Sport & Physical Activity Health & Wellbeing
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London Sport

London Sport Impact Report 2023

London Sport is one of 43 Active Partnerships in England, existing to help all Londoners live longer, healthier and happier lives through physical activity, with a focus on the most deprived communities. The Summer 2023 impact report covers a year of significant funding distribution — £530,000 via the Together Fund to 78 community projects, £1.6 million to 176 schools through Opening School Facilities, and the launch of the £19.5 million Go! London Fund. The Space for Girls programme created 15 free activity hubs for women and girls in underserved areas. London Sport also supports the sector through its Insight Portal, Active London conference, Sport Tech Hub, and social prescribing training, working across all 32 London boroughs with priority focus on Barking & Dagenham, Brent, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets and Westminster.

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Place-based sport and physical activity programmes; Together Fund community grants; Opening School Facilities Fund; Space for Girls hubs; Social Prescribing training for healthcare professionals; PlayZones programme support; Active London annual conference; London Sport Awards; Insight Portal; Get Active activity finder; Sport Tech Hub; Levelling the Playing Field partnership Custom geography from upload: England

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £1.6 million distributed to 176 schools across London through Opening School Facilities Fund
Key Metric 2 £530,000 distributed to 78 clubs and community projects through Sport England's Together Fund
Key Metric 3 15 Space for Girls projects supported, creating free activity hubs for women and girls in underserved communities

Key Outcomes

  • £19.5 million Go! London Fund launched in partnership with the Mayor of London, Sport England, London Marathon Events and London Marathon Foundation — the capital's largest ever community sports fund — targeting underserved young Londoners over at least five years
  • Cost-of-living research (with Opinium) found the crisis has negatively impacted nearly 40% of Londoners' ability to be active, with one in five adults increasing use of free activities and more than one in ten cancelling gym or sports memberships — directly shaping London Sport's priority to expand free and low-cost provision
  • Insight Portal saw nearly 30% growth in visitors over the year, with London Sport authoring four independent reports to guide sector-wide decision-making on physical activity, health inequalities and community sport

Geography

London, Other

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