Fedcap Clubhouses win national award

Fedcap’s Clubhouses have won The Shine Awards 2025 Holistic Wellness Integration category, which highlights companies and organisations that fully integrate physical, mental, financial, social and emotional health and wellbeing approaches.

The clubhouses were launched by not-for-profit organisation Fedcap in 2023 in Surrey and Sussex as places where unemployed people with complex mental health/social needs could meet, develop skills and enjoy positive social interactions as part of a work-ordered day.

Nine in 10 members have improved their health at the Fedcap Clubhouses, with nearly a third finding sustainable employment. Since opening, Fedcap Clubhouses have enabled 66 members to move into paid employment – individuals who, without this support, would have been highly unlikely to return to work.

Brian Bell, President of Fedcap Employment, said: “I’m extremely proud of our Clubhouse teams and members for winning this award which is a testament to the hard work that has gone into creating and developing our highly successful Clubhouses.

“Fedcap has long recognised the need to devise solutions that integrate work and health to address growing numbers of people who believe their physical and mental health conditions prevent them from working. We’re grateful to the Department for Work and Pensions for funding Clubhouse to allow us to pilot and continue this innovative model of mental health and employability support.”

Fedcap Clubhouses’ impact extends far beyond employment. Members report better mental and physical health, greater confidence, and reduced isolation. The holistic model has produced measurable outcomes, including decreased reliance on primary care, lower prescription rates, and positive effects on family members and close relationships -amplifying its value well beyond the individual.