Sport & Physical Activity Health & Wellbeing 2025
Nottingham Forest Community Trust

Impact Report 2024/25

Nottingham Forest Community Trust is the official charity of Nottingham Forest FC, delivering programmes across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire focused on health and wellbeing, education and employment, and community engagement. Their 2024/25 impact report — the second year of longitudinal measurement in partnership with Evid Impact — shows sustained and growing impact, with standout mental wellbeing improvements and junior physical activity levels far exceeding national benchmarks.

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81% of junior participants classed as active — 38% above national average and 9.2% up on prior season; 73% of adult participants active — 9.1% above national average; 2,392 survey responses (1,216 participants, 1,176 parents) providing robust evidence base Key Metric 1
85% of participants felt NFCT activity had a positive impact on their mental wellbeing — a 5% increase on 2023/24; junior anxiety scores 17% lower than national average; junior personal wellbeing scores 13–19% above national average across all ONS measures Key Metric 2
83% of participants felt sense of community improved; 75% of adults reported strong sense of belonging to neighbourhood — 21% above national average; 81% of adults agreed people from different backgrounds get on well in their area — 27% above national average Key Metric 3
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Premier League Kicks; Premier League Inspires; Soccer Schools; Holiday Activities and Food clubs; Forest Forces (veterans); Walking Football; Post-16 education; Community-based health sessions; Think Big; Multiply; Tricky to Talk (mental health); Football Together; Forest Futures Custom geography from upload: Nottingham / Nottinghamshire

📊Key Metrics

81% of junior participants classed as active — 38% above national average and 9.2% up on prior season; 73% of adult participants active — 9.1% above national average; 2,392 survey responses (1,216 participants, 1,176 parents) providing robust evidence base Key Metric 1
85% of participants felt NFCT activity had a positive impact on their mental wellbeing — a 5% increase on 2023/24; junior anxiety scores 17% lower than national average; junior personal wellbeing scores 13–19% above national average across all ONS measures Key Metric 2
83% of participants felt sense of community improved; 75% of adults reported strong sense of belonging to neighbourhood — 21% above national average; 81% of adults agreed people from different backgrounds get on well in their area — 27% above national average Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 98% of parents felt NFCT activity had positive impact on child's physical wellbeing; 96% on mental wellbeing; 97% on personal development; 91% on sense of community — first year parent data was systematically captured
  • Junior resilience 14% above national average; adult sense of belonging 21% above national average; community integration 27% above national average for adults; junior life satisfaction scores up 0.27 points year-on-year to 8.09/10
  • Nottingham context: 57% of local areas in top 20% most deprived in England; crime rate 53% above national average; 14% of 16–17-year-olds NEET; healthy life expectancy below national average — Trust operates second year of comparable longitudinal data with Evid Impact

📍Geography

East Midlands

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