Sport & Physical Activity Education & Young People Enhanced 2025
Northampton Saints Foundation

Impact Report 2024-25

Northampton Saints Foundation uses the values of rugby and the power of sport to inspire, support and educate young people and communities across Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. In 2024/25, the Foundation engaged 6,744 participants across 37,357 hours of activity, generating £3.9 million in social value. Programmes span education, social inclusion through Engage hubs, 16+ employability, the Saints Inside prison programme, a Memory Café, and the Heritage Lottery-funded Black, Green and Golden Age project celebrating the club's history.

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Education programmes in primary, secondary, SEND and alternative provision schools; Engage social inclusion hubs; HITZ and Aspire 16+ employability; Saints Inside prison programme at HMP Five Wells and HMP Highpoint; Memory Café; Black, Green and Golden Age heritage project

📊Key Metrics

6,744 participants engaged across education, social inclusion, employability, heritage and health programmes in 2024/25 Key Metric 1
37,357 hours of positive activity delivered; £3.9 million in social value generated Key Metric 2
4,805 pupils supported across 58 education settings; 300+ young people referred across six Engage hubs in Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Milton Keynes Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 89% of young people attending Engage programme made positive steps; 92% of employability learners moved to positive progression
  • First Social Value Report published: every £1 spent returns £3.57 to the community; £1.74 million social value from Engage alone
  • Heritage project captured 3,942 items, 18 oral histories and attracted 750+ visitors; Memory Café delivered 12 sessions to 86 unique participants

📍Geography

East Midlands

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