A Huddersfield-based entrepreneur has been shortlisted for a national award.

Shaun Fox, who heads Legacy Sport, has been shortlisted for the title of Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2014.

Shaun is among five finalists who are in with the chance of winning the UK-wide £10,000 award.

All five are about to graduate from the 2013/14 cohort of the Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland Social Entrepreneurs Programme.

Launched in April 2012, the programme – delivered in partnership with the School for Social Entrepreneurs – provides both financial support in the form of grants from between £4,000 to £15,000 and comprehensive learning support, including a business mentoring scheme.

The programme is designed to support social entrepreneurs in communities and through them help stimulate economic growth and regeneration across the UK.

Legacy School Sport was founded by Shaun in 2011. The social enterprise, based at the John Smith’s Stadium, delivers PE, sport and health programmes in school and community settings.

The core purpose of the business is to promote healthy lifestyle habits and positive physical activity experiences for young people in order to set the foundations for their future lives.

Shaun achieves this via his team supporting and training primary school teachers and trainee teachers and helping them to deliver high quality PE lessons.

High quality provision then extends into structured out-of-curriculum activities, including lunchtime, breakfast and after school clubs and holiday camps.

Through programmes such as Bikeability and Sports Leadership, young people are able to develop skills, become healthier and more confident and create a positive association with sport and physical activity which continues into adult life.

Said Shaun: “Being part of the School for Social Entrepreneurs ‘Scale Up’ programme has helped me focus on developing Legacy School Sport CIC.

“I feel fortunate to have learned from the fantastic team at SSE and working with other social entrepreneurs and my Lloyds Bank mentor has been both rewarding and inspiring.

“The witness sessions gave me an insight into how successful my enterprise could become with the right leadership and guidance and Legacy School Sport would most certainly not have come so far without being part of ‘Scale Up’ this last year.

“Winning the award would be a fantastic achievement for us and would allow us to roll out the community sport model that we’ve developed elsewhere.

“The award will also contribute to us recruiting a full-time dedicated operations and commercial manager who could help us take the business to the next level.”

The winner will be chosen by a public vote. To vote for Shaun Fox, visit www.the-sse.org/SEYA. Voting closes on October 31.

The winner of the Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2014 will be announced on Wednesday, November 5, at a ceremony in London.