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People training on the bars at our Pymmes Park gym while a coach looks on
Our impact

LivesBuilt OnSteel

We don't just count who turns up. We want to know what happens next: who gets stronger, who finds their people, who trusts a coach, and who goes on to lead.

Social value

What one gym is worth

Every Steel Warriors gym is estimated to create around £160k of social value in its first year, and around £700k over its ten-year life.

£160k
Social value in a gym's first year
£700k
Over a gym's ten-year life

Estimates calculated using the National TOMs framework. Methodology available on request: team@steelwarriors.co.uk.

Impact 2025

What we delivered

January to December 2025, from the attendance records our coaches keep for every session.

694
Coaching sessions delivered, all free
293
Free community classes, open to everyone
401
Targeted sessions with young people

Who took part

43%
Under 18
19%
Aged 18 to 25
36%
Female

Of the people registered with us in 2025.

Targeted work with young people

401 sessions in schools and youth settings

Alongside our free community classes, 401 of our 694 sessions were targeted work with young people who need us most.

  • Schools and alternative provision. Regular sessions in schools and a pupil referral unit, with smaller groups of the pupils who need it most.
  • Youth settings and teen sessions. Weekly indoor sessions for teenagers and for young women, and after-school teen sessions at our gyms.
  • Holiday outreach. Summer holiday outreach in Stratford Park became a weekly session for 20 to 30 young people.
  • College taster. An eight-week course at a further education college, with a core group of around 15 students.
9.5/10 Average rating for our free community classes.
Since 2017
7Gyms built from knife steel
20,000+Young people supported
20Free classes every week
100%Free, always
Our film from 2018: how it started, melting down knives collected from London's streets to build free gyms.
In their words

What the gyms change

“Improved my feeling of safety around Langdon. Now there's a community of people progressing rather than gang culture dominating the park.”
Gym user · Langdon Park
“It's helped me manage my mental health and anxiety, and connect to my community and make friends.”
Gym user · Ruskin Park
“The gym raises awareness of knife crime whilst providing a safe, positive community space.”
Sophie Linden · Former Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
Our programmes

From first pull-up to paid work

Two services built around each young person: community intervention programmes, and employability programmes that lead to qualifications and paid work.

Keep the classes free

Every gift helps keep our classes free for young people. If you can give, give.

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