2023 Free

Impact Report

The Posh Foundation is Peterborough United’s community foundation, delivering sport, school, inclusion and wellbeing programmes in Peterborough and surrounding areas. Its impact report includes school sport, development pathways, scholarships, Premier League Primary Stars, Premier League Kicks, holiday camps, walking football, yoga, chair-based exercise and health projects. The report shows a blend of school partnerships, football progression pathways and health and wellbeing provision for older adults and people with long-term conditions.

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About

School sport, Premier League Primary Stars, holiday camps, walking football, wellbeing activity

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 2,250 participants engaged over the year and 75 schools partnered with the Foundation
Key Metric 2 981 holiday camp participants; 456 hours of delivery within health and wellbeing projects
Key Metric 3 31 schools received Premier League Primary Stars sessions; 22 school partnerships; 20 hours per week of after-school clubs across 19 sessions in 11 schools

Key Outcomes

  • Improved sport participation and progression through scholarships, EPP, development centres and girls’ pathways
  • Improved health and wellbeing through walking football, yoga, chair-based exercise and Extra Time Hubs
  • Expanded school engagement and physical activity opportunities for children across Peterborough

Geography

East of England

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
Impact Snapshot
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