Club Development Fund launched

As part of our 2025-29 Supporting Our Archery Community Strategic Plan, we have reintroduced our Club Development Fund (CDF) with a particular aim to support and grow the number of children & young people within archery. This fund aims to support and empower passionate clubs in creating sustainable opportunities which make archery more accessible to people and provide uplifting archery experiences for all.

Applications that focus on engaging children and young people (under 18) will be given priority. This is based on current data, which shows that 144 out of 1,345 are junior members, making up 10.7% of our overall membership (as of 12.12.25 from JustGo Membership Data). Through the fund, we aim to increase engagement and membership among juniors, enabling more children and young people to access local archery club opportunities and make archery more sustainable for the future.

With the fund focusing on the growth and development of junior clubs/members, this will hopefully allow an increased connection and engagement between Clubs and Schools where archery activities are taking place. For example, from the Active Schools Interactive Activity Reports on sportscotland MySport portal there is data that demonstrates popularity and potential demand from schools in archery. Here are some key statistics:

• In 2024-25, there was a total of 617 school archery sessions delivered 

• The majority (55%) were After-School extracurricular school clubs in 2024/25 

• In relation to 2024/25, it was recorded that 10,664 visits took place for archery sessions (*Visits could vary from 1 person attending a session at least once or more) 

• The highest year group in relation to visits for 2024/25 was S1 with 3,996 visits.   A total of 3,320 visits by S2 followed this and 2,816 visits for P6 pupils. 

• In regards to School-Club Links (distinct number of school to club links), Wee County Archers have the highest amount with 11 in 2024-25 with another four clubs having 1 school link 

  
  

From introducing the CDF, we are hoping to achieve the following:

• An increase in Junior Membership at Scottish Archery  

• Establish more clubs with junior sections or juniors within existing club sessions with opportunity for continual development and growth 

• Create sustainable partnerships between clubs and schools, providing a strong pathway for children and young people to progress 

• More children and young people in Scotland are experiencing archery, improving their physical, mental and social wellbeing  

  
  

The finding support is available through the following grants, clubs can apply up to maximum of £450:

• Starter Grant – New affiliated clubs (operating 6 months or less)

• Junior Grant – Existing affiliated clubs to provide new or grow junior archery section as part of club

• Disability Inclusion Grant – Existing clubs to access funding towards disability archery activity, training & development that provides additional opportunities for those with a disability

• Meeting Community Need Grant – For projects undertaken by affiliated clubs to encourage participation in archery and achieve wider social outcomes supporting issues facing local communities

  
  

For more information, please check out our Club Development Fund Information Pack here.