Active Lives Care

Name

Active Lives Care

Legal name

Active Lives Limited

Website

https://activelives.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Daily Placement Fees: The centre charges daily placement fees for a 6-hour programme from 10am to 4pm, providing vocational and educational services to adults with learning and physical difficulties.
2. Transport Services: The centre offers transport services for students including local pickup/drop-off and extended routes covering Dover, Folkestone, and Thanet areas. Fees are charged per service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Active Lives Care operates a vocational and educational day centre in Canterbury, Kent for adults with learning and physical difficulties, providing structured programmes from 10am to 4pm daily. The integrated placement combines employment training (including hands-on retail via the shopfromapound.co.uk eCommerce store), independent living skills, and recreational activities such as horse riding, dance, music, fitness, arts and crafts, and cookery. The centre also offers transport services covering local Canterbury routes and extended routes to Dover, Folkestone, and Thanet.

Product overview

Active Lives Care operates as a single, integrated vocational and educational day centre for adults with learning and physical difficulties. The core offering is the Day Centre Programme, which combines multiple activity modules including employment training (with placements and online retail via shopfromapound.co.uk), independent living training, horse riding, dance & music, fitness & exercise, arts & crafts, home cookery, and social events. The centre provides on-site facilities including gardens, a day room, cafeteria, kitchen, and large hall with stage. Transport services are offered as an add-on. All programmes are delivered with support from trained staff, with external partnerships such as Confidance for dance instruction and Care Skill Academy for staff training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vocational & Educational Day Centre Programme A daily 6-hour placement programme (10am–4pm) at the Canterbury facility delivering vocational, educational, social, and emotional support to adults with learning and physical difficulties to enhance self-esteem, personal growth, and independence.
• Employment Training Programme Structured employment training for adults with learning difficulties, providing practical work experience through placements in local convenience stores and through online retail operations at shopfromapound.co.uk.
• shopfromapound.co.uk Online Retail Store An in-house eCommerce online store used by Active Lives Care as a practical employment training tool, operated by students and staff to provide hands-on retail and customer service experience.
• Student Transport Service Add-on transport service using the centre's mini buses, covering local Canterbury pickup/drop-off and extended routes to Dover, Folkestone, and Thanet, with separate per-service fees.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,400 orders successfully dispatched through the shopfromapound.co.uk eCommerce platform

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Confidance (Joe and Grace)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2018Joe and Grace from Confidance conduct the dance programme at Active Lives from March 2018. They are professionally qualified dance instructors who specialise in running programmes for people with disabilities. This partnership enhances the centre's recreational offerings with professional dance instruction tailored to special needs students.
• Care Skill AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare Skill Academy is a major training provider for Active Lives staff, endorsed by Skills For Care. This partnership ensures continuous professional development for staff through both internal and external training programmes, maintaining quality care standards.
• District Partnership Group (DPG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPG (District Partnership Group) meetings are hosted at the Active Lives Centre. These meetings provide opportunities for people to engage and obtain useful information from other agencies and groups, fostering community connections and collaborative support networks.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hft (Home Farm Trust): National UK charity supporting adults with learning disabilities through supported living, day services and employment programmes. Comparable to Active Lives Care because both deliver day opportunities and vocational pathways for adults with learning difficulties in the UK.
• United Response: Large UK charity providing supported living, community outreach and day activities for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Closely comparable operating model and target population to Active Lives Care.
• Royal Mencap Society: Nationally recognised UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities via day services, employment programmes and personalisation services. Comparable in core mission to Active Lives Care, though operating at materially greater scale.
• Sense: UK charity supporting people who are deafblind or have complex disabilities, including day services, short breaks and employment support. Directly comparable in serving adults with both learning and physical difficulties through centre-based programmes.
• MacIntyre: UK charity offering lifelong learning, day services and supported employment for people with learning disabilities and autism. Closely comparable to Active Lives Care in operating day centres with employment-training components.
• Community Integrated Care: National social care provider delivering supported living and day opportunities for adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs. Comparable population and care model to Active Lives Care.
• Voyage Care: UK provider of residential, supported living and day services for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Comparable to Active Lives Care in providing centre-based day opportunities for the same population.
• Livability: UK disability charity running day services, short breaks and supported living programmes for adults with learning and physical disabilities. Comparable in serving both learning and physical disability cohorts in regional settings.
• Lifeways: UK provider of supported living and day services for adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and acquired brain injuries. Comparable operating model and target population to Active Lives Care.

Direct peers

• Aspire Care Services: Smaller regional provider of day opportunities and supported employment for adults with learning disabilities in the UK. Most directly comparable to Active Lives Care in size and regional service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/active-lives-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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