Arnold Clark's Gear Up For Sport campaign helps youth teams across Scotland, England and Wales look and feel the part.
We're proud to provide free, branded sports kits to teams aged 4 - 15, from tracksuits and hoodies to training gear, strips and much more. We want to support our local clubs and strengthen the communities they represent.
Gear Up For Sport opens for applications at different times throughout the year. To find out when the next round opens, please visit the Arnold Clark Community Fund timeline.
Gear Up For Sport is open to youth sports teams based in Scotland, England or Wales with up to 30 members aged between 4 - 15.
We accept applications from the following sports:
If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please contact community.fund@arnoldclark.com
Here's a step-by-step guide on the application process and how to order your new kit.
Before you apply, make sure you read the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions.
Please note: if you are successful in this campaign, you will not be eligible for our other Community Fund campaigns until next year.
A member of the coaching staff or management team should complete and send the application on behalf of the club.
Create an account on Grants Connect to apply. You can find out how to create an account here.
Alternatively, you can speak directly to the Grants Connect help team.
Once it's completed and you've provided all the relevant details, send your application.
You will hear whether your application is successful within four weeks - make sure to check your spam and junk folders.
Within this time period, please collect your team's sizes for their new kit; this will help you later if you're successful.
Congratulations! It's now time to order your kit through our partner Millers.
In your successful email, you'll find a unique username and password to use for your order.
Log in to the Millers system (through the link in your successful email) to submit your kit order.
Please note: you will have six weeks to submit your order before your account is deactivated.
Once you submit your order, please allow between 6 - 16 weeks before the kits arrive.
Millers will keep you updated on your kit and the expected time of delivery.
Your kits have arrived! We hope you enjoy them and would love to see a picture of them in action. Please tag us on our social channels!
To be eligible to apply, your sports team must:
We've provided a list below of the kits we can offer for different sports - plus alternative options if your sport is not listed.
You can only apply for one team per club; multiple applications will not be accepted.
Coaches, treasurers or secretaries can apply; we are unable to accept applications from parents. Please ensure only one person should apply per club. If your application is successful, the entrant must be the person to claim the kits on the online portal.
Our kit supplier is Millers, so they will process the kit orders for the Gear Up For Sport campaign. To find out more about Millers, visit millersbrands.co.uk
Yes! The kits will be Arnold Clark branded, but we’ll offer you a selection of colours to choose from.
Yes! You will be given the option to upload your team logo when ordering your kit. This will be added to the kit where appropriate. Please note: your team logo will need to be uploaded to our kit supplier as a JPEG or high-res PNG.
Yes. Each strip will have a number on the back, if you do not want this please let Millers know in the note section of your order.
Please note, these cannot be individually selected by size and will be printed at random across the strips ordered.
Once your order has been placed, no changes can be made. If you would like to order additional kits after your six-week claim window, then please contact gearupforsport@millersbrands.co.uk and they will be able to manually process your request.
There may be a few reasons why you can’t log in. First, our kit logins are only available for six weeks after they have been issued; all orders must be placed within that time. If this is not the issue, then please ensure that you are using the email address and password provided in your successful application email.
Orders can take up to 16 weeks to arrive from the date of ordering. Once your order has been dispatched, you’ll receive an email from couriers with a dispatch notice.
You can read all the Gear Up For Sport terms and conditions here.
We're really sorry to hear that you believe something is missing from the order. Our kit supplier has a stringent QA process so situations like this are highly unusual.
Please email gearupforsport@millersbrands.co.uk with your club name, order number and what is missing from your kit to allow the supplier to investigate.