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Impact Report 2024

Preston North End Community and Education Trust’s 2024 impact report sets out a club charity model focused on community engagement, education and employment, and health and wellbeing. The Trust launched its 2024–2027 #NorthEndTogether strategy and reported record investment into the Preston community. Its programme portfolio includes youth mental health, Healthy Weight support, heritage engagement, education and employability pathways, Invest In Youth, Multi-Skills qualifications, community events and school-based activity.

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About

Education and employment pathways, youth mental health, Healthy Weight support, community events

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Over 17,000 individuals benefitted from the charity’s work in 2024, supported by 52 full-time staff
Key Metric 2 Over £1.7 million invested into the Preston community in 2024
Key Metric 3 Education and employment strand worked with 5,370 individuals; 53 participants gained a qualification; 21 NEET young people were supported; 13 young people progressed into education or training

Key Outcomes

  • Enhanced lives through health and wellbeing support, including new youth mental health and Healthy Weight activity
  • Improved employability and education pathways through qualifications, Invest In Youth and progression support
  • Connected communities through heritage, engagement and positive community events linked to Preston North End FC

Geography

North West

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
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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