ProjectScotland

What ProjectScotland does

ProjectScotland appears in firmographic records as a UK-based entity (Edinburgh, founded 2005, 11-50 employees, private/non-profit), while the substantive product, partner, programme, and disclosure data attached to this profile describe Volunteering Matters, a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 291222) and Scotland (no. SC039171) and a company limited by guarantee (no. 1435877), headquartered at The Levy Centre, 18-24 Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0PD. The organisation's business is the design and delivery of volunteer-led programmes addressing social isolation, mental and physical health, youth engagement, and community cohesion across England, Wales and Scotland under a 2025-2030 strategy.

Volunteering Matters operates a portfolio of eight named core programmes: Grandmentors (one-to-one mentoring for young people), RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme), Action Earth (environmental volunteering), Lifelines (suicide prevention and mental health), Brighter Futures (youth support for those struggling with education), Flintshire Befrienders (community befriending, ~one hour per week), Employee Volunteering (corporate CSR programmes), and Pride in Place (participatory community development). Underlying technology is not disclosed beyond a self-serve website with 'Find an opportunity' and 'Projects near me' functionality, email newsletter infrastructure, and social channels on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Bluesky. No proprietary platform, app, API, SDK, or AI capability is described.

Revenue mechanics are those of a UK charity: donations, individual fundraising, corporate employee-volunteering contracts (The Co-operative Bank is named), grants from public funders (National Lottery Community Fund is named as a core financial partner), and local-authority commissioning (Milton Keynes Council). The customer base is bifurcated — diffuse individual beneficiaries (vulnerable young people, families, older adults, people with learning disabilities) on the demand side, and a more concentrated set of funders, corporate partners, and statutory partners on the supply side. No revenue figures, pricing, or contract values are disclosed.

Name

ProjectScotland

Legal name

Volunteering Matters

Website

https://projectscotland.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProjectScotland / Volunteering Matters is a UK registered charity delivering volunteer-led programmes across England, Wales and Scotland, serving vulnerable young people, families, older adults and people with learning disabilities through mentoring, befriending, environmental, mental-health and corporate employee-volunteering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Volunteering Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Social Impact Programs (EDAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Volunteer mentoring programs
• Youth community services
• Corporate employee volunteering
• Community development charity
• Mental health volunteering

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ProjectScotland (legal name: Volunteering Matters) operates as a UK registered charity delivering a portfolio of community volunteering programmes across England, Wales, and Scotland. Its services include one-to-one mentoring for young people (Grandmentors), older volunteer programmes (RSVP), environmental volunteering (Action Earth), mental health and suicide prevention support (Lifelines), youth education engagement (Brighter Futures), befriending (Flintshire Befrienders), bespoke corporate employee volunteering programmes, and community development (Pride in Place). The organisation connects individual volunteers, vulnerable beneficiaries, and corporate partners through structured programme delivery under a 2025-2030 strategic framework.

Product overview

Volunteering Matters operates as a single integrated charitable organisation offering a portfolio of volunteering programmes and community services. The core offerings include Grandmentors (one-to-one mentoring), RSVP (older volunteer programme), Action Earth (environmental volunteering), Lifelines (mental health/suicide prevention), Brighter Futures (youth support), Flintshire Befrienders (befriending), Employee Volunteering (corporate programmes), and Pride in Place (community development). These programmes work across England, Wales, and Scotland, unified by the mission to bring people together to overcome adversity, tackle isolation, improve health, and develop skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Grandmentors Annual Impact Report 2025/26 demonstrates consistent one-to-one mentoring helps young people build confidence, strengthen wellbeing and move forward

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Co-operative BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner for employee volunteering programmes. The Co-operative Bank logo appears on the partner page, indicating a commercial or CSR partnership relationship.
• YouthLink-ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational youth work agency in Scotland. Partnership supports Volunteering Matters' operations and programmes specifically within Scotland, reinforcing their presence and impact in the Scottish region.
• YoungscotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScottish youth information charity. Partnership supports youth-focused volunteering initiatives in Scotland, aligning with Volunteering Matters' mission to help young people lead change.
• Sport EnglandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational sports funding body in England. Logo appears on partner page indicating a funding or strategic partnership related to sports and physical activity volunteering initiatives.
• Active SuffolkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCounty sports partnership for Suffolk, England. Partnership supports local sports volunteering and community activation programmes.
• Funded Volunteering AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable organization supporting volunteering infrastructure. Logo appears on partner page.
• Volunteer Centre NewcastleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal volunteer center supporting volunteering in Newcastle. Partnership supports local community volunteering initiatives.
• Point NorthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization whose logo appears on partner page, supporting volunteering initiatives.
• The Good Together TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable trust supporting community initiatives. Logo appears on partner page.
• Carers TogetherminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting carers through volunteering. Partnership supports respite and support services.
• Milton Keynes CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government authority partnership supporting community volunteering in Milton Keynes.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Volunteer Scotland: National centre for volunteering in Scotland, directly comparable as the Scottish national volunteering infrastructure body serving the same segment as ProjectScotland's Scottish operations.
• Royal Voluntary Service: Major UK charity running volunteer programmes (including older-adult volunteering and NHS hospital volunteering) directly overlapping with Volunteering Matters' RSVP, Lifelines, and employee volunteering programmes.
• CSV / Reach Volunteering: UK volunteering charity (formerly Community Service Volunteers) placing volunteers in skilled placements; directly comparable as a national volunteer-intermediation charity serving similar beneficiary segments.
• TimeBank UK: UK charity promoting time-based volunteering and community connection; directly comparable as a volunteering-intermediation charity focused on tackling isolation and building community — overlapping with Volunteering Matters' befriending and connection programmes.

Broad incumbents

• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): UK-wide umbrella body for the voluntary sector representing charities and volunteering organisations; comparable as the broader institutional environment and membership body that ProjectScotland/Volunteering Matters engages with.
• British Red Cross: Major UK charity delivering volunteer-led health, crisis and community support services; comparable as a broad incumbent in volunteer-mediated social services that competes for the same funding pools and volunteer base.
• Age UK: UK charity for older people with extensive volunteer-led services including befriending; comparable through direct overlap with Volunteering Matters' RSVP and Flintshire Befrienders programmes targeting older adults and isolation.

Emerging players

• Helpforce: UK charity focused on scaling volunteering in health and care settings; comparable through its Lifelines-equivalent mental-health and post-hospital support overlap with Volunteering Matters' programmes.
• Do-it.org: UK online volunteer-matching platform owned by the Do-it Trust; comparable as a digital volunteer-intermediation channel competing for the same volunteer pool and visibility.

Regional players

• Volunteering Wales (WCVA): Wales Council for Voluntary Action — the national umbrella body for volunteering in Wales; comparable as the regional counterpart serving the Welsh segment where Volunteering Matters also operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoSJ1et8Dwcn_ajk3j5_Z_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProjectScotland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/projectscotland
• Instagraminstagram.com/volunteering_uk
• Xx.com/ProjectScotland

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Investors

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Investments

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