Impact Report 2024/25

Fleetwood Town Community Trust is the official charity of Fleetwood Town FC, delivering sport, health, education and social inclusion programmes across the Fylde Coast. Their 2024/25 impact report — the first year of a new three-year strategy — covers 20,204 engagements, 5,457 free meals, and standout programmes including Cancer Prehab, a new Youth Hub, and a Veterans Community Garden, earning them EFL League Two Community Club Organisation of the Year.

Report snapshot
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
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📋About

Premier League Kicks (292 sessions); Premier League Primary Stars (560 sessions); Cancer Prehab; Strong Start (weight management); Football4All (disability); Dementia Dance; GoBeyond; Champions (anti-social behaviour); Youth Hub; Veterans Community Garden; Joy of Moving; Active Travel; Sports College (BTEC + Foundation Degree); PE & School Sport; Try Sport; Transport to Matches scheme Custom geography from upload: Fleetwood / Fylde Coast

📊Key Metrics

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

Key Outcomes

  • 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
  • 85% of PE and School Sport participants increased physical activity levels; 1,200 unique participants across Sports Camps; 2,557 Joy of Moving and Healthy Heads unique participants; 4,000 PE and School Sport sessions delivered; 228 Active Travel sessions delivered
  • Corporate partnerships generated £47,777 in volunteering social value and £360,052 in fundraising/donation social value via Friends of the Trust scheme (launched 2023); new 2025-2028 strategy launched January 2025; 24-mile charity walk from Fleetwood to Morecambe raised funds for veterans

📍Geography

North West

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
2025

Impact Report 2024/25

£4,372,766 total social value generated across four key areas: Mental Health £3,537,611; Education & Employability £435,252; Physical Health £316,745; Community & Social £83,158
Key Metric 1
90% of men engaging with Team Talk reported decreased anxiety; 95% of Extra Time Hub attendees reported improvement in social wellbeing; 72.5% improvement in mental wellbeing reported by Premier League Inspires participants
Key Metric 2
1,455 free lunches provided over the summer to 221 individuals (Bolton Lunches partnership with Urban Outreach); 1,000+ children engaged in anti-discrimination workshops throughout the year; final year of the charity's three-year strategy (2022–2025)
Key Metric 3
Prior year context: 3,894 participants with SEND engaged (2023/24); 1,368 children at Sutton Families sessions with 100% maintaining or improving wellbeing scores; 100% of Working Wanderers participants completed CV; 94% of Extra Time Hub attendees reported wellbeing improvements