The Change Foundation

The Change Foundation We transform sport into a tool for change, building safe, healing spaces that empower young people, challenge broken systems, and create lasting impact. Fast.

Our Mission
To change the lives of young people through sport and dance

Our Vision
To inspire generations of young people to be better prepared to lead fulflling lives. Our Values
Innovative. Inclusive. Inspirational. Fun. Flexible.

Happy New Year!We went offline for 9 months, taking time and space to think, reflect, laugh, and plan how best to keep s...
06/01/2026

Happy New Year!

We went offline for 9 months, taking time and space to think, reflect, laugh, and plan how best to keep serving young people. They spoke, we listened. We tested, experimented and listened again. Grateful, always.

We’re back, deliberately, consciously, and with purpose, to share The Next Five: our goals leading to our 50th anniversary in 2031:
https://www.thechangefoundation.org.uk/tcf-the-next-five-2026-2031/

Join the party, you’re all invited.

A New Chapter for The Change FoundationA heartfelt thank you to our founder, Andy Sellins, as he steps down as CEO. Andy...
31/03/2025

A New Chapter for The Change Foundation

A heartfelt thank you to our founder, Andy Sellins, as he steps down as CEO. Andy, your passion and dedication have transformed the lives of countless young people around the world. We are forever grateful.

We are thrilled to welcome Navjeet Sira as our new CEO, an inspiring leader who has grown through our charity’s work and will carry our mission forward with heart and vision.

As we embrace this new chapter, we’re taking a 3-month digital detox, a time to reconnect, reflect, and strengthen our future for the young people we serve. We’ll be back online in the summer, ready to share what’s next.

Until then, enjoy the spring and all it brings. See you on the other side! 🌿💙

Getting into the festive season Zurich UK joined us alongside the young ambassadors at the centre as we delivered a pre...
17/12/2024

Getting into the festive season Zurich UK joined us alongside the young ambassadors at the centre as we delivered a present drive which was a huge success.

The wrapped presents have been donated to Home-Start Sutton who will be personally delivering the presents to families.

Huge thank you Si for the connection and Caine for the organisation.

Thank you Shedaine, Ryan & Lauren for your support throughout the day!

Also thank you to Zurich, Katie the Community Champion from Sutton-Cheam Tesco and Sarah and the residents at Bramble Lodge for donating gifts!

Amazing News! Our very own Layyah who is a Street Elite graduate and performed for our Young people awards earlier this ...
12/12/2024

Amazing News!

Our very own Layyah who is a Street Elite graduate and performed for our Young people awards earlier this year is the winner of the BBC's The Rap Game UK!

After six weeks of challenges at the sixth series of The Rap Games, Layyah was announced as the winner, not only that but the first Female winner of the show!

We want to congratulate Layyah for such a commemorative win!

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06/12/2024

On Wednesday evening The Change Foundation were delighted to be the charity partner of the Mayfair Ball for the third year running with this year's main sponsor being Longevity Clinic

The event as always was fantastic, with great music, great food and great people all together to have fun and help raise money for the charity.

The Ball was the culmination of another year’s partnership between The Change Foundation and the Mayfair Collective and we would like to thank Alexei for being an amazing host, Siv, Rachel, AMHC, A Star Experience , Mayfair Collective Rising Stars of course everyone at the Mayfair Collective for helping create, run and support this year’s event, and all those who came to help and volunteer to help the night run smoothly.

Thank you all again and do keep your eyes and ears out for this year’s Mayfair Collective Ball video!

Dennis Hegarty from Sutton & Epsom RFC has been a fantastic support over the last few months, setting up and running a f...
06/12/2024

Dennis Hegarty from Sutton & Epsom RFC has been a fantastic support over the last few months, setting up and running a fundraising dinner at the Club to raise funds for our Visually Impaired Rugby Programme and if that wasn’t enough, also worked closely with us to host our recent International Visually Impaired Rugby Tournament at Sutton and Epsom, with teams from Japan, Ireland and England competing. Dennis worked closely with Caine and with our Chair of Ambassadors, Will, to create two exceptional events and we are delighted to make him our ‘Champion of Change’ for November.

The Change Foundation is partnering with Zurich to collect unwrapped presents for children aged 5-10 to go to Home-Start...
02/12/2024

The Change Foundation is partnering with Zurich to collect unwrapped presents for children aged 5-10 to go to Home-Start Sutton

Home Start Sutton support families local to our Cricket Centre all year round, but Christmas can be an especially stressful and difficult time. Knowing that their children will receive a Christmas present lightens the load significantly and you can help provide those moments of joy.

We are collecting through the first half of December, so take a look at the flyer below and, if you are fortunate enough to be able to, please send us a gift.

Thank you for your support and Season's Greetings!
🎁❄️🎄☃️

Last week our Corporate Services Director Carol Driver who retired at the start of the year won the Sutton Lifetime Achi...
02/12/2024

Last week our Corporate Services Director Carol Driver who retired at the start of the year won the Sutton Lifetime Achievement Award!

