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Colchester United Community Foundation

Impact Report 2024/25

Colchester United Community Foundation (CUCF) is the official charity partner of Colchester United Football Club, using the power of sport to inspire, enrich and unite communities across Colchester and Essex. The Foundation delivers 40+ programmes to over 10,000 people each week across more than 650 hours of activity, spanning sports participation, education, health and wellbeing, and inclusion. Programmes address loneliness, mental health, youth development and SEND inclusion. For 2024/25 CUCF partnered with Complete PE to strengthen delivery in partner schools. The Foundation also operates the Shrub End Community Sports Centre as a public facility. CUCF is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory, supporting serving personnel, veterans and military families. The Foundation report is published as an interactive flip book.

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Sports participation programmes; education in schools (Complete PE partnership 2024/25); health and wellbeing initiatives; inclusion programmes (SEND); Premier League and EFL Trust funded projects; holiday camps; community sports facilities (Shrub End Community Sports Centre); disability football; mental health programmes; loneliness reduction initiatives; youth development Custom geography from upload: Colchester & Essex

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 10,000+ people supported each week across 40+ programmes and 650+ hours of delivery; 9,000 children, young people and adults reached through sports and education programmes weekly
Key Metric 2 40+ programmes delivered across sports participation, education, health and wellbeing and inclusion; programmes tackle loneliness, improve mental health, support young people and create inclusive opportunities for those with SEND
Key Metric 3 Official charity partner of Colchester United FC; uses the power of football to deliver community impact across Colchester, north Essex and beyond; Armed Forces Covenant signatory supporting military families

Key Outcomes

  • Over 10,000 people reached weekly through more than 650 hours of community delivery across 40+ programmes — one of the most active EFL club community foundations in the region
  • Partnership with Complete PE launched for 2024/25 to support schools workforce and deliver high quality PE and curriculum needs across Essex partner schools
  • Community Foundation operates Shrub End Community Sports Centre as a public community sports facility, extending the Foundation's reach beyond football-related programmes into broad community health and physical activity provision

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