Badminton England is delighted to announce a brand new partnership with Franklyn, a number one monetary recommendation and wealth administration agency.
Over the following two years, this collaboration will present athletes, coaches, members, volunteers and the broader badminton neighborhood with larger entry to monetary recommendation. In response to the Monetary Conduct Authority, solely 8% of adults in England at present obtain monetary steering, with many uncertain the place to show for help.
At Badminton England, we recognise the significance of economic wellbeing. Whether or not it’s mortgage recommendation, long-term monetary planning, investments or managing pension pots, gaining access to skilled monetary perception is invaluable. Our badminton neighborhood is various with various monetary wants, and we imagine that by elevating consciousness of sound monetary planning we will proceed to help them each on and off the courtroom.
Equally vital to us is partnering with organisations that perceive our sport and share our imaginative and prescient for its development. Franklyn’s spectacular monitor file throughout a number of sports activities – together with soccer, rugby, boxing, and golf – demonstrates their dedication to each elite and grassroots sport. We’re excited to see this dedication lengthen into badminton.
As a part of this partnership, Franklyn will even play a key function in supporting one in all our main strategic objectives: the relaunch of the Nationwide Badminton League. One in every of our core strategic priorities is to additional develop badminton on this nation – Franklyn’s involvement will assist us develop a commercially sustainable competitors that elevates the profile of badminton throughout the nation.
We look ahead to working with Franklyn to carry this imaginative and prescient to life and to create lasting advantages for the badminton neighborhood.
Ben Nicholson, Director of Business and Engagement at Badminton England, mentioned “Franklyn have a number of expertise working inside the sports activities business they usually perceive sports activities athletes, followers and people working within the background. Monetary administration is an extremely private alternative, however everybody ought to have entry to recommendation and help ought to they want to search it. Our sport prides itself on welcoming everybody on courtroom, no matter background, potential, race or gender and we will’t proceed to develop this sport with out the help of companions similar to Franklyn. I’m delighted that we now have been in a position to carry on board a associate with such a human curiosity within the monetary administration of those that play and love our sport…and within the development of the game itself.”
CEO at Badminton England, Sue Storey, added “Amongst our badminton neighborhood we now have dad and mom and grandparents, householders and renters, entrepreneurs and traders, enterprise homeowners and retirees…and monetary recommendation can doubtlessly assist so many who play or observe our sport. I’m wanting ahead to working alongside Franklyn to carry badminton to a wider viewers and to carry a broad vary of economic steering to the badminton household.”
Andrew Chatterton, CEO of Franklyn, mentioned “Badminton has been an enormous a part of my life ever since my dad and mom gave me my first racket on the age of three. It’s a true neighborhood sport that may be loved by everybody and I’ve all the time been obsessed with its development and accessibility. At Franklyn, we share that very same dedication to supporting folks and their futures. To carry collectively my ardour for badminton with our experience in monetary wellbeing, whereas including worth to the badminton neighborhood and serving to to develop the game, is a really thrilling alternative.”
To be taught extra in regards to the providers Franklyn provide, please go to franklyn.co.uk to have interaction with our latest associate. Keep in mind that looking for monetary recommendation or info and appearing upon monetary steering, no matter its respected supply, stays an impartial resolution for all.
