Impact Report 2023/24

Northampton Town Community Trust is the official charity of Northampton Town FC and works across Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Kettering and Daventry. The 2023/24 impact report frames its work around three outcomes: improving health and wellbeing, creating stronger, safer and more connected communities, and enhancing life chances. The Trust’s theory of change covers health activities, crime-prevention and cohesion projects, education, schools, Premier League Primary Stars, Kicks, disability football, anti-crime ambassadors, Fit Cobblers, mental health football and

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📋About

Schools programmes, mentoring, employability, youth engagement, anti-crime and wellbeing activity

📊Key Metrics

£2.5 million+ invested into the local community over the previous three years Key Metric 1
1,000+ people supported every week through the Trust’s activities Key Metric 2
Delivery footprint across five Northamptonshire areas: Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Kettering and Daventry Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Improved health and wellbeing through physical activity, mental health support and targeted community programmes
  • Stronger, safer and more connected communities through anti-crime, inclusion and youth engagement work
  • Enhanced life chances through school, education, volunteering, employability and confidence-building programmes

📍Geography

East Midlands

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