leeds can be found on this collection.

About Sport For Good

Sport for Good is a programme for people who run sports clubs and organisations in the most deprived areas of West Yorkshire to increase the resilience, engagement, sustainability and diversity of their organisation.

It is delivered by the five Local Infrastructure Organisations in West Yorkshire – Third Sector Leaders Kirklees, Nova Wakefield District, Community Action Bradford & District, Voluntary Action Leeds, Voluntary & Community – and specialist partner Participate Projects.

This programme is funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

How to Sign up

Book your free tickets here –  How to Improve Your Governance – Sports Clubs/Organisations Tickets, Tue, May 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite