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19 June 2025

Our work as an NPO so far – in data

Since becoming an Arts Council England NPO* in 2023, we have been working non stop to listen to and lift up young voices, provide valuable experiences and opportunities, and use creativity as a catalyst for positive change.

  • 90%

    of young people we worked with felt heard’

We hope that you will enjoy our fun new infographic that shows the real, serious impact our work has had. Read the full infographic to get a broader picture, with quotes to illustrate the data, but here are some numbers to get you started:

  • 12505

    young people made active change in their communities through consultations and creative commissions in Arun, Dover, Gosport, Isle of Wight, New Forest, Portsmouth, Rushmoor, & Slough

  • 157

    young people improved their career prospects through our in-depth work or practice-based support via RISE Micro-investments, Breakthrough, Portsmouth Creative Skills, & Apprenticeships

  • 6948

    young people have been impacted by our Violence Reduction work

Infographic on our impact in 2023-25 - can be downloaded as a pdf via our resources page

View the full impact report here

This short 2 page pdf explores data from the first two years of our NPO activity.

*What is a National Portfolio Organisation’ or NPO’?

The National Portfolio is Arts Council England’s (ACE) regular funding programme for arts organisations, museums and libraries across England. NPOs help communities everywhere to enjoy the best creativity and culture. The National Portfolio helps achieve the Outcomes and Investment Principles of the ACE Let’s Create strategy.

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