Education & Young People Health & Wellbeing 2024
Salmon Youth Centre

Salmon Youth Centre Impact Report 2023/24

Salmon Youth Centre is one of the UK's largest youth centres, serving young people aged 6–25 in Bermondsey, South London for over a century. In 2023/24 it worked with 1,564 young people across 840 sessions totalling 45,785 contact hours, provided 8,423 hot meals at just 50p per visit, and ran 41 trips and residential experiences. Its Integrated Therapy Service supported 55 young people experiencing trauma and complex mental health needs. Five apprentices and four sports trainees gained qualifications and helped young people earn 150+ sporting accreditations. Total income was £968,000. The year was marked by a visit from HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

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📋About

Open access youth club for ages 6–19 (50p per session); sports including badminton, basketball, boxing, climbing, dance, football, gymnastics, trampolining on a 30-metre wall; music, art and dance studios; weekly hot meals; on-site Integrated Therapy Service with sessional psychotherapist; Young Leaders programme (ages 14–19); apprenticeship programme; school holiday schemes; 41 trips and residentials; Duke of Edinburgh volunteering; homework support; Wellbeing Project research Custom geography from upload: Bermondsey, South London, UK

📊Key Metrics

1,564 young people aged 6–25 supported; 17,566 overall attendances; 45,785 contact hours across 840 sessions Key Metric 1
8,423 hot meals provided to children in after-school sessions at just 50p per visit; 101 young people mentored Key Metric 2
88% of young people said they made new friends; 71% said being at Salmon makes them more confident in school; 100% said they learned something new Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 55 young people engaged with the Integrated Therapy Service; 5 apprentices completed coaching qualifications in basketball, gymnastics and football and helped young people gain 150+ sporting accreditations
  • 10 Young Leaders received professional strengths coaching from Gallup coaches at the Shard, interview skills support and travelled to Germany on an exchange visit
  • 28 hours of physical activity delivered each week; 150 young people attended trips in 2023/24; 300+ young people participated in summer holiday schemes

📍Geography

London

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