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Rochdale AFC Community Trust

Impact Report 2022/23

Rochdale AFC Community Trust is the official charity of Rochdale AFC, using the power of football to address disadvantage across the highly deprived borough of Rochdale. Their 2022/23 impact report (covering January 2022 to June 2023) documents £5.67m in social value, 11,000+ hours of delivery across 49 schools, and a wide programme portfolio including the Hope Football project for refugees, Dale Food Pantry, and Community Iftars bringing together diverse communities at the Crown Oil Arena.

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Premier League Primary Stars; Premier League Kicks; Sports College (post-16 BTEC); Alternative Provision Sports School; Traineeship programme; Fit Dale (health); Walking Football; Ability Counts (SEND); Hope Football (refugees and sanctuary seekers); Dale Food Pantry (One Stop Bus); Andy's Man Club; Mental Wellbeing School Programme; Debt Stop advice; Community Iftar; Dale Geeks (gaming youth club) Custom geography from upload: Rochdale / Greater Manchester

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £5,671,113 total social value generated across 2021/22 season (independent EFL Trust SROI report); 73% of young people on youth programmes reside in the most deprived areas of England; over 11,000 hours of session delivery across 49 schools with 32 partners
Key Metric 2 864 young people engaged through free PL Kicks football sessions; 350 older adults engaged weekly across walking football and multisport; 116 people completed Fit Dale programme with average 4kg weight loss and £1,411 social value per participant (£103,003 total for completers)
Key Metric 3 82% of children recognised own emotions after Primary Schools Mental Wellbeing Programme; 71% knew how to make themselves feel better when low; 100% of Headstart students (21 total) felt less anxious about secondary school transition; 100% pass rate on Sports College programme

Key Outcomes

  • Healthy life expectancy gap of 16.8 years between most and least deprived wards — just 3 miles apart; 28% of children in Rochdale live in poverty (up to 50% in one ward); Hope Football programme engaged 27 refugees and sanctuary seekers in first 3 weeks; one walking footballer called up to England Walking Football team
  • Won Best Non-Football Use of Venue (Football Business Awards) and Community Initiative of the Season (North West Football Awards); double exemplary Premier League audit results; 'Very Good' CCOP rating; Community Iftar at the Crown Oil Arena welcomed Muslim and non-Muslim communities together for Ramadan
  • 10,137 home match tickets donated to community by Rochdale AFC; 455 Christmas toys donated via club collection point; Ukraine scarves campaign collected and distributed warm clothing to Ukrainian refugees; 80%+ of traineeship participants secured employment or further education; income grew from £277k (2019) to £555k (2022)

Geography

North West

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