Sport & Physical Activity Health & Wellbeing 2025
Bolton Wanderers in the Community

Impact Report 2024-25

Bolton Wanderers in the Community (BWitC) is the registered charity of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, based at Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton. The 2024-25 Impact Report concludes the charity's three-year strategy, highlighting £4.37 million in social value generated across health, community, and education programmes delivered collectively with its CiC partner Wanderers Sport in the Community.

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Health and wellbeing programmes including Team Talk (men's mental health) and Premier League Inspires; anti-discrimination education workshops; Extra Time Hub (social wellbeing for older people); Bolton Lunches free summer meals partnership; Wellbeing Hub at Toughsheet Community Stadium; holiday camps and sports development via Wanderers Sport in the Community CiC

📊Key Metrics

£4,372,766 in total social value generated across four key areas in 2024-25 Key Metric 1
72.5% improvement in mental well-being reported by Premier League Inspires participants Key Metric 2
90% of men engaging with Team Talk programme reported a decrease in anxiety Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 1,455 free lunches delivered over the summer period to 221 individuals through Bolton Lunches partnership with Urban Outreach
  • Over 1,000 children engaged in anti-discrimination workshops in partnership with Show Racism the Red Card, including sessions at Toughsheet Community Stadium with BWFC players and officials
  • 95% of Extra Time Hub attendees reported an improvement in their social wellbeing

📍Geography

North West

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