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Active Gloucestershire Children and Young People Impact Report 2022

Active Gloucestershire is the countywide active partnership and backbone organisation for the 'we can move' social movement, working to increase physical activity among the least active people in Gloucestershire. This 2022 children and young people impact report covers its shift from direct delivery to a systems change role — connecting commissioners, schools, NHS services and community organisations to create sustainable behaviour change. Key outcomes include coordinating the Holiday Activities and Food Programme for 13,000 vulnerable children, securing £131,300 in school facility grants, training 36 staff in 31 schools in yoga, and piloting physical activity on referral through the Young Minds Matter NHS pathway.

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📋About

Backbone organisation for the 'we can move' social movement; systems convening across education, health and community sectors; Play Nurture Plus school programme connecting NHS commissioners and Play Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme coordination; Opening School Facilities grants for SEND and inactive pupils; yoga and mindful movement training in schools; physical activity on referral pilot with Young Minds Matter NHS pathway; Creating Active Schools framework pilot across 12 schools; youth development work in deprived communities; Daily Mile campaign embedding Custom geography from upload: Gloucestershire, UK

📊Key Metrics

13,000 vulnerable children reached through the Gloucestershire Holiday Activities and Food Programme — 57% recipients of free school meals; 63 providers funded with a further 115 supported via matched funding Key Metric 1
36 staff in 31 schools trained to deliver yoga and mindful movement; 94% committed to continuing delivery; 15 schools received grants totalling £131,300 through the Opening School Facilities programme Key Metric 2
£50,000 secured for Play Nurture Plus programme training staff across 20 schools; £7,000 co-funded for countywide yoga offer in partnership with Gloucestershire Healthy Living and Learning Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Play Nurture Plus projected to build resilience and improve wellbeing of 200+ vulnerable pupils in high-need schools — school champions report visibly improved behaviour, focus and joy in participants
  • Physical activity on referral pilot embedded across Gloucestershire NHS Young Minds Matter pathway — connecting young people from mental health referral pathways to physical activity as early intervention
  • Creating Active Schools framework piloted across 12 schools to embed whole-school approach to physical activity, with findings shared nationally through the Creating Active Schools network

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Review 2024/25

£3,112,419 raised to deliver projects in 2024/25; total income £2,920,000 and total expenditure £2,850,000 (year ended 31 August 2024)
Key Metric 1
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 2
More than 16,000 young people engaged across early years and primary programmes; 34 Premier League Primary Stars partner schools; over 7,000 healthy meals provided on HAF camps
Key Metric 3
Blackpool FC Sports College A Team won the CEFA league title 2024/25; BFC School received 'Good' Ofsted rating in November 2024; Norbreck Primary Academy reached EFL Utilita Kids Cup National Final at Wembley, winning Regional Finals unbeaten
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2025

Total income £659,217 and total expenditure £674,216 (year ended 30 June 2025, charity no. 1137275); 10,252 individuals engaged across the 2024/25 season, with 9,713 being young people in schools
Key Metric 1
82% of participants reported positive impact on mental wellbeing; 84% on physical wellbeing; 82% on sense of community; 86% made new friends since joining
Key Metric 2
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of community/belonging, 2% above the national average; 78% agreed they feel more motivated to be physically active (Forever United older adults programme)
Key Metric 3
56.7% of young people hardly ever or never feel lonely vs national average; 94% of participants feel welcome, safe and included; CUF participants ranked higher than Cambridge and UK averages for happiness, life satisfaction and worthwhile life
2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024-25

6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 1
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated
Key Metric 2
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes
Key Metric 3
89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression