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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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About

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

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

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

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport