2025 Enhanced

Fulham Reach Boat Club Impact Report 2024/25

Fulham Reach Boat Club uses rowing on the River Thames to drive positive social change across youth development, prison rehabilitation, disability inclusion and environmental action. Its 2024/25 Impact Report shows close to 2,000 participants supported, a new adaptive rowing offer launched, and strong outcomes across confidence, wellbeing and reduced reoffending.

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Youth rowing and watersports for state school pupils aged 13-18; Free Watersports Weeks for children eligible for Free School Meals; 'Boats not Bars' prison and post-release rowing programme; new Adaptive Rowing offer including 'Row the Rhythm' for blind and visually impaired participants; river clean-up and environmental action programmes Custom geography from upload: London (West London, River Thames)

Key Metrics

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

Key Outcomes

  • 85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
  • 85% of Boats not Bars participants felt more hopeful about their future; 41 continued post-release engagement, up 141% year-on-year
  • Hosted the Youth Boat Race with 64 students from 10 schools, featured on BBC coverage to 28 million viewers

Geography

London

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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
£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 2
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
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...
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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
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...
Key Metric 2
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 3
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of...
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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated
Key Metric 3
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes
89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression