Sussex Gymnastics

High Performance Funding Increase Proposal

Written by: Emily Knight

High Performance Funding Increase Proposal 2026 (Gymnasts and Coaches)

 

 

• This current funding is available for any gymnast who has been selected on to a GB or Home Nations squad or, if the discipline does not have a squad, they are select to represent GB or their Home Nation in competition. This funding application will run from January 1st – 31st December for any squads or competitions that the gymnast has participated in during these dates.

 

• When the initial proposal was established a pot of £5000 was the amount initially set aside per year, this created potentially a range of £200-£250 per gymnast. There were 3 clubs (approximately 20-25 gymnasts) that had gymnasts in positions to access funding.

Over the past 2 years £5200 was used by gymnasts over 2024 and 2025.

 

• In 2025 we introduced further funding for clubs to access for coaches attending these squads/competitions, as these are now all self-funding for attending coaches. £490 worth of additional funding was used by clubs/coaches in 2025.

 

• The funding is to be accessed for accommodation, camp fees, competition entry, sustenance and kit costs. Evidence is still required and authorised as per guidance on the funding application forms.

 

 

This funding has been very well received by parents, gymnasts and clubs over the first 2 years that we have run it. The initial estimated amount (£10000) set aside for the first 2 years of running this funding was not hit. With the price of the squads, accommodation and kit all increasing I am proposing that we increase the amount of funding for gymnasts to £400 and for clubs to be able to access £800 for coaches per calendar year (squad selection year). With the estimated amount of gymnast selections and club/coach attendance at squad I would project a maximum of £10000 funding applications for this year across both areas. This is based on this year being a larger year due to team gym competition as well as all clubs and gymnasts involved applying for the maximum funding amount.

 

I am hoping that this can be agreed and sanctioned so that these gymnasts and clubs can start accessing this funding to aid their further development.

 

Lisa Jestico

Women’s Rep