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Everton in the Community Impact Report 2025/26

Everton in the Community's Impact Report 2025/26, published on 16 October 2026, covers the official charity of Everton Football Club. During the 2025/26 season the charity supported 46,463 people through more than 50 programmes, reached more than 156,000 people through wider community engagement, operated in 151 venues across Merseyside and generated £80.1 million of social value annually. It has invested £13.5 million into the L4 area through purpose-built buildings. Delivery was 52% in Liverpool, 21% in Sefton and 12% in Knowsley. The report is structured around the Trinity Project, the charity's five-year strategy with three pillars: Minds, Learns and Thrives.

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About

Everton in the Community is the official charity of Everton Football Club and widely considered one of the UK's top sporting charities. Dedicated to breaking down barriers and tackling social inequality since 1988, it supports some of the most vulnerable and underrepresented members of its local community. Through more than 50 evidence-based, inclusive programmes it addresses health inequalities, creates pathways into education and employment, and tackles crime and anti-social behaviour, with programmes operating seven days a week across the Liverpool City Region. Registered charity number 1099366.

Key Metrics

46,463 people supported through 50+ programmes in 2025/26
£80.1 million of social value generated annually
156,000+ people reached through wider community engagement

Key Outcomes

  • 16,583 people supported on their educational journey, including 488 children helped to achieve their Early Learning Goals
  • More than 9,000 people supported with their mental health, and 1,215 supporters engaged through the Together Against Suicide matchday service
  • 1,293 people experiencing poverty given access to food, housing and debt advice; 90 people moved into employment and 13 into apprenticeships

Geography

North West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport