Name

Tempus Novo

Legal name

Tempus Novo

Website

https://tempusnovo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Offender Rehabilitation and Employment Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

Keywords

• Ex-offender rehabilitation
• Employment placement services
• Criminal justice employment
• Prison rehabilitation programs
• Reentry employment support

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Charitable donations from individuals, supporters, and the public, facilitated through online donation platforms including Stripe.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with large employers (Maersk, GXO, Amazon, etc.) who fund or support the charity's operations as part of their CSR and rehabilitation initiatives.
3. Government and Public Sector Contracts: Partnerships with government bodies including Police and Crime Commissioners and potentially MOJ for delivering employment outcomes for ex-offenders.
4. Charitable Foundation Grants: Funding from charitable foundations including Charles Plater Trust, National Lottery Community Funding, and Charles Hayward Foundation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Tempus Novo is a UK charity that places ex-offenders and serving prisoners into sustainable employment with corporate employer partners such as Maersk, GXO, Amazon, John Lewis and others. The model combines bespoke caseworker-led matching, Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) pre-release work placements, and a minimum 12 months of post-placement mentorship for both employee and employer, reporting a 95-97% sustainable placement and non-reoffending rate.

Product overview

Tempus Novo is a charity organization offering a suite of employment support services for ex-offenders, centered around its core Ex-Offender Employment Placement Service. The organization's flagship 'Jobs for Life' program provides sustainable long-term career pathways rather than short-term job placements. Supporting services include Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) Employment Support, which allows prisoners to work before full release, and the UK's first Serving-Prisoner HGV Class 1 Apprenticeship developed through a partnership with HMP Hatfield and GXO. All placements include a 12-Month Mentorship and Employer Support package. The Fresh Start Initiative extends this model regionally through partnerships with Police and Crime Commissioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ex-Offender Employment Placement Service Bespoke placement service matching ex-offenders with corporate employer vacancies (Maersk, GXO, Amazon, John Lewis, Finsbury, Culina, Premier Foods, Country Style Foods, Rudding Park and others), supported by at least 12 months of post-placement mentorship for employee and employer and reporting a 95-97% sustainable placement rate.
• Jobs for Life Program Long-term career pathway programme designed to create sustained employment outcomes for ex-offenders, supporting progression into leadership and management roles rather than short-term job placements.
• Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) Employment Support Service supporting offenders in employment while still serving their sentences through ROTL schemes, allowing work experience with employer partners prior to full release from prison.
• Serving-Prisoner HGV Class 1 Apprenticeship The UK's first HGV Class 1 apprenticeship programme for serving prisoners, delivered via a three-way partnership between Tempus Novo, HMP Hatfield and GXO, combining ROTL-based work with classroom and practical training and a guaranteed permanent role on completion.
• Fresh Start Initiative Regional rehabilitation partnership with a Police and Crime Commissioner connecting ex-offenders under probation supervision in a defined area with sustainable career pathways and local employer partners, with quantified placement targets.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% non-return to custody rate (vs 60% national average within 2 years)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner Dan PriceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Groundbreaking partnership launched September 2024 with Police and Crime Commissioner Dan Price to tackle reoffending across Cheshire. Fresh Start initiative targets 100 ex-offenders into work by September 2026. 11 already placed in first 3 months. Commissioner brought together 100+ business leaders to launch initiative.
• A.P. Moller – MaerskflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic partnership placing ex-offenders into logistics and shipping employment. Partnership relaunched in June 2024. Danny Smith (Implementation Manager, UK & Ireland) and Fae Gordon Holliday (Regional CI Lead) lead Maersk's engagement. Maersk provides platform for meaningful sustainability and people-centric culture. Industry leaders from Maersk have expressed unwavering faith in Tempus Novo's model.
• Culina LogisticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Logistics employer partner. Partnership announced in April 2020.
• MarshminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership announced May 2020 in support of Tempus Novo's work.
• Centre for Social JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Alliance Partnership Programme membership. Featured in Ian Acheson's Control, Order, Hope report commissioned by CSJ.
• Woodlands GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Employer partner where Delvin progressed to Senior Operative and mentor. Head of Operations Agata praised Tempus Novo for providing Keith who has become a trusted team member.
• Sheffield Hallam UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic partnership supporting going places initiative. Chinedu Nevo joined on secondment from Sheffield Hallam as part of PhD research in strategy and business innovation. Partnership provides research and academic credibility.
• Advent of ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Charity partnership with Advent of Change for 2019 Waitrose charity advent calendar. Endorsed by Sir Richard Branson. 24 charities featured with 50p per calendar going to each charity.
• GXO LogisticsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Logistics employer partner where over 1,400 people placed through Fresh Start programme. CEO Tony Mannix describes Tempus Novo's success as 'tangible, meaningful and measurable.' Partnership continues under Tony Mannix who joined as Vice President in 2023. Multiple success stories including Blake Priestley progressing from ROTL to management and Darren Potter undertaking apprenticeship to take over manager's role.
• Finsbury Food GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood manufacturing employer partner. Regional HR Manager Hayley Potts actively encourages other organisations to engage, noting TN's contribution to sustainability reports for large organisations and support for ethical recruitment approaches.
• John Lewis & PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail employer partner. Three new starters placed with support from Tempus Novo.
• AmazonflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerE-commerce and logistics employer partner. Multiple ex-offenders placed including Leon Walters at Doncaster site who completed two-hour commute from hostel accommodation before being supported with transfer closer to home.
• Clipper LogisticsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal flagship employer partner established 2016 under founder Steve Parkin's leadership. Over 500 ex-offenders placed. Steve Parkin pushed through board resistance to establish partnership, creating powerful example of business driving social change. Group HR Director Richard Cowlishaw provided passionate endorsement. Fully integrated into GXO following £1bn+ acquisition in 2022.
• Rudding Park Hotel and SpacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality employer partner hosting 12th Anniversary celebration. Managing Director Matthew Mackaness has shown vision and foresight in supporting initiative. Success story: Oliviera progressed from Kitchen Porter to Employee of the Month.
• The Ghost Co.minorOthersCreative partner writing case studies and content for Tempus Novo.
• UKWA (United Kingdom Warehousing Association)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndustry association membership providing networking and credibility in logistics sector. Highly Commended for Best New Member in 2023.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• User Voice: UK charity that uses lived experience of prisoners and ex-offenders to influence criminal justice policy and deliver peer-led support. Comparable on the justice-involved reentry space, though it focuses more on advocacy and policy than on employer matching.
• Centre for Justice Innovation: UK justice-reform charity developing and testing new approaches to reduce reoffending, with strong overlap on evidence-based rehabilitation programmes. Comparable to Tempus Novo on the UK criminal-justice-reform ecosystem, though it operates more as a research/policy intermediary than a direct placement provider.

