About Us

We aspire to be a valued organisation that helps to improve the quality of people’s lives in a meaningful way, with love, compassion and dignity at the heart of our approach.  We are “here for good”.

Youth workers with young people on mountainbikes

Spartans Community Foundation was established in 2006 and is the charitable arm of the Spartans Football Club. We operate as a social enterprise and charity. We reinvest profits from our facility rental, community coaching and hospitality services back into the business in order to support and deliver impact in our community. When you buy coaching sessions for your kids, rent our facilities or simply have a cup of coffee in our café, you are helping us support others in North Edinburgh.

Edinburgh is generally regarded as an affluent city, however, there are some concentrated areas of multiple deprivation on par with the most deprived areas in Scotland. Some of these areas are here in our local community, where life can be a struggle for many.

It is our mission to support the lives of children, young people and families in North Edinburgh. We do this by harnessing the power of people and sport to build and deliver innovative education, health and wellbeing and youth work programmes that deliver meaningful and positive impact for our community. We are welcoming and inclusive social home for people of all ages and backgrounds living in North Edinburgh.

Our ten year video

In 2018 we celebrated our 10th Birthday. Take a look at our journey here.

Our programmes in North Edinburgh

  • Youth Work

    Clubs, holiday activities, residentials and school support all delivered by our youth work team

  • Education

    We support young people from nursery all the way to positive destinations when they leave school

  • Health and Wellbeing

    We deliver a range free and low cost physical and social activities

Our Values

Integrity

We are open, honest, reliable and stay true to our social aims and objectives.

Respect for All

We respect each other and everyone we deal with at all times.

Customer Excellence

We aim to deliver services and products which make our customers smile and want to tell their friends about us.

Honour Uniqueness

We embrace the fact that we are different and have different maps of the world.

Innovation

We adopt a 'can do' mindset which actively looks for creative solutions to any opportunities and challenges we face.

Inclusion

We welcome and open our doors to everyone in our community and beyond.

Volunteer with us

We have a range of volunteering opportunities at Spartans Community Foundation across our Education, Youth Work, Health and Wellbeing, Faciliites, Football Development and Business Operations. We welcome individuals and corporate teams. If you’d like to get involved please email us.