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Sheffield United Community Foundation Impact Report 2024-25

Sheffield United Community Foundation is the official charity of Sheffield United FC, committed to tackling inequalities and improving lives across Sheffield. The 2024-25 Impact Report reveals a year of significant growth — over 13,000 participants, £2.5m invested in communities, and 23 programmes delivered across education, employability, participation and wellbeing through 74 partnerships.

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About

Premier League Primary Stars; Premier League Kicks; Premier League Inspires; disability football; holiday camps; youth hubs; active through football; nature-based Blades; curriculum support; grassroots FC; joy of moving; healthy families; weight management; esports; mental health support; employability programmes

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Over 13,000 total programme participants in 2024-25
Key Metric 2 £2,530,545 invested in local communities across Sheffield
Key Metric 3 23 dedicated programmes delivered across Education, Employability, Participation and Wellbeing

Key Outcomes

  • 76 Foundation staff and 74 partner organisations working together to improve lives across Sheffield
  • Communities across Sheffield inspired, educated and empowered through 23 targeted programmes
  • Greater social mobility achieved through innovative collaboration tackling health, education and employment inequalities

Geography

Yorkshire and the Humber

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