BWitC Impact Report 2024-25

Official charity of Bolton Wanderers FC, delivering intervention and prevention programmes across Bolton under Start Well, Live Well and Age Well pillars. The 2024-25 report covers education, health, community engagement, fundraising and social value totalling £4.37m across all programmes.

Report snapshot
Total social value: £4,372,766 (EFL/Sport England model) — £3,537,610 mental health; £435,251 education & employability; £316,745 physical health; £83,158 social Key Metric 1
1,455 free lunches provided to 221 individuals over summer (Bolton Lunches / Urban Outreach partnership) Key Metric 2
900+ children engaged in Show Racism the Red Card workshops — biggest such event in England; BWitC inducted into Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame at Buckingham Palace Key Metric 3
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📋About

Early Years Stay, Play & Learn; primary schools PE & PSHE delivery; anti-discrimination workshops (1,000+ children); girls-only football (8 cohorts, ~120 children); Sutton Families programme; carers support; EFL Kids Cup; PL U11 Girls Cup; Wellbeing Hub; holiday camps; community events; Wanderers Sport in the Community football development (2,130 attendees) Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

📊Key Metrics

Total social value: £4,372,766 (EFL/Sport England model) — £3,537,610 mental health; £435,251 education & employability; £316,745 physical health; £83,158 social Key Metric 1
1,455 free lunches provided to 221 individuals over summer (Bolton Lunches / Urban Outreach partnership) Key Metric 2
900+ children engaged in Show Racism the Red Card workshops — biggest such event in England; BWitC inducted into Show Racism the Red Card Hall of Fame at Buckingham Palace Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • 92% of Early Years parents reported improvement in child's physical skills; 75% use session activities at home daily or weekly; 85% of children felt closer to family through Sutton Families programme
  • 10 regular school partners plus 40+ individual school engagements; 24 teachers received CPD support; 30 targeted PSHE/English/Maths interventions (~240 hours) to ~180 participants
  • Double nomination at NW Football Awards 2024 (Community Club and Community Initiative of the Season); £2,062 raised via matchday Pound to the Ground campaign

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2025 Enhanced

Impact Report 2024/25

20,204 total engagements; 1,621 hours of free sporting activity; 5,457 free meals provided; 468 young people engaged through Youth Hub with 1,222 hours of free youth provision
Key Metric 1
100% of Cancer Prehab participants reported improved resilience and ability to cope with treatment; 100% of Strong Start participants achieved weight reduction targets and adopted sustainable exercise routines; 90% of Cancer Prehab participants reported better mental wellbeing
Key Metric 2
Named EFL League Two Community Club Organisation of the Year 2025; won Community & Charity Organisation of the Year at Wyre Business Awards 2024; Sports College CEFA side crowned CEFA North West Champions at Wembley 2025; Veterans Community Garden awarded Level 4 Thriving certificate at North West in Bloom
Key Metric 3
80% of Football4All participants reported stronger friendships and reduced loneliness; 61% of Champions referrals have better understanding of anti-social behaviour; 90% of Early Years participants improved social interaction; 92% of teachers reported greater confidence through supported PE delivery
2023

Impact Report

2,250 participants engaged over the year and 75 schools partnered with the Foundation
Key Metric 1
981 holiday camp participants; 456 hours of delivery within health and wellbeing projects
Key Metric 2
31 schools received Premier League Primary Stars sessions; 22 school partnerships; 20 hours per week of after-school clubs across 19 sessions in 11 schools
Key Metric 3
Improved sport participation and progression through scholarships, EPP, development centres and girls’ pathways
2024

Impact Report 2024

£520,114 total income reported for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Key Metric 1
£544,667 total expenditure reported for financial year ending 31 August 2024, all recorded as charitable expenditure
Key Metric 2
23 employees, 5 trustees and 6 volunteers reported in the 2024 charity return
Key Metric 3
Improved personal development opportunities for young people through sport and training