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Sport & Physical Activity

Sport and movement for inclusion, confidence, and health.

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2025
MCC Foundation (Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation)

Impact Report 2025

164 free-to-access cricket Hubs delivering to 5,500 young players in 2025 (up from 77 hubs/3,200 players in 2023); 120,000 attendances by young people in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Key Metric 1
8,000 beneficiaries in Nepal; 50+ young players trained and qualified as ICC-accredited coaches in Nepal; 1,100 boys' and girls' teams from 820 state secondary schools entered inaugural Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup (one-fifth of all state secondary schools)
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Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup Final to be held at Lord's on 10 September 2026; MCCF won County Board of the Year award in Bucks; Girls U18 played hard ball cricket on Lord's Main Ground for first time in history
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First U18 Girls XI played hard ball cricket on Lord's Main Ground; 45% of professional cricketers were privately educated — MCCF directly addresses this pipeline; Labong (Uganda) identified by national team through MCCF — school now provides scholarship and free education
Sport & Physical Activity Inclusion
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2024
Somerset Cricket Foundation

Impact Report 2024

114 sessions delivered across the county (Taunton, Wembdon, Bridgwater, West Huntspill, Chard, Yeovil) totalling 157.5 hours (Sept 2023 to Oct 2024); 160 unique participants through 15 community providers
Key Metric 1
~100 young people with additional requirements engaged weekly through Super 1s hubs across 7 locations (free to attend); Walking Cricket launched county-wide with approx. 100 participants in Year 1
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Fortnightly Walkers and Talkers group at Cooper Associates County Ground with Somerset cricketing legends Q&As; 58 sessions delivered at local cricket clubs using club volunteers trained/bursaried by Foundation
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Super 1s case study: participant gained confidence, made friends, improved social skills and reduced anxiety — offered place on residential (attended despite anxiety) and now invited to Super 1s Leadership Academy; 'cricket programme provided numerous physical, mental and social benefits'
Sport & Physical Activity Community
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2025
Bucks Cricket CIO

Impact Report 2025

8,633 players featured in 1,539 completed junior fixtures; 2,212 All Stars and Dynamos participants (up 7%); 625 female All Stars and Dynamos (up 18%); 9 MCC Foundation Hubs (128 players, 90 training sessions, 30 match days)
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49 teams in 262 fixtures in Bucks Girls Leagues (70% fixture increase from 2024); 25 women's sections across 20 clubs (up 25%); 14 female umpires qualified from female-only ECB course; 68 teams in primary competitions (65% increase); 57 Chance to Shine programmes in primary schools
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Won County Board of the Year at MCC Foundation; Bucks Men won NCCA Championship Final vs Devon; NCCA Championship final record: Conner Haddow took 9/73 (first 9-wicket innings in NCCA Championship Final history); Chance to Shine Street Cricket teams reached Quarter Finals (Girls and U12s) and won Nationals at Nottingham University (U16s)
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7 boys and 8 girls progressed from MCCF Hubs to Bucks County Age Group squads; 5 players selected onto Vipers Emerging Players Programme from Girls Pathway; Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Indian PM Narendra Modi presented signed bat to Chance to Shine Street Cricket hub participants at Chequers
Sport & Physical Activity Refugees
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2026
Enable Leisure & Culture

Impact Report 2025/26

1,499 people supported through Social Prescribing
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45% of Enable activity participants felt less lonely or isolated
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500 volunteers delivered 2,000 hours for London Borough of Culture
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Average 32.5% improvement in client wellbeing via Social Prescribing; one client improved from 30% to 82%
Sport & Physical Activity Community
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2025
The Wave Project

The Wave Project Impact Report 2024/25

2,558 beneficiaries supported (record high); 1,083 Surf Therapy participants; 528 Adaptive Surfing participants; 876 Surf Club participants; 71 Education participants; 800+ professional referral partners
Key Metric 1
1,395 active volunteers; 25,226 hours of direct support; 10% of volunteers are graduates of Wave Project programmes; 78% of volunteers reported improved mental health from participating
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Total income: £1,589,299; total costs: £1,651,953; deficit: £62,654 (driven by multi-year grant accounting); 1,605 wetsuits sold via Pre-loved Wetsuit scheme (222% increase); 6 tonnes of neoprene resold or recycled
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Reach and inclusion: 2,558 young people supported across 17 locations — a record — including Adaptive Surfing for those with disabilities; new site opened at Lost Shore Surf Resort, Scotland; 10% of volunteers are programme graduates giving back as Surf Mentors
Health & Wellbeing Mental Health
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2025
Nuffield Health

Social Impact Report 2025

25,334 people benefited from free social impact programmes in 2025; 24% living with lower resources; £166m social value generated — up 30% on 2024
Key Metric 1
Joint Pain Programme: 14,852 participants; 35% average improvement in joint pain; 37% improvement in joint function; 50,000+ supported since programme began
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25,000+ GP appointments avoided per year; 81,000+ sick days prevented per year; 16,400 carer days freed per year; 27% of Long COVID participants returned to work by week 12
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Long-Term Conditions Programme built on Sheffield Hallam University STAMINA clinical trial partnership; Cancer Activity Programme embeds structured exercise into NHS prostate cancer treatment pathways; Manchester Metropolitan University partnership delivering 50,000 participant places over 3 years
Health & Wellbeing Cancer
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2025
Fylde Rugby Community Foundation

Annual Impact Report 2024-2025

6,000 children engaged in Primary Tag Rugby across 64 schools (1,100+ sessions); 372 children in Rugby Reading Champions across 22 schools (220 sessions)
Key Metric 1
133 young people in Mentoring and Rugby programme across 11 schools (215 sessions, 120+ hours); 2,214 children at multi-sports camps including 730 HAF and 450 Wooden Spoon funded places
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600 girls introduced to rugby across 8 Blackpool state schools over 10 weeks (80 sessions); 75+ participants across 4 Walking Rugby venues; 86 children in Rugratz sessions (aged 3-5)
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26 Rugratz children transitioned to partner club mini/junior sections; Henry (Youth Ambassador case study) reduced anxiety and improved school behaviour through mentoring programme; 2 new girls joined Fylde RFC directly from schools programme
Sport & Physical Activity Young People
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2024
Welsh Rugby Union (WRU)

Community Impact Report Season 23/24

59,661 registered players in Wales (52,779 male; 6,882 female); record 6,500 women and girls actively registered — target 10,000 by 2029
Key Metric 1
39,012 young people engaged by Hub Programme across 1,348 sessions and 318 events; 7,623 sessions and events for young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
Key Metric 2
7,999 participants engaged in wheelchair rugby; 6,500 children in Fit Fed Fun holiday hunger camps; £2m+ grant funding secured for club facilities
Key Metric 3
Nation of Sanctuary Contribution to Sport Award 2024 won for work with Welsh Refugee Council; 88% of senior and youth matches played without incident; 96% club safeguarding officer compliance; 650+ children and adults at WRU Inclusion Day
Sport & Physical Activity Refugees
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