Community & Social Justice Sport & Physical Activity 2026
BIGKID Foundation

BIGKID Foundation Impact Report 2025

BIGKID Foundation is a Brixton-based charity in its 18th year, working to end youth violence by providing safe spaces, sport, leadership programmes and transformative experiences for young people in Lambeth and South London. In 2025 it engaged 2,500+ young people across 25,000 hours of provision, placed 10 young people in GB national Flag Football squads including two European Champions, ran Breaking Barriers in partner schools with 77% of participants improving emotional wellbeing, and delivered a Summer Programme taking 110+ young people to Silverstone, Sky Studios and beyond. BIGKID won the Safer Lambeth Award at the Lambeth Civic Awards and was Highly Commended for two StreetGames awards from 460+ nominations.

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📋About

Open access youth clubs in Brixton providing safe after-school provision; Breaking Barriers school-based leadership and wellbeing programme for young people at risk of exclusion; flag football pathway from community to elite GB squads; annual sailing residential at Aldeburgh Yacht Club; Summer Programme (F1 at Silverstone, Sky Studios, Harry Potter theatre, Ascot golf, Super Bowl); HER Collective for young women; mental health film project for Movember; youth-led media team; Jack Petchey Internship Programme; peer volunteering and youth leadership development Custom geography from upload: Brixton, Lambeth, South London, UK

📊Key Metrics

2,500+ young people impacted from direct delivery; 10,000+ aggregate attendances amounting to almost 25,000 hours of engagement; 64% of young people were new to BIGKID in 2025 Key Metric 1
10 young people progressed into the Great Britain national Flag Football programme, competing across GB Under-21, Men's Gold, Women's Gold and Women's Silver squads; 2 young people crowned European Champions Key Metric 2
725+ young people engaged through youth clubs; 110+ young people on Summer Programme across 10+ unique trips and experiences; almost 200 young people on Breaking Barriers school programme Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 77% of Breaking Barriers participants improved emotional wellbeing; 68% improved social connectedness; 75% improved self-awareness; 71% improved attitude to learning
  • Named winners of the Safer Lambeth Award at the 2025 Lambeth Civic Awards; Highly Commended for two StreetGames awards from 460+ nominations; Omari named Mayor's Award Young Citizen of the Year and appointed Captain of GB Under-21 Flag Football squad
  • Fundraising events raised £16,000 (Aldeburgh dinner) and £5,000 (Cook Off with Michel Roux Jr); new 2-year strategic partnership signed with NFL UK; 3-year strategic partnership with King Charles III Charitable Fund reached

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London

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