Direct peers

• Shaw Trust: Large UK charity focused on employment, skills, and health services for people facing barriers to work, including ex-offenders. Comparable to Tempus Novo on the employment-outcomes-for-disadvantaged-groups proposition and on contracting models with government and corporates.
• Nacro: UK charity providing resettlement, employment, and housing support for people leaving the criminal justice system. Directly comparable to Tempus Novo on reentry rehabilitation and ex-offender employment services, though with a broader service portfolio and longer operating history.
• The Forward Trust: UK charity delivering employment, training, and recovery services for people in the criminal justice system and those in recovery. Highly comparable to Tempus Novo on ex-offender employment and rehabilitation, with a similar combination of in-prison and post-release support.
• Release Community Employment Services (part of Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust): UK charity delivering employment support and resettlement services for people with criminal justice and substance-use backgrounds. Directly comparable to Tempus Novo's ex-offender employment placement and mentorship model.
• Working Chance: UK charity supporting women with criminal convictions into sustainable employment. Comparable to Tempus Novo on the conviction-aware employment placement model, though focused on a narrower beneficiary segment.

Others

• Clinks: UK infrastructure charity supporting the voluntary sector working in criminal justice, including resettlement and rehabilitation providers. Comparable to Tempus Novo as an ecosystem participant, though it operates as a membership body rather than a direct service provider.

Broad incumbents

• Business in the Community (BITC): UK business-led charity working with major employers on social issues including ex-offender employment through programmes such as the Ban the Box campaign. Comparable to Tempus Novo as a corporate-partnership intermediary for inclusive employment, though operating at broader scale across multiple disadvantaged groups.
• Sodexo Justice Services: Global facilities and justice services company operating prisons and rehabilitation programmes, including ex-offender employment support in the UK. Comparable to Tempus Novo on the rehabilitation-through-employment proposition, though operating at much larger scale as part of a global outsourcer's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Tempus_novo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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