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Oldham Athletic Community Trust Impact Report 2025 and Beyond!

Official charity of Oldham Athletic AFC, working across the borough to address inequality through sport, education and health programmes. The 2025 report covers primary schools, Premier League Kicks, women & girls football, health & wellbeing, and community fundraising following the club's Wembley playoff promotion.

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Primary schools PE programme; Premier League Kicks; Soccer Schools & HAF; Holiday Activities and Food (40 free places/week); adult Just Play sessions (144 hours free); Silver Latics (55+ social sessions); women & girls football programme; walking football; matchday community experiences; home education pilot Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 5,000+ children engaged weekly through school-based PE delivery across 26 partner schools (1,330 hours of physical activity)
Key Metric 2 480 young people engaged through Premier League Kicks; 2,803 participants in Soccer Schools and HAF provision
Key Metric 3 2,792 community player engagements; 3,750 children inspired through Oldham Athletic national league promotion trophy tour

Key Outcomes

  • 100% of home education pilot children reported feeling more confident and part of a team; 1,000+ free match tickets distributed to local families, schools and community groups
  • Won Women In Football Promoting Inclusion Award 2025 at Northwest Football Awards; Silver Latics sessions featured on ITV
  • £10,000+ raised through matchdays supporting 15 local charities; Sleep Out raised £6,500; Golf Day raised £2,500; ~10% of annual income now from non-restricted fundraising

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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