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LFC Foundation Impact Report 2025/26

LFC Foundation's sixth annual independent social impact report covers the 2025/26 season. Liverpool FC's official charity supported 239,421 people, a reported 65% increase on the previous season, through health, learning and employability programmes across the Liverpool City Region and in Ethiopia, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, Tanzania and the United States. The report estimates £96 million in social value, equivalent to £10.53 for every £1 invested, using pre-audit financial figures. Delivery included 14,546 sessions and 629,104 hours of contact with participants.

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About

LFC Foundation is Liverpool Football Club's official charity, tackling social inequalities through health, learning and employability programmes. Its work includes school-based mental health support, inclusive sport and physical activity, education and life skills, employability coaching, youth interventions and community support. Alongside delivery in the Liverpool City Region and North West, it works with partners in Ethiopia, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, Tanzania and the United States. Programmes include Pathways to Work, Onside+, RISE literacy support in Ethiopia and Save Her Seat, which helps girls stay in school in Tanzania.

Key Metrics

People supported in 2025/26, a reported 65% increase on the previous season 239,421 people
Estimated social value in 2025/26, equivalent to £10.53 for every £1 invested £96 million
Contact time with participants across 14,546 sessions in 2025/26 629,104 hours

Key Outcomes

  • On Target's six-week mental health programme reported that the proportion of young people showing signs of poor mental health fell from 33.8% at the start to 14.6% at the end.
  • 94% of LFC Foundation partners said food provision support helped families spend on other essentials; 67% said it reduced families' stress and anxiety about food and improved overall wellbeing.
  • International programmes reached 73,104 beneficiaries in 2025/26, compared with 19,230 in 2024/25, through partnerships spanning five countries.

Geography

North West

Impact Snapshot
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Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
Impact Snapshot
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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