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Leeds Rhinos Foundation Social Impact and Valuation Report

Social impact and SROI report for Leeds Rhinos Foundation (established 2005), the official charity of Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club. Covers 75 projects across six pillars delivering £14.78m total social value from £1.41m expenditure — a £1:10.49 return independently verified by Substance Research.

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Disability & inclusion (wheelchair RL, physical & learning disability RL, Aspire CBS); schools & community (curriculum time, after school clubs, lunch clubs); RL development (talent pathways, coach education, Rugbees); health & wellbeing (Offload mental health, dementia support, veterans café, Parkinson's, Run Club); education (Ahead of the Game, Safe Taskforce); netball academies Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £14,782,713 total social value generated; SROI ratio of £1:10.49 (vs Sport England average of £1:3.91)
Key Metric 2 £1.41m expenditure; Schools/Community pillar alone generated £8.34m social value at £1:18.61 return
Key Metric 3 75 projects delivered across disability & inclusion, schools/community, Rugby League development, health & wellbeing, education and netball

Key Outcomes

  • Schools/Community SROI £1:18.61; Education SROI £1:8.07; Rugby League Development SROI £1:7.04; Health & Wellbeing SROI £1:4.76; Disability & Inclusion SROI £1:3.02
  • 11,558 participants at Butlins Skegness weekends; 3,500 children in schools competitions; 3,404 young people in Ahead of the Game mental health programme; 3,145 (modelled) in after school clubs; 6,709 (modelled) in curriculum time sessions
  • Report period Nov 2023–Oct 2024; independently assessed by Substance Research; methodology independently validated using Sport England SROI framework

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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