Sport & Physical Activity Health & Wellbeing 2025
Sheffield United Community Foundation

Sheffield United Community Foundation Impact Report 2024-25

Sheffield United Community Foundation is the official charity of Sheffield United FC, committed to tackling inequalities and improving lives across Sheffield. The 2024-25 Impact Report reveals a year of significant growth — over 13,000 participants, £2.5m invested in communities, and 23 programmes delivered across education, employability, participation and wellbeing through 74 partnerships.

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📋About

Premier League Primary Stars; Premier League Kicks; Premier League Inspires; disability football; holiday camps; youth hubs; active through football; nature-based Blades; curriculum support; grassroots FC; joy of moving; healthy families; weight management; esports; mental health support; employability programmes

📊Key Metrics

Over 13,000 total programme participants in 2024-25 Key Metric 1
£2,530,545 invested in local communities across Sheffield Key Metric 2
23 dedicated programmes delivered across Education, Employability, Participation and Wellbeing Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 76 Foundation staff and 74 partner organisations working together to improve lives across Sheffield
  • Communities across Sheffield inspired, educated and empowered through 23 targeted programmes
  • Greater social mobility achieved through innovative collaboration tackling health, education and employment inequalities

📍Geography

Yorkshire and the Humber

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