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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
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