Registered
- Charity no. 111027
- Date registered. 18/09/2026
Public benefits
What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation's purposes? Provide the wider general public with an alternative, community friendly hobby or interest, which directly benefits those who may not ordinarily participate in traditional sports.The local community and wider general public will benefit from an inclusive sport for everyone,
regardless of age, gender, race, religion, physical ability or sexual orientation, promoting equality, diversity and social inclusion. With FootGolf not being a particularly strenuous activity, it helps reduce barriers to participation in sport and combats social isolation by providing a welcoming atmosphere for everyone. The creation and promotion of this FootGolf community encourages more people to become involved in the amateur sport, building community spirit through shared recreational interests and directly benefits the participants physical, social and mental well-being through social interaction and outdoor activity. Businesses and local economies may incidentally benefit from opportunities, equipment and facilities, to enable, assist and enhance participation in the sport, the performance of its participants and the overall enjoyment of the sport as a whole, encouraging community development through the shared use of public or private recreational spaces. FootGolf can provide structured development of its participants through healthy competitive competitions of the amateur sport and may attract spectators and sponsors, also directly benefitting local communities and businesses. How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated? Ulster FootGolf has its own means to record the number of participants in an event or competition and any feedback they may provide, therefore we should be able to see an increase in participation and positive feedback. Decrease in demand for mental health services and services used to treat unhealthy lifestyle habits. Increased participation in sport for those with Special Needs who have found a sport they are comfortable playing and enjoy. Stronger community relationships and bonding through participation in a family friendly, low cost, low impact sport, forming relationships with people you may otherwise not have come in contact with. Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes? None that we are aware of Who are the charity's beneficiaries? The wider general public who chose to partake in FootGolf. Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary? Local FootGolf courses and Golf courses seeing increased revenue through participation in the sport could be seen as Private benefit, although we feel this is incidental and necessary for the progression of the sport. Local businesses and sponsors may indirectly see Private benefit as a result of their sponsorship at our events as a result of advertising. We believe this is necessary because to be able to run competitions and provide these services, there needs to be a certain level of investment and help from local communities. Ulster FootGolf Association committee members may receive some direct Private benefit as a result of helping to grow the sport, through payments for their services. This is deemed necessary, as without their help and expertise, the sport cannot grow and thrive.
What your organisation does
Firstly, we would create a website where people can find out what FootGolf is, where they can play and explain where FootGolf can take you if you choose to play competitively. Promoting the sport of FootGolf requires working with local FootGolf courses, helping to show and explain to participants the rules introduce FootGolf as an option for a
competitive hobby, by helping to run local competitive competitions to grow interest in the sport, which can benefit sponsors and local businesses by advertising and providing services at these events, such as food etc. We would like to introduce an Ulster FootGolf membership which would give members a discounted rate when playing at local courses (i.e A round of FootGolf could cost £12, Ulster FootGolf members could get this for £10) Ideally, we would like to be the governing body for the sport after we meet the criteria necessary to apply. We would use the experience gained by our Chairman from playing the National Tour competitively and representing Ireland at 4 Nations, Euro's and World Cups to help teach FootGolf by potentially visiting schools and showcasing the sport, helping to work with courses and run these competitions, organise team building days for companies, or other charities involved in working with children or adults with Special Needs and growing the sport as a whole. The end goal would be to be the National Governing body for the sport in NI, have a course which we maintain and use for competitions, school trips etc
The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- General public
- Older people
- Physical disabilities
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Community development
- Community development
- Community development
- Grant making
- Sport/recreation
- Sport/recreation