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WHO WE HELP & HOW

Our strategic professional, financial and commercial services enable and empower organisations in sport:

Sports Clu, League or Governing Body

Club, Competition or Governing Body

We make your Club, Competition and Governing Body more attractive to investors from private and public sectors.

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Public sector investors include local and national government, governing bodies, social impact funds, etc. Whereas private sector investors include commercial sponsors, High-Net-Worth individuals (HNWs) and ultra HNWs, and financial institutions.
 

Our 3-step methodology:

  • Review governance & management processes

  • Provide professional support to make changes that will attract funding.

  • Connect you with suitable funding

Sponsor or Supplier

We give you sponsorship and investment opportunities with sports clubs, competitions and governing bodies which we review and support to make them more sustainable and successful.

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When you sponsor, supply or invest in sporting organisations which we support, you receive greater assurance that your sponsorship, supplies and investment will be worthwhile and sustainable.

Sponsors and Businesses Supporting Sport
Funding Bodies

Funding Body

Your funds are more likely to achieve your targeted impacts when invested in sports clubs, competitions and governing bodies which we review and support.

CASE STUDIES

Governing body sets new strategy for emerging sport

Challenge: Enable new leadership for a governing body with great potential.

Our Role: Conceive, plan and execute a corporate restructuring.

Result: "Gibson Alexander made complex accounting & legal matters really easy for us. I whole-heartedly recommend the Gibson Alexander team to anyone."
Daniel Wood, Co-founder

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CLIENTS

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EAGLES FC

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SHEFFIELD FC

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QUIPPER

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SOUTHERN AMATEUR LEAGUE

TEAM

Ready to support you.

Graham I Smith

Managing Partner

With professional experience spanning three decades as a lawyer and accountant in public practice and business, Graham brings entrepreneurial vision with professional capabilities and executive leadership to strengthen your organisation.

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Graham advises governing bodies, clubs, professional individuals and charities around the world on how to organise & fund their activities.

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He is appointed by the UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to advise its grantees on the construction of sport & leisure facilities. Also, as Vice Chairman of a board in the governance structure of the Football Association, Graham looks after 25,000 footballers and their supporters. Additionally, he is a strategic advisor to the Institute of Chartered Accountants on Sport, Media and Entertainment.

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Outside of work, he plays & coaches football and rugby socially around the South East of England and internationally with legends of Scottish football. He also travels extensively, including to India as a teacher of yoga teachers.

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