St Giles Trust

What St Giles Trust does

St Giles Trust is a UK-registered charity (Charity No: 801355) founded