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Annual Report 2024

Derby County Community Trust delivers a broad football-led community portfolio across Derby and Derbyshire. Its annual report covers health, wellbeing, education, disability sport, youth engagement, schools and inclusion. The Trust is one of the larger club community organisations in the Midlands and uses the Derby County brand to engage residents across ages and needs. Where full Issuu extraction was constrained, this entry includes structured metrics from public reporting and should be checked against the final

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About

Mental health support, disability sport, education, schools delivery, inclusion programmes

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Large-scale countywide programme delivery across Derby and Derbyshire through Derby County Community Trust
Key Metric 2 Delivery spans multiple strategic themes including health, education, inclusion, disability sport and community engagement
Key Metric 3 Report format identifies annual activity across the 2024 reporting year rather than a single programme total

Key Outcomes

  • Improved mental and physical wellbeing through health and community sport programmes
  • Expanded inclusion for disabled participants and young people through targeted delivery
  • Improved education and aspiration through schools, youth engagement and pathway work

Geography

East Midlands

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
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
£3,112,419 raised to deliver projects in 2024/25; total income £2,920,000 and total expenditure £2,850,000 (year ended 31 August 2024)
Key Metric 2
28,692 people took part in activities; 307,544 visits to sessions; 17,793 sessions delivered
Key Metric 3
More than 16,000 young people engaged across early years and primary programmes; 34 Premier League Primary Stars partner schools; over 7,000 healthy meals provided...
Blackpool FC Sports College A Team won the CEFA league title 2024/25; BFC School received 'Good' Ofsted rating in November 2024; Norbreck Primary Academy reached EFL Utilita Kids Cup National Final at Wembley, winning Regional Finals unbeaten
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £659,217 and total expenditure £674,216 (year ended 30 June 2025, charity no. 1137275); 10,252 individuals engaged across the 2024/25 season, with 9,713...
Key Metric 2
82% of participants reported positive impact on mental wellbeing; 84% on physical wellbeing; 82% on sense of community; 86% made new friends since joining
Key Metric 3
70% agreed they made positive changes to their life as a result of CUF activity; 63% of adult participants felt a strong sense of...
56.7% of young people hardly ever or never feel lonely vs national average; 94% of participants feel welcome, safe and included; CUF participants ranked higher than Cambridge and UK averages for happiness, life satisfaction and worthwhile life
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated
Key Metric 3
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes
89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression