The LTA’s (Lawn Tennis Association) mission is to grow tennis by making it relevant, accessible, welcoming and enjoyable. Ensuring local communities have access to quality facilities is critical to attracting and retaining more players.

The LTA’s facility loan scheme provides interest free loans up to £250,000 and will prioritise investment into low cost indoor structures and floodlights to enable communities to grow participation by accessing all year round facilities.

The objectives of the fund are:

  • To provide indoor or all year round playing facilities to encourage community accessible play all year
  • Enhance facilities to create better playing environments to encourage play all year
  • Retain and increase the number of participants at the venue
  • Increase non-member pay and play coaching and usage opportunities
  • Grow the numbers of adults and juniors on the coaching programme
  • Provide online booking through ClubSpark.

Key facts about the scheme include;

  • Interest free loan
  • Decision within 6 weeks of full application
  • The fund is open all the time
  • Applicants must be an LTA registered venue on project completion
  • Organisations must have adequate security of tenure and legally be able to borrow money
  • Online court booking for courts and programmes is a requirement, ClubSpark is recommended
  • Venues will need to be sustainable and have in place an adequate sinking fund.

To find out more click here; LTA Quick access Loan Scheme