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Bolton Wanderers in the Community

Impact Report 2024/25

Bolton Wanderers in the Community (BWitC) is the official charity of Bolton Wanderers FC, using the power of the club to address disadvantage across Bolton through sport, health, education and community engagement. Their 2024/25 impact report — the final year of their three-year strategy — documents £4.37m in social value, with mental health outcomes accounting for the largest share, alongside anti-discrimination work with over 1,000 children and a summer holiday food programme in partnership with Urban Outreach.

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Start Well (age 0–11); Live Well (age 11–40); Age Well (age 40–65+); Team Talk (men's mental health); Extra Time Hub (older adults); Premier League Kicks; Premier League Inspires; Working Wanderers (employability); Holiday provision; Anti-discrimination workshops; Wanderers Sport in the Community CiC (soccer schools) Custom geography from upload: Bolton

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £4,372,766 total social value generated across four key areas: Mental Health £3,537,611; Education & Employability £435,252; Physical Health £316,745; Community & Social £83,158
Key Metric 2 90% of men engaging with Team Talk reported decreased anxiety; 95% of Extra Time Hub attendees reported improvement in social wellbeing; 72.5% improvement in mental wellbeing reported by Premier League Inspires participants
Key Metric 3 1,455 free lunches provided over the summer to 221 individuals (Bolton Lunches partnership with Urban Outreach); 1,000+ children engaged in anti-discrimination workshops throughout the year; final year of the charity's three-year strategy (2022–2025)

Key Outcomes

  • Prior year context: 3,894 participants with SEND engaged (2023/24); 1,368 children at Sutton Families sessions with 100% maintaining or improving wellbeing scores; 100% of Working Wanderers participants completed CV; 94% of Extra Time Hub attendees reported wellbeing improvements
  • Operates as dual entity — BWitC (registered charity) and Wanderers Sport in the Community (CiC) — delivering community provision across Bolton from 0 to 65+; shortlisted for two awards at Northwest Football Awards 2025
  • Bolton ranked among most deprived areas in England; programmes structured around life stages from birth to older age; Urban Outreach partnership for holiday food provision; mental health social value (£3.5m) makes up the majority of total SROI

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