It was announced in January that Reddish would be stepping down following the successful completion of two four-year terms.

Reddish was first elected BPA chairman in 2008, taking over from Mike Brace.

The 59-year-old from Nottingham, who lost his sight in 1988 due to the hereditary degenerative condition retinitis pigmentosa, was then confirmed to continue as BPA chairman for another four years in 2013 having stood unopposed for the position.

During his tenure, Great Britain’s Paralympic teams have won 273 medals in four Paralympic Games - Vancouver 2010, London 2012, Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016.

"I am proud of this organisation and how it has grown," Reddish told insidethegames today.

"Our athletes, our support staff and the fans expect even more from us now following success at London 2012 and Rio 2016.

"It has been a collective effort over the last eight years and my ultimate goal has been to be better than when we first started and I think we have achieved that."

A former elite disability swimmer, Reddish competed at three consecutive Paralympic Games - Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 - where he amassed three silver and two bronze medals.

Reddish's work has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours, as he was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Reddish put the success that British Paralympic teams have enjoyed during his tenure down to numerous reasons.

"One is the sustained funding that goes to the governing bodies from UK Sport so you can build cycle on cycle," he said.

"That has been hugely beneficial to the sporting landscape and Para-sport in particular.

"Secondly, as an organisation the BPA has always learned from the previous Games.

"We have never been afraid to learn, to change and challenge ourselves.

"The key I think to it is the connectivity, which was one of my main focusses when I took the role, between our members, us as an organisation and the Board."

It was announced yesterday that goalball and wheelchair rugby were unsuccessful in their appeals to challenge UK Sport's Tokyo 2020 funding verdict, but Reddish promised the BPA will continue to support them after their money was withdrawn.

"Obviously we are disappointed for any sport that does not get funding, especially when they do have that medal winning potential," he said.

"But we are very, very conscious of the line in the sand where funding is and is not available.

"We will do whatever we can to work with them going forward because we want them to qualify for Tokyo 2020 because it helps everybody if we have more athletes and teams there."

The election of Reddish’s successor is due to be confirmed next week with two candidates in the running.

Nick Webborn, chief medical officer of ParalympicsGB at the London 2012, is standing alongside footballer David Clarke, who represented Great Britain at three Paralympic Games.

A decision is due to be made on February 28.

Reddish now plans to take some time away from sport before beginning training for his annual chairman’s challenge.

He will be aiming to complete the Outlaw Ironman Triathlon in Nottingham in July, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile cycle and a 26.2 mile run.