The Teddy Baldock Sports Benevolent Fund

The Teddy Baldock Sports Benevolent Fund

Charity information

The Teddy Baldock Sports Benevolent Fund

The Teddy Baldock Sports Benevolent Fund provides financial relief for sports people who are in hardship and to groups that require financial support to create opportunities and facilities for sport.

Founded 2012

  • Mission statement

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:

    1) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR STRESS AND OF HARDSHIP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED OR WERE FORMERLY INVOLVED IN THE PLAYING OF ALL SPORTS INCLUDING BOXING WHO BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH RELIEF; AND

    2) TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH OF BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS BY ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF ALL SPORTS AT ALL LEVELS.

  • Aims

    The Teddy Baldock Sports Benevolent Fund aims to:

    • To provide a legacy to the life of Teddy Baldock and to educate the public about his rags-to-riches-to-rags story as 'The Pride of Poplar'.
    • To provide financial relief for sports people who are experiencing hardship and have nowhere else to turn to.
    • To provide financial support that will help create opportunities and facilities to enable more sport to be played thus promoting physical education and health.
  • Overview

    Established: January 2012

    Registered Charity Number: 1146653

    Board members: 3

    Volunteers: 5

    Phone number: 07973 520338

    Address: 80 Poundfield Road Minehead Somerset TA24 5ES

    View charity accounts on the Charity Commission website

  • Hardship Support and Opportunities in Sport

    To provide financial support to people who are in hardship due to participation in sport. ... More