PCF invests £9m in local communities, providing much-needed support 

We’ve today published our Peabody Community Foundation (PCF) Report 2025, showing how we’re working together with residents, local people, partners, and other organisations to provide the right support in local communities.  

Published: 10/12/2025

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During the year, PCF invested £9m in local communities, supporting more than 30,000 people through community programmes and helping more than 1,200 to find jobs. It also delivered 65,000 hours of free activities in local communities, including health and wellbeing projects, English classes, and extra lessons for primary school children. 

By working together with residents, local authorities, partners, contractors, suppliers, and other housing associations, PCF delivered £10.4m of social value – that’s tangible social and economic improvements to people’s lives. 

Peter Baffoe, Chair of PCF and the Resident Experience Committee, said: “The numbers in this report tell a powerful story, but what sits behind them is even more important: meaningful relationships, shared purpose, and deep-rooted commitment to the people and places we serve.” 

In line with the whole of the Peabody Group, PCF is focused on doing what’s right for residents and working closely with them and local partners to provide the right support in each neighbourhood. This year has been about listening so that residents can influence and shape how things are done. 

In South London, residents said they needed more targeted support for people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), so PCF supported Erith Town Football Club to offer disability-friendly training sessions. In East London, the foundation used feedback from more than 200 residents to help shape initiatives such as grants for residents to run their own activities and trips. And in North London, it adopted a neighbourhood approach, successfully engaging with more than 70 residents through pop-up cafes, a free mini-library, and regular community surgeries. 

Looking ahead, PCF is committed to investing in neighbourhoods and encouraging residents to help shape the places they live.

Read the PCF Annual Report and Accounts 2025