Health & Wellbeing Sport & Physical Activity 2025
Active Luton

Impact Report 24/25

Active Luton is a registered charity (charity no. 1111804) managing sport, leisure, library and health services across Luton on behalf of Luton Borough Council. The 2024/25 Impact Report highlights £15.7 million income, 12,500 health programme referrals, 6,448 HAF camp places, 317,812 library visits and multiple national awards, generating over £7.40 in social return for every £1 of funding received.

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📋About

Total Wellbeing Luton health programmes (weight management, long-term conditions, exercise referral, social prescription, stop smoking, MECC); Energise Luton HAF programme (44 external providers, 8 Active Luton sites); leisure centres including Inspire: Luton Sports Village, Lea Manor Recreation Centre, Lewsey Sports Park and Pool; Stockwood Park Athletics Centre; Stockwood Park Golf Centre; Hightown Community Sports and Arts Centre; Hart Hill Community Centre; Luton Libraries (Central, Marsh Farm, Lewsey, Leagrave, Stopsley and more); Active Education; Power Our Minds mental health initiative (Community Leisure UK national award winner); Virtually Active youth VR programme; faith-based and community aerobics; Children in Need physical activity programme; Maintenance Mates disability employment programme

📊Key Metrics

Total income £15,700,000 and total expenditure £15,420,000 (year ended 31 March 2025); for every £1 of funding received in 2023/24, Active Luton generated over £7.40 in social return Key Metric 1
12,500 people referred into the Healthy Lifestyles programme; 1,416 people helped to quit smoking; 1,772 individuals supported through Social Prescription service Key Metric 2
6,448 children accessed Energise Luton (HAF) camps with 84% on Free School Meals; 317,812 library visits; 3,200 school children in swimming lessons Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 94% reduction in GP visits and 97% reduction in hospital attendances reported by Social Prescription participants; 96% of Total Wellbeing users would recommend the service; 76% overall attendance rate at Energise Luton camps
  • Almost 1,000 people learning to swim at Lewsey Sports Park between January and March 2025 — highest ever; 2,274 hygiene packs and 1,080 food parcels distributed through Energise Luton in partnership with The Hygiene Bank and The Food Bank; Luton Central Library reopened after £250,000 investment
  • Won Community Leisure UK Seriously Social Award for Power Our Minds mental health initiative; won Luton Best Award for Luton in Harmony recognising Energise Luton; named Great Place to Work® for second year running; UK Athletics TrackMark Award achieved for Stockwood Park Athletics Centre

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