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The Killie Community Social Value Impact Report 2025

This is The Killie Community's first Social Value Impact Report, marking 10 years since its origins as the community arm of Kilmarnock FC. The 2024-25 report covers youth outreach, inclusion, health & wellbeing across Kilmarnock and East Ayrshire, generating £6.33m social value at a £1:£21.39 SROI ratio.

Report snapshot
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About

Youth outreach (Gamechangers 683 participants; School Holiday Programme 556; Killie Kickers/Kids; Pitchin' In; Off the Bench); inclusion (ASN football; Football Memories with Alzheimer Scotland 174 participants; Walking Football 50+; Walk & Talk; Get Together warm space; 3,600+ free match tickets); health (Beat to Treat cardiac screening; FFIT weight management; Prostate FFIT; Weigh to Go) Custom geography from upload: United Kingdom

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 £6,330,872 total social value; SROI of £1:£21.39 (independently assessed by Collins McHugh)
Key Metric 2 6,022 total people engaged; 1,760 under-18s engaged through youth programmes; 3,939 participants via Sport for All strand
Key Metric 3 Improved children's wellbeing £1,681,400; increased community cohesion £1,443,250; increased physical activity £924,694; attendance at cultural events £788,785; reduced loneliness £623,770; improved mental health £617,232

Key Outcomes

  • £2,303,191 value against tackling poverty & inequality; £2,165,696 against improving community wellbeing; £1,842,400 against supporting children & young people (aligned to East Ayrshire Council Kilmarnock Strategic Vision 2022–27)
  • Crime reduction value £89,883; employment value £55,233; apprenticeships £52,936; volunteering £19,585; first Social Value Impact Report published (charity's 10th anniversary year)
  • 683 in Gamechangers programme; 174 Football Memories attendees; 43 ASN participants; charity rebranded from Kilmarnock FC community arm to The Killie Community; new Community Hub and pitch now open

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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