Enable has published its 2025/6 Impact Report, showcasing the difference made through its work supporting the residents of South London, with a renewed focus on real change created through local services, events and partnerships.

This year’s report represents a shift in how Enable is demonstrating impact. Rather than focusing solely on outputs – such as programme attendance or number of courses ran – Enable has centred the report around the questions “So what?”, exploring what their work enables people to feel and achieve in their real lives.

The charities impact is presented across three core themes: Wellbeing, Connected Communities and Loneliness, reflecting the areas where they are driving the most measurable outcomes.

Wellbeing
The report highlights that after taking part in an Enable activity, 85% of people asked reporting their wellbeing was “excellent” or “good”, highlighting Enable’s work in physical and mental wellbeing.

As part of this metric, Enable’s Social Prescribing Service, delivered in partnership with NHS South West London and embedded within GP practices and Adult Social Care at Wandsworth Council, supported 1,499 local people this year. Across the service, the average change in client wellbeing was an increase of 32.5%.

Connected Communities
Enable’s work supporting stronger neighbourhood connections is reflected in the report’s finding that 51% of people reported feeling “extremely” or “very” connected to their community after taking part in an Enable activity.

The impact report highlights community work delivered through local programmes and events, including Enable’s contribution to Wandsworth Council’s London Borough of Culture programme. During the programme, Enable supported 485 volunteers who provided 1,718 volunteering hours across eight cultural events in the borough, helping to bring residents together through community spirit and pride.

Loneliness
The report also explores the growing challenge of loneliness, and the role local interventions can play in helping people to feel connected and less isolated.
45% of people agreed or strongly agreed that an Enable activity helped them to feel less lonely. The report includes stories from residents whose confidence and emotional wellbeing was improved through community-based programmes such as Active Lifestyles and Warm Hub activities.

The report also highlights the role of community spaces and consistent support in helping people to build friendships and reduce isolation over time.

Nick Atkins, Chief Community Officer at Enable, said:
“Our 2025/6 report represents a change in how we demonstrate our impact. We are moving away from reporting what we did, and starting to ask, “so what?”, showing why those things matter. We believe impact is not measured in how many people turn up, how many courses we run, or how quickly a referral is processed.

Impact is the difference made to someone – it’s the change we create and what it enables. Often, it comes with a ripple effect – getting a young woman enrolled on a referee course is the output, and the outcome is her increased confidence, her ability to earn an income from the sport she loves, connecting her to a community through sport and upskilling her for her future. This may also encourage her to stay physically active, improving her health long term. The ripples will extend out to her family, friends and into her future.”

Alongside its service impact, the report also highlights their growing commitment to volunteering. This year, the charity launched its staff volunteering programme, Community Enablers, supporting employees to contribute their time and skills to local organisations. Enable has confirmed that volunteering will remain a key organisational focus for the year ahead.