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Accrington Stanley Community Trust

Impact Report 2025

Accrington Stanley Community Trust is the official charity of Accrington Stanley FC, delivering sport, education, health and community engagement across Hyndburn and East Lancashire. Their 2025 impact report — marking 15 years of operation — covers 20,187 people engaged, a £4m community sports hub, Cancer Prehab sessions, veterans' support and the ninth year of their Big Shirt Giveaway, with the Stanley Sports Hub now proposed as a FIFA Women's World Cup 2035 base camp.

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Sports participation (Stanley Kickers age 2+, over-50s football, disability sport); Premier League Kicks; Premier League Primary Stars; Football College (post-16); Cancer Prehab sessions (with Macmillan nurse); Extra Time Hubs (over-50s); Joy of Moving (primary health); Move and Learn; Champions Programme (youth at risk); veterans' programme; Stanley Sports Hub (£4m community facility) Custom geography from upload: Hyndburn / East Lancashire

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 20,187 people engaged across all community programmes; 4,012 average weekly interactions at Stanley Sports Hub; income of £1,409,075 with £187,356 surplus; 93% of expenditure on direct delivery
Key Metric 2 1,248 free Accrington Stanley shirts gifted to every Year 3 pupil in Hyndburn (9th year of initiative — over 10,000 shirts given since inception); 512 children attended holiday courses; 2,781 children in Premier League Primary Stars programme
Key Metric 3 150 veterans connected through dedicated programmes; 110 students on full-time football education programme; 463 Premier League Kicks participants; 282 children received free school holiday provision; 3,320 people aged 50+ took part in over-50s football

Key Outcomes

  • Stanley Sports Hub selected as proposed official base camp for FIFA Women's World Cup 2035 bid; Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited in January 2024; Cancer Prehab described as 'a lifeline' by participants — reduces isolation and anxiety alongside physical preparation for treatment
  • New three-year strategy (2025–2028) launched; 15th anniversary celebrated since formation in 2010; £200,000 padel courts investment planned for 2026; Champions Programme young people fundraised for community bleed kit through 10-mile sponsored walk and matchday collection
  • £4m invested in Stanley Sports Hub since 2019 including £750,000 3G pitch; 30+ Business Club members; veterans trip to Belgium (Tyne Cot, Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony); Shaun Whalley awarded PFA Community Champion for Champions Programme work

Geography

North West

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