{"id":5623,"date":"2026-07-29T10:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-about\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:54:19","slug":"sports-charity-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Charity About the Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hercules-suite-slider\" data-hercules-suite-slider>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__track\">\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide is-active\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-charity-sports-event-featured-pexels-29485420-scaled.jpeg)\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Hercules Sports &amp; Fitness<\/span>\n                            <h1>About the Charity | Sports Charity<\/h1>\n                            <p>Give visitors a clear introduction to Sports Charity, including its purpose, approach and the details that build trust. Community programs, fundraising, volunteers and clear impact stories.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-niche-demos\/hercules-youth-sports-charity-8034610.webp)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Coaching, Classes and Performance<\/span>\n                            <h1>Build a routine that works for your week.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Sessions are timetabled across the week, with places you can hold in advance.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                                    <article class=\"hercules-suite-slider__slide\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hercules-sports-charity-community-sports-children-428909.jpg)\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <span class=\"hercules-suite-slider__shade\"><\/span>\n                        <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__content\">\n                            <span class=\"hercules-suite-kicker\">Book, Train, Progress<\/span>\n                            <h1>Start where you are. Progress from there.<\/h1>\n                            <p>Coaches track what you lift, run and repeat, so the next block is planned on evidence.<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\" class=\"hercules-suite-button\">Start a Conversation<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/article>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"hercules-suite-slider__nav\"><button type=\"button\" data-slider-prev aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\u2039<\/button><button type=\"button\" data-slider-next aria-label=\"Next slide\">\u203a<\/button><\/div>        <\/section>\n        <main class=\"hercules-niche-page hercules-niche-page--about\" data-builder=\"classic\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>About us<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Sport should not depend on what your parents earn.<\/h2>\n<p>We fund coaching, kit and transport so children in low-income areas can join organised sport. Every public donation reaches the programmes; our running costs are covered by a separate grant.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-timeline\">\n<li><strong>2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Started with one football session<\/h3>\n<p>A volunteer coach, twenty children and a borrowed set of bibs on a Bolton park pitch.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Registered as a charity<\/h3>\n<p>Formal governance, a board of trustees and the first funded coaching posts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Transport became the focus<\/h3>\n<p>Attendance data showed travel, not interest, was the biggest barrier. Minibus routes were added.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Kit bank opened<\/h3>\n<p>Donated and new kit distributed so no child is turned away for not having boots.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today<\/strong><br \/>\n<h3>Six programmes, four towns<\/h3>\n<p>Around 1,400 children taking part each year across football, athletics, swimming and basketball.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-soft\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>Where the money goes<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Published in full, every year.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stats\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>100%<\/strong><span>Of public donations reach programmes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>1,400<\/strong><span>Children taking part each year<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>6<\/strong><span>Programmes across four towns<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-stat\"><strong>\u00a338<\/strong><span>Average cost of one child, one term<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-soft\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container hercules-niche-split\">\n<div><span class=\"hercules-niche-kicker\">How we work<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Fund the barrier, not the idea.<\/h2>\n<p>We do not run sessions ourselves. We fund the clubs that already exist and remove the specific thing stopping a child attending, which is usually cost, kit or a lift.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"hercules-niche-checks\">\n<li>Partner clubs deliver, we fund and monitor<\/li>\n<li>Attendance tracked termly, published annually<\/li>\n<li>Running costs paid by a separate restricted grant<\/li>\n<li>Trustee board meets quarterly, minutes published<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ol class=\"hercules-niche-steps\">\n<li><strong>Identify<\/strong><span>Work with schools and clubs to find who is missing out.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fund<\/strong><span>Cover the coaching, kit or transport that is the barrier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Measure<\/strong><span>Track attendance for a full year, then publish it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<header class=\"hercules-niche-heading\"><span>On the ground<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What the funding actually buys.<\/h2>\n<p>Coaching hours, a bag of kit and a seat on a minibus. Nothing more complicated than that.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-media\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-community-sports-charity-team-interior-pexels-7513413.jpeg\" alt=\"Community youth sports activity 6\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>A funded coaching session<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/wp-content\/uploads\/mediasource-lite\/images\/hercules-sports-charity\/hercules-hercules-sports-charity-youth-sports-volunteers-team-interior-pexels-13418669.jpeg\" alt=\"Outdoor Bootcamp strength challenge session\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Kit bank distribution day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-section is-compact\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-faq\">\n<h2>About the charity<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Are you a registered charity?<\/summary>\n<p>Yes, registered charity number 1184026, with published annual accounts.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do donations really reach the programmes?<\/summary>\n<p>Public donations do. Salaries and office costs are funded by a separate restricted grant.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which areas do you work in?<\/summary>\n<p>Four towns in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, chosen using deprivation indices.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"hercules-niche-cta\">\n<div class=\"hercules-niche-container\"><span>Next step<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Help remove a barrier.<\/h2>\n<p>Thirty-eight pounds covers one child for a full term.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/hercules\/sports-charity-contact\/\">Work with us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community programs, fundraising, volunteers and clear impact stories. 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