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Together St Paul's Impact Report 2025/26

Together St Paul's 2025/26 impact report reflects a year of partnership, progress and community impact across St Paul's Trust's nursery, school, children's centre and family hub, youth farm and community services in Balsall Heath, Birmingham - spanning early years support, parenting programmes, health promotion, domestic abuse services and cost-of-living help.

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About

St Paul's Trust is a community charity in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, delivering early years, education, family support, youth and wellbeing services through its nursery, school, children's centre and family hub, and city farm.

Key Metrics

Parents supported with wellbeing 1,700 parents were supported with emotional wellbeing, with 127 completing evidence-based parenting programmes, resulting in increased confidence, reduced stress and improved family relationships.
Two-year checks completed 2,148 two-year checks were completed and 393 families supported with speech and language, contributing to improved school readiness and earlier identification of needs.
Health promotion participation 2,659 participants engaged in health promotion activities and 248 families were supported with breastfeeding; the Hall Green locality achieved the city's highest uptake of Healthy Start vitamins.
Domestic abuse support 530 individuals were supported through domestic abuse services, with high engagement in the Freedom Programme supporting recovery and independence.
Cost-of-living relief 164 families received financial support through the Household Support Fund, 78 families received safe sleep equipment, 50 families received Christmas support, 50 travel passes were issued and 50 slow cookers distributed.
Nursery parent satisfaction 100% of parents in the Spring 2026 Parent Survey would recommend the nursery to another parent.

Key Outcomes

  • Improved school readiness, stronger parent-child interactions and earlier identification of needs across early years support.
  • Increased parental confidence, reduced stress and improved family relationships through evidence-based parenting programmes.
  • Recovery and independence for domestic abuse survivors through the Freedom Programme.

Geography

West Midlands

Impact Snapshot
568,000
babies reached by Bookstart Baby in 2025/26 (93% of all babies born)
Over 1.1 million
children and families engaged with Bookstart programmes in 2025/26
80%
of parents and carers receiving Bookstart Baby say they now read or share books and stories more with their child
445,600 children aged 1-4 reached through Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler, including 37% of all 1-4-year-olds living in low-income households
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Young people reached
3,414 young people accessed The Way during the year - around one in 19 young people across Wolverhampton - including 1,884 new young people...
Sessions and activities
618 sessions were delivered to bring young people together, with over 150 activities available each week across sport, arts and wellbeing.
Hours of youth work
3,497 hours of youth work support were provided, creating more than 41,000 moments of connection.
Young people built confidence, made new friends and developed leadership skills through trusted relationships and professional youth work.