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Impact Report 2023/24

Northampton Town Community Trust is the official charity of Northampton Town FC and works across Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Kettering and Daventry. The 2023/24 impact report frames its work around three outcomes: improving health and wellbeing, creating stronger, safer and more connected communities, and enhancing life chances. The Trust’s theory of change covers health activities, crime-prevention and cohesion projects, education, schools, Premier League Primary Stars, Kicks, disability football, anti-crime ambassadors, Fit Cobblers, mental health football and

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Schools programmes, mentoring, employability, youth engagement, anti-crime and wellbeing activity

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £2.5 million+ invested into the local community over the previous three years
Key Metric 2 1,000+ people supported every week through the Trust’s activities
Key Metric 3 Delivery footprint across five Northamptonshire areas: Northampton, Wellingborough, Corby, Kettering and Daventry

Key Outcomes

  • Improved health and wellbeing through physical activity, mental health support and targeted community programmes
  • Stronger, safer and more connected communities through anti-crime, inclusion and youth engagement work
  • Enhanced life chances through school, education, volunteering, employability and confidence-building programmes

Geography

East Midlands

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
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
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