BWitC Impact Report 2024-25

Official charity of Bolton Wanderers FC, delivering intervention and prevention programmes across Bolton under Start Well, Live Well and Age Well pillars. The 2024-25 report covers education, health, community engagement, fundraising and social value totalling £4.37m across all programmes.

Report snapshot
Total social value: £4,372,766 (EFL/Sport England model) — £3,537,610 mental health; £435,251 education & employability; £316,745 physical health; £83,158 social Key Metric 1
1,455 free lunches provided to 221 individuals over summer (Bolton Lunches / Urban Outreach partnership) Key Metric 2
900+ children engaged in Show Racism the Red Card workshops — biggest such event in England; BWitC inducted into Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame at Buckingham Palace Key Metric 3
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📋About

Early Years Stay, Play & Learn; primary schools PE & PSHE delivery; anti-discrimination workshops (1,000+ children); girls-only football (8 cohorts, ~120 children); Sutton Families programme; carers support; EFL Kids Cup; PL U11 Girls Cup; Wellbeing Hub; holiday camps; community events; Wanderers Sport in the Community football development (2,130 attendees) Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

📊Key Metrics

Total social value: £4,372,766 (EFL/Sport England model) — £3,537,610 mental health; £435,251 education & employability; £316,745 physical health; £83,158 social Key Metric 1
1,455 free lunches provided to 221 individuals over summer (Bolton Lunches / Urban Outreach partnership) Key Metric 2
900+ children engaged in Show Racism the Red Card workshops — biggest such event in England; BWitC inducted into Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame at Buckingham Palace Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 92% of Early Years parents reported improvement in child's physical skills; 75% use session activities at home daily or weekly; 85% of children felt closer to family through Sutton Families programme
  • 10 regular school partners plus 40+ individual school engagements; 24 teachers received CPD support; 30 targeted PSHE/English/Maths interventions (~240 hours) to ~180 participants
  • Double nomination at NW Football Awards 2024 (Community Club and Community Initiative of the Season); £2,062 raised via matchday Pound to the Ground campaign

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024/25

20,204 total engagements; 1,621 hours of free sporting activity; 5,457 free meals provided; 468 young people engaged through Youth Hub with 1,222 hours of free youth provision
Key Metric 1
100% of Cancer Prehab participants reported improved resilience and ability to cope with treatment; 100% of Strong Start participants achieved weight reduction targets and adopted sustainable exercise routines; 90% of Cancer Prehab participants reported better mental wellbeing
Key Metric 2
Named EFL League Two Community Club Organisation of the Year 2025; won Community & Charity Organisation of the Year at Wyre Business Awards 2024; Sports College CEFA side crowned CEFA North West Champions at Wembley 2025; Veterans Community Garden awarded Level 4 Thriving certificate at North West in Bloom
Key Metric 3
80% of Football4All participants reported stronger friendships and reduced loneliness; 61% of Champions referrals have better understanding of anti-social behaviour; 90% of Early Years participants improved social interaction; 92% of teachers reported greater confidence through supported PE delivery
2024

Impact Report 2024

83.3% of young players are physically active (60+ minutes of exercise daily) — compared to 47% national average; programmes operate in areas falling in the top 1% of highest child income deprivation nationally (IDACI)
Key Metric 1
Happiness score of 7.4 out of 10 for young people in school years 9–11 — compared to national average of 6.2; 66% of parents strongly agree their child shows increased resilience, versus 35% national average
Key Metric 2
9 in 10 young people have made friends from different national, ethnic or socioeconomic backgrounds; 8 in 10 have made new friends or found it easier to make friends since joining; financial assistance model ensures no one is turned away
Key Metric 3
83.3% of participants physically active versus 47% national average; participants from minority ethnic backgrounds — who face greatest barriers to sport — outperform national average activity levels across all ethnic groups tracked
2025

Impact Report 2025

20,187 people engaged across all community programmes; 4,012 average weekly interactions at Stanley Sports Hub; income of £1,409,075 with £187,356 surplus; 93% of expenditure on direct delivery
Key Metric 1
1,248 free Accrington Stanley shirts gifted to every Year 3 pupil in Hyndburn (9th year of initiative — over 10,000 shirts given since inception); 512 children attended holiday courses; 2,781 children in Premier League Primary Stars programme
Key Metric 2
150 veterans connected through dedicated programmes; 110 students on full-time football education programme; 463 Premier League Kicks participants; 282 children received free school holiday provision; 3,320 people aged 50+ took part in over-50s football
Key Metric 3
Stanley Sports Hub selected as proposed official base camp for FIFA Women's World Cup 2035 bid; Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited in January 2024; Cancer Prehab described as 'a lifeline' by participants — reduces isolation and anxiety alongside physical preparation for treatment