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Social Impact Report 2025

Redditch United in the Community is the community arm of Redditch United Football Club, a Community Interest Company (CIC) rather than a registered charity. The report PDF could not be fetched directly (401 error); this entry is sourced from press coverage of the report's findings (The Redditch Standard) rather than the document itself. Retrieved Sept 2026.

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About

Football coaching across more than 500 registered players in age groups from under-6 to adult; delivery in 20 local schools across seven areas; SEND provision (the club states it is the only UK club with its own SEND programme); walking football and adapted sport sessions (rugby, cricket) delivered in partnership with Parkinson's UK, HBVC, Worcestershire Cricket Club and Worcester Warriors Foundation; and community access to the club's 3G pitch

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Generated £3.9 million of social impact value to the town of Redditch (GBP)
Key Metric 2 Over 600 registered players across all club teams, from the first team down to under-7s
Key Metric 3 4,500 members of the community were impacted by the club's community work, and over 1,000 people used the club's 3G pitch

Key Outcomes

  • Maintained a 100% education achievement rate across the club's schools programme since 2016
  • Became only the second football club in the world to be certified carbon neutral
  • The report's findings directly supported a new partnership with Redditch Youth and Community Enterprises (RYCE), securing the future of the Redi Centre community hub

Geography

West 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