Impact Summary and Strategic Plan 2022-25

Club Doncaster Foundation (formerly Doncaster Rovers Foundation) is a registered charity based at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster. The Impact Summary and Strategic Plan 2022-25 sets out the Foundation's vision for Doncaster as a healthier, better connected, inclusive city, delivered through health and wellbeing, schools and participation, post-16 education via Club Doncaster Sports College, and youth engagement programmes, utilising the reach of Doncaster Rovers FC and Doncaster Rugby League.

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📋About

Health and wellbeing programmes including Fit Rovers (weight management), Walking Football, Foundation Fitness, Fit Rovers Ladies, and Football Welcomes (refugees and asylum seekers); Premier League Kicks youth outreach; Premier League Inspires; schools programme supported by Premier League Charitable Fund and Rugby Football League; Club Doncaster Sports College (post-16 sport education); volunteering and employability pathways; Kellogg's Football Camps; Fit Forces veterans provision Custom geography from upload: Yorkshire & The Humber

📊Key Metrics

Total income £2,003,600 and total expenditure £2,001,398 (year ended 31 August 2025); over 1,000 health and wellbeing participants engaged across 8 organisations in Doncaster Key Metric 1
More than 30 years of delivery inspiring positive change in sport, physical activity and education across Doncaster Borough Key Metric 2
49 employees; self-funding charity operating across health and wellbeing, schools and participation, education, and youth engagement Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Club Doncaster Sports College Men's Academy celebrated historic season at Wembley Stadium (2025); Ridgewood School represented Doncaster Rovers at EFL Kids Cup regional finals
  • Foundation works alongside Doncaster Rovers FC and Doncaster Rugby League to utilise the social reach of professional sports clubs and the Eco-Power Stadium community stadium
  • Over 1,000 participants engaged through health and wellbeing programmes across 8 partner organisations; Football Welcomes programme supports refugees and asylum seekers to engage through football

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Review 2024/25

£3,112,419 raised to deliver projects in 2024/25; total income £2,920,000 and total expenditure £2,850,000 (year ended 31 August 2024)
Key Metric 1
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 2
More than 16,000 young people engaged across early years and primary programmes; 34 Premier League Primary Stars partner schools; over 7,000 healthy meals provided on HAF camps
Key Metric 3
Blackpool FC Sports College A Team won the CEFA league title 2024/25; BFC School received 'Good' Ofsted rating in November 2024; Norbreck Primary Academy reached EFL Utilita Kids Cup National Final at Wembley, winning Regional Finals unbeaten
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

Total income £659,217 and total expenditure £674,216 (year ended 30 June 2025, charity no. 1137275); 10,252 individuals engaged across the 2024/25 season, with 9,713 being young people in schools
Key Metric 1
82% of participants reported positive impact on mental wellbeing; 84% on physical wellbeing; 82% on sense of community; 86% made new friends since joining
Key Metric 2
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of community/belonging, 2% above the national average; 78% agreed they feel more motivated to be physically active (Forever United older adults programme)
Key Metric 3
56.7% of young people hardly ever or never feel lonely vs national average; 94% of participants feel welcome, safe and included; CUF participants ranked higher than Cambridge and UK averages for happiness, life satisfaction and worthwhile life
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024-25

6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated
Key Metric 2
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes
Key Metric 3
89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression