Salford Community Leisure is run by and for the people of Salford.

We are committed to enhancing the physical and cultural wellbeing of the community through the sport, library and cultural opportunities we offer across 60+ venues, which attract millions of customer visits each year.

We work hard to ensure each and every experience is the very best it can be.

Passionate about delivering value for money, we reinvest all our profits because we believe that leisure and culture should be at the heart of every community.

By being active with us, you are supporting your local community.

Despite 2020/21 being a year of uncertainty and constant change, Salford Community Leisure (SCL) remained committed to its purpose of ‘enhancing people’s lives’ and where permitted we delivered as much activity as possible to help our customers through the long days of the various lock downs and tiered restrictions.

Discover more about our achievements from the past year and our plans for the future. Download our 2022/23 Impact Report.

Gender Pay Gap

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Our registered office is:

Civic Centre,
Chorley Road,
Swinton,
Salford, M27 5DA.

Registration number 29627 R
Charitable status reference XR71610
Vat Registration Number 825286712

Salford Community Leisure (SCL) exists “To enhance the lives of people through sport, leisure and cultural opportunities”.  Each year we welcome over 3 million customer visits to the 60+ venues that we manage across the city.

We employ over 500 people and pride ourselves in being a local employer with 70% of our workforce living in the City.

The purpose of SCL is “to enhance the lives of people through sport, leisure and cultural opportunities.”

We will deliver our purpose by:

  • Improving Health and Wellbeing
  • Increasing Community Involvement
  • Developing Education and Skills
  • Enriching the Environment

Salford Community Leisure is registered under the Co-operatives and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.

An independent legal entity, separate from Salford City Council, Salford Community Leisure Limited is a community benefit society with charitable status.

SCL Trading Ltd  (company reference 8623304) is our business face and incorporates operations such as catering and retail.  This is a wholly owned subsidiary of the main company and all of its profits are reinvested because leisure and culture should be at the heart of every community.

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