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Trent Bridge Community Trust Impact Report 2025

Trent Bridge Community Trust's 2025 Impact Report shows strong growth after recreational cricket was brought under the Trust's charitable purpose in a unified One Team approach. Its Chance to Shine Schools programme engaged 66 schools and provided cricket to 14,984 young people, 326 young people played Street Cricket (up 14%), and 41% of recreational clubs now have a women's or girls' section. An independent social impact evaluation found 96% of participants believe their activity was positive or very positive for their physical wellbeing, and the Trust generated £11,988,570 of social value in 2025, or £11.74 for every £1 invested.

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About

Trent Bridge Community Trust is the charity of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, using the power of cricket to drive positive social impact, create opportunities, raise aspirations and connect people and communities across Nottinghamshire.

Key Metrics

14,984 young people engaged in cricket in schools through Chance to Shine
£11.74 of social value created for every £1 invested
96% of participants said their activity was positive or very positive for their physical wellbeing

Key Outcomes

  • 93% of participants believe their activity at TBCT was positive or very positive for their mental wellbeing
  • 90% of parents believe involvement with the Trust is positive or very positive for their child's personal development
  • Adult participants have a 19% higher sense of belonging within their local neighbourhood than the national average

Geography

East Midlands

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
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