Yorkshire Sport Foundation

A vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through everyone moving more.

A diverse group of young women playing netball on an outdoor court

Our Purpose

We believe in the power of sport, physical activity and movement to change people’s lives, bring us together and tackle inequality.

We are a lottery funded charity and work with partners for social good and to improve personal wellbeing.

Find out more about us Who we are

What's new

New Leisure centre for Halifax

In a major milestone for Halifax’s brand new leisure centre for everyone, work is now underway on…

23 Sept 2025

Yorkshire Rotary Accessible Games

The Yorkshire Rotary Accessible Games is taking place on Sunday 19 October in Bradford.

23 Sept 2025

Press

Carl Hawkes is the new CEO of YSF

We are delighted to welcome Carl Hawkes as the new Chief Executive Officer of Yorkshire Sport…

22 Sept 2025

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Boost for wellbeing in West Yorkshire

Mayor Tracy Brabin has signed a landmark agreement with Simon Hayes, the new Chief Executive of…

19 Sept 2025

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Nigel Harrison steps down as CEO

Today we bid farewell to Nigel Harrison who has led our organisation for 24 years.

19 Sept 2025

Active Bradford seeks new CEO

This is a pivotal role at the heart of one of the UK's most dynamic and diverse districts. Bradford…

16 Sept 2025

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You can help Kit Out Sheffield

Support the Kit Out Sheffield campaign this autumn and give used sports kit a new lease of life.

15 Sept 2025

Mencap LD Conference comes to Bradford on 29 October

Mencap Active Community' national tour of conferences is coming to Bradford.

12 Sept 2025

Celebrating Our Collective Impact – GDM Impact Report…

The GDM Impact Report celebrates the work of the hundreds of individuals and organisations across…

11 Sept 2025

Our purpose

Our vision is to create a vibrant, healthy and prosperous Yorkshire through everyone moving more.

Meet the team

Find out more and contact our local support, development, sport welfare and business support teams.

Data hub

With our in-house Data and Insight team, and an array of insight tools/resources, we are able to…