Education & Young People Community & Social Justice 2025
United Communities

Annual Impact Report 2024-2025

United Communities is a newly registered charity (2025) established by United Learning to develop school-linked community hubs across England. In 2024-25, 22 community hubs were supported (13 established, 9 developing); 56,700+ attendances were recorded — a 76% increase on 2023-24; over 4,700 hours of community activities were delivered across 1,550+ sessions; 100+ partnerships were formed; 1,800+ volunteer hours were contributed by local residents; and £262,712 was raised by hubs collectively — up 92%. The Ignite Communities Fund invested £26,754 in 8 community-led projects since 2023.

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School-linked community hubs (youth clubs, parent/carer groups, food pantries, SEND support, allotments, lifelong learning, sports); Ignite Communities Fund (seed grants for community-led projects, 3 windows per year); tailored training and development for hub leads; shared evaluation and learning framework; national United Communities network convening; Cradle to Career partnership with Reach Foundation (30 schools from September 2025) Custom geography from upload: England (network of United Learning schools)

📊Key Metrics

22 community hubs supported (13 established, 9 developing); 56,700+ hub attendances in 2024-25 — 76% increase on prior year Key Metric 1
4,700+ hours of community activities delivered across 1,550+ sessions; 100+ local partnerships formed; 34% of hub activities involved partner organisations Key Metric 2
£262,712 raised collectively by hubs (up 92%); 1,800+ volunteer hours contributed by residents; Ignite Communities Fund: £26,754 distributed to 8 community projects since 2023 Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • Beacon View Primary Academy: persistent absence more than halved following community hub development; Paulsgrove hub: constituted resident community group formed with 50+ community organisations now taking stewardship of high street unit; Marlborough hub: resident yoga practitioner gained formal employment through hub contribution
  • YouthWorks at Marsden Heights: student Maryam progressed from school volunteering to degree apprenticeship in youth work (Onside/UCLan); Grange Community Hub: Age UK partnership expanded to 4 days per week with adult education via Thresham College; Dukesgate toddler group now entirely resident-run
  • Charity registered August 2025 (No. 1214328); 30 schools joining Cradle to Career hub programme from September 2025 including schools outside United Learning network; planning to allocate 50% of operational project budget to Ignite Communities Fund; independent evaluation commissioned from Curating Connections November 2024

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