Partner with Us
Special Olympics Great Britain uses the power of sport to create a world where people with intellectual disabilities are seen, valued and taken seriously.
In 2025, almost 18,000 athletes participated in Special Olympics GB sport, including through our Motor Activity Training Programme (MATP). Through more than 100 accredited clubs and programmes across England, Scotland and Wales, we create opportunities for athletes to participate, compete, develop and lead.
But our work starts with sport - it does not end there. When athletes are given the platform, investment and expectation to show what they can do, they can change perceptions, influence decisions and help organisations and communities become more inclusive.
Partnerships built around shared ambitions
We work collaboratively with businesses to build purposeful partnerships shaped around shared goals. These can range from strategic national partnerships and event sponsorship to employee engagement, fundraising campaigns, skills sharing and gifts in kind.
Every partnership is different, but our aim is always to create meaningful value for athletes, our partners and wider society.
By partnering with Special Olympics GB, your organisation can:
- Help create more opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to participate, compete, develop and lead.
- Engage employees through inclusive volunteering, fundraising and shared experiences with athletes.
- Connect your offices, sites and communities with our network of clubs and programmes.
- Build greater understanding of intellectual disability and support a more inclusive workplace culture.
- Work alongside athletes to shape activity that is meaningful, accessible and genuinely inclusive.
- Develop authentic campaigns and stories that challenge low expectations and change perceptions.
- Activate your partnership through local, national and international competitions, events and campaigns.
- Become part of a global movement using sport to advance inclusion, health, education and opportunity.
Explore our impact in 2025, the momentum building through 2026 and our ambition for a decade of change
Read our impact and momentum update
Let’s explore what we can achieve together
Whether you are looking to develop a long-term strategic partnership, engage your employees, support a major event or create an ambitious campaign, we would love to hear from you.
Contact Allie, our Director of Development to start a conversation: