Sport & Physical Activity Health & Wellbeing 2025
Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT)

CACT Impact Report 2024-2025

Official charity of Charlton Athletic FC, founded 1992. One of the leading EFL community trusts in England, working across health, education, employment, youth provision and disability in south-east London and Kent. The 2024-25 impact report records a record £83.6m social value and £7.6m charitable spend.

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📋About

Education; health improvement; youth engagement; mentoring; disability sport (Short Breaks); Live Well Greenwich; Young Greenwich; cost-of-living support; employment programmes; Youth Engagement Vehicle Programme Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

📊Key Metrics

£83,630,780 total social value generated — £11.02 returned for every £1 invested (independently verified by University of Greenwich) Key Metric 1
28,000+ participants engaged; £7,589,000 committed charitable spend (highest in CACT's 33-year history) Key Metric 2
1,110 mentees supported across south London and Kent; 3,170 cost-of-living referrals; 186 mental health programme participants Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 89% of Short Breaks participants improved mental and emotional wellbeing; 85% of Young Greenwich Learning Hub participants improved educational aspirations
  • 382 young people volunteered through Young Greenwich; £13,660 in fuel vouchers distributed to vulnerable households
  • EFL League One Community Project of the Season 2024-25 (Youth Engagement Vehicle Programme); social value up £34m+ since 2021/22 report

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