HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was formed in 2005, following the merger of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments. We employ around 80,000 people of whom around 30,000 are members of the Revenue and Customs Sports and Leisure Association (RCSL). Since then, a number of Customs duties have transferred to a new Department, the UK Border Agency and the staff who transferred are now part of the Home Office. The UK membership of ECSA will be maintained primarily through Revenue and Customs Sports and Leisure but with input from the UK Border Agency Sports body.

Sport plays a very big part in the fabric of both Departments; RCSL has two flagship events each year, Winter Sports Weekend and National Sports Day, involving between 800 and 1200 members at any one time.  We also have over 35 different sports activities in organised sections or smaller sports clubs. The UKBA has one big event of its own and is increasing its sports activities on an almost daily basis and their members have already participated in ECSA Table Tennis and Volleyball events.

The UK actively participates in ECSA events including sending regular participants to the Nijmegen walk, athletics, volleyball and cycling and 2010 saw the UK organise its first sports competition – the six a side football in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north east of the country. The second UK event will be a swimming gala in October 2011 at the University of Surrey pool in Guildford, just south of London.

ECSA representatives


Andrea Scott-Lewis
ECSA committee member

Holland House
20 Oxford Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8DZ
Tel: +441202 585173
Fax: +441202 585195
Mobile: +447789 878278
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Richard Dowling
ECSA committee member

Local Compliance
Berkeley House
298 – 304 Regent’s Park Road
London N3 2JY
UK
Tel: 0044 2078653631
GSM: 0044 7763466105
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Teams

• Angling
• Archery
• Badminton
• Basketball - Ladies
• Basketball - Men’s
• Bowling - Lawn
• Bowling - Ten Pin
• Chess
• Cricket
• Cross Country
• Cycling
• Darts
• Golf
• Hockey - Ladies
• Hockey - Men’s
• Motorcycling
• Netball
• Quizzes
• Rifle shooting
• Road Race
• Rounders
• Rugby Union and Rugby League
• Sailing
• Ski-ing
• Snooker
• Soccer
• Squash
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Track & Field
• Tug-of-War
• Volleyball
• Walking