Awards & Accreditations
Sport Aberdeen is an award-winning registered charity committed to creating opportunities, inspiring people and changing lives through sport and physical activity.
We are proud to share the recognition that we have received for our outstanding staff, volunteers, venues and programmes.
2022
Making the Difference (Winner)
Northern Star Business Awards 2022
Community Impact (Winner)
Elevator Awards 2022
Bob Thow, Volunteer of the Year (Winner)
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2022
WeToo! and Sport Aberdeen, Team of the Year (Winner)
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2022
Best Community Sports & Leisure Provider (Winner)
SME News – UK Enterprise Awards
Healthy Communities (Highly Commended)
ukactive Awards 2022
The Best Children and Young People Social Prescribing Project (Finalist) – SPACE Project
Social Prescribing Network Awards 2022
Diversity in Sport (Finalist)
The Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards 2022
Health & Wellbeing Award (Finalist)
The Society Awards 2022
Facility of the Year – Get active @ Northfield (Finalist)
Scottish Leisure Network Awards 2022
Rising Star – Craig Roberts (Finalist)
Northern Star Business Awards 2022
Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award
Ministry of Defence
2020 / 2021
Team Aberdeen (Winner) – Active Lifestyles Team
ACHSCP Heart Awards 2020
Outstanding Volunteer (Finalist) – Alex Soaris
Community Leisure UK Awards 2020
Fitness, Health & Wellbeing Award of the Year (Finalist)
The Society Awards 2020
Developing and Supporting Communities during Covid-19 (Winner)
ukactive Awards 2021
Making the Difference (Highly Commended)
Northern Star Business Awards 2021
2019
Capital Investment Award (Winner) – Get active @ Sheddocksley
The Community Leisure UK Awards 2019
Outstanding Volunteer (Winner) – Aimee Work, Active Girls Committee Chair
The Community Leisure UK Awards 2019
Enterprising Communities Award (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen
Elevator Awards 2019
Staff Matter (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen
Northern Star Business Awards 2019
Leisure / Fitness Facility of the Year (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen (Get active @ Sheddocksley)
Society Awards 2019
Young Volunteer of the Year (Winner) – Aimee Work, Active Girls Committee Chair
sportscotland Coaching, Officiating and Volunteering Awards 2019
Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service – Sport Aberdeen
QAV’s
Large Organisation of the Year (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2019
Corporate Partnership of the Year (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen and MeToo!
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards 2019
Workforce Development (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen
The Community Leisure UK Awards 2019
Exceptional Employee Engagement (Finalist) – Sport Aberdeen
The Cherries Awards 2019
Mike Reid Community Award (Finalist) – Nickie Scorgie, Sport Aberdeen
The Cherries Awards 2019
Scottish Water Learn to Swim Provider of the Year (Finalist) – Aquatics Aberdeen
Scottish Swimming Awards 2019
Leisure Centre of the Year (Regional Finalist) – Get active @ Sheddocksley
ukactive Awards 2019
Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Silver Award
Ministry of Defence
Certificate of School Engagement
Developing the Young Workforce of North East Scotland (DYW)
Disability Confident Committed Employer
Disability Confident (HM Government)
2018
The Community Award (Winner) – Active Lifestyles/Active Schools
TREND Life with Style Awards 2018
Scottish Centre of the Year Award (Winner) – Get active @ Jesmond
UK Active Uprising Awards
Corporate Partnership of the Year (Winner) – Sport Aberdeen/BHGE
Celebrate Aberdeen Awards
Community Sports Project of the Year (Winner) – Food and Fun
Aberdeen’s Sports Awards
Junior Sports Achiever of the Year (Winner) – Kirsty Muir (Aberdeen Snowsports)
Aberdeen’s Sports Awards
Fitness Award (Finalist) – Get active @ Jesmond
TREND Life with Style Awards 2018
Making the Difference Award (Finalist) – Active Lifestyles/Looked After Project
Northern Star 2018
Pioneering Project (Finalist) – Move More Aberdeen
Scottish Charity Awards 2018
SwimMark Plus Accreditation – Aquatics Aberdeen
Scottish Swimming
Dementia Friendly Walking Accreditation – Walk Aberdeen
Paths for All / Life Changes Trust
Snowsports Scotland Training Centre – Aberdeen Snowsports
Snowsports Scotland
Autism Friendly Accreditation – Aberdeen Snowsports
National Autistic Society
2017
Connecting and Collaborating – Move More Aberdeen
ACV0 (Aberdeen’s 3rd Sector Interface Awards)
Volunteer of the Year – Move More Aberdeen
Cally Smith took the Highly Commended Award for her work with the Sport Aberdeen programme – Sparta Awards UK
Best Community Support Initiative – Boogie in the Bar
Scotland’s Dementia Awards 2017
Learn to Swim Service Provider of the Year – Aquatics Aberdeen
Scottish Swimming Awards 2017
Championing Diversity – Looked After Project
Sparta Awards Scotland
Integration Excellence Award – Move More Aberdeen
Macmillan Professionals Excellence Awards
Connecting and Collaborating (Finalist) – Active Aberdeen Partnership
ACV0 (Aberdeen’s 3rd Sector Interface Awards)
Fitness Award (Finalist) – Get Active @ Jesmond
Trend Life with Style Awards
Championing Diversity Award (Finalist) – Look After Project
Sparta Awards UK
Best Sporting Event (Finalist) – Baker Hughes 1Ok Running Festival
Aberdeen City and Shire Tourism Awards
Empowering People (Finalist) – Carers Exercise and Information Group
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) HEART Awards
Hearing Others: Communication and Inclusion (Finalist) – Fit 2 Care Programme Planning Group
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP) HEART Awards
Health and Social Care Integration Award (Finalist) – Move More Aberdeen
Herald Society Awards
National Award for Environmental Excellence (Bronze Level) – Sport Aberdeen
Beautiful Scotland
ECO Starts Fleet Recognition Scheme (efficient and cleaner operations)
Sport Aberdeen
Tennis Mark Plus Accreditation – Westburn Tennis Centre
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
2016
Best Sporting Event (Finalist) – Baker Hughes 1Ok Running Festival
Aberdeen City and Shire Tourism Awards
Leisure Trust Gym of the Year (Finalist) – Beach Leisure Centre
National Fitness Awards
Connecting and Collaborating (Finalist) – Move More Aberdeen
ACV0 (Aberdeen’s 3rd Sector Interface Awards)
Tennis Mark Plus Accreditation – Westburn Tennis Centre
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
Tennis Mark Plus Accreditation – Westburn Tennis Centre
Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)