This was awarded to Carol because of her years of dedication to enhancing the lives of people in the borough, not only has she helped drive the charity forward, she has helped many lives in the process, that being staff of the charity and people in and around the borough of Sutton.

It is a well deserved award and a great way to celebrating their years of effort and commitment.

International Visually Impaired Rugby tournament at Sutton and Epsom RFCEngland emerged winners the Visually Impaired Ru...
27/11/2024

International Visually Impaired Rugby tournament at Sutton and Epsom RFC

England emerged winners the Visually Impaired Rugby Alex Bassan Cup, beating Japan 10-0 (two tries to zero) in the final as the tournament’s players braved strong winds and driving rain in the hospitable surroundings of Sutton and Epsom RFC.

The first match saw England held to a 5-5 draw by the talented and hard-working Old Wesley Red side, who were one of two representing the Irish club.

The Reds bowed out in the semi-final , despite holding the visiting Japanese to a 10-10 draw. The tie was decided on the scorer of the first try. England overcame Old Wesley Green more comfortably in the other semi.

The keenly fought final was expertly refereed by The Change Foundation’s Dan Lineker who kept order and a free-flowing game in hazardous conditions.

The host club has TCF Chair of Ambassadors Will Taborn as part of its playing staff and received warm praise from Japan Blind Rugby Union director Takashi Kikutani, who was one of the team’s enthusiastic fans, seated alongside a Rising Sun banner.

“The whole event has been great and it is a pleasure for our players and supporters to be part of it,” he said. “I hope it is the start of something special for our sport.”

In the end though, it was England captain Jack Pearce who held aloft the Alex Bassan Cup – paying a tribute to his talented and competitive group of players as he did so.

Results:
England 5 5 Old Wesley Red
Japan 20 5 Old Wesley Green
Old Wesley Red 35 5 Old Wesley Green
Japan 10 5 Old Wesley Red
England 35 0 Old Wesley Green
Old Wesley Red 10 10 Japan (winners on first try rule)
England 10 0 Japan (Final)

The Change Foundation Welcomes Navjeet Sira as New CEOWe are thrilled to announce the appointment of Navjeet Sira as our...
19/11/2024

The Change Foundation Welcomes Navjeet Sira as New CEO

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Navjeet Sira as our next CEO. Nav’s journey with The Change Foundation began in 2010 as a volunteer coach, and now, she steps into this role as a dynamic leader ready to take the charity into a bold new era:

"Guiding this remarkable charity into its next chapter is the greatest privilege. My 15-year journey has been shaped by the extraordinary young people I have met, a team that have championed me, and mentors who pushed me beyond my own expectations. Now, I’m ready to take bold action. I’m excited to launch new ideas, deepen our work, and meet young people where they are as their needs grow increasingly complex. I look forward to brave collaborations and building our centre as a home of excellence for sport and social change. I can’t wait to welcome everyone to be a part of this.”

Our Chair Vicky Lowe, shared:

"The Board are delighted to welcome Nav to the role of CEO. Her passion for The Change Foundation, and her experience within the sport for social change sector, made her the ideal candidate to continue to grow our impact with young people."

Nav will officially assume the role in early 2025, marking an inspiring next chapter for The Change Foundation and the communities we serve.

At the annual Coutts tournament, The Change Foundation squad overcame last year’s semi-final heartbreak in epic fashion...
07/11/2024

At the annual Coutts tournament, The Change Foundation squad overcame last year’s semi-final heartbreak in epic fashion.

Competing to raise funds for The Change Foundation, the TCF team—Ross, Dan, Jordan, Dean, and two Street Elite alumni—swept through the group stage, winning all four games.

The final began with TCF trailing 3-0, but Jordan’s goal turned the tide, followed by two strikes from the alumni stars to level the score. Dean’s tireless work kept the team’s momentum high, driving play forward at crucial moments. With Dan making critical saves, the game stayed tight until Ross set up Jordan for the winning goal, sealing a 4-3 victory.

This thrilling comeback highlighted the team’s resilience and celebrated a successful fundraising effort.

This month's Champion of Change is Edward Trevor!Edward Trevor has been a brilliant supporter of our charity for nearly ...
01/11/2024

This month's Champion of Change is Edward Trevor!

Edward Trevor has been a brilliant supporter of our charity for nearly ten years, being instrumental in securing over £50,000 of funding for our disability work in the London Borough of Sutton.

Over 1,000 children and young people have benefitted from Edward’s support over this time as part of programmes including Hit the Top, London Futures and Fencing 4 Change and his ongoing support has allowed us to offer free use to special needs groups in the borough and to develop our centre to be as accessible and welcoming as possible for young people who often do not have access to high quality sports facilities, coaching and competitions.

The centre has also been home to the England Blind Cricket Team and the England Visually Impaired Rugby Team and none of this would have been possible without Edward’s wonderful support.

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The Cricket For Change Cricket Centre, Plough Lane
Wallington
SM68JQ

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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