Sport England CEO, Tim Hollingsworth, to step down

Sport England CEO, Tim Hollingsworth, has decided to step down after more than six years in the role.

He will leave his post at the end of July 2025. Until then he’ll work as CEO to finalise the organisation’s “key strategic priorities”.

Hollingsworth joined Sport England in November 2018. He joined the grassroots sports body after spending seven years as CEO of the British Paralympic Association.

The search for a successor has now begun and expressions of interest in the role can be registered on the Sport England website.

Commenting on his departure, Hollingsworth said: “Being CEO of Sport England has been an enormous privilege and the past six years have been among the most fulfilling of my professional life.

“It is one of the very best jobs in sport. From the hundreds of partners and sports organisations and five Sports Ministers I have worked with, through to the fantastic colleagues and friends who have been with me every step of the way, I have never lost the sense of purpose that the job instills, nor the desire to make a difference particularly to those in our community who need it most.

“There is still much to be done to deliver the change we want to see and make sport and physical activity part of everyone’s lives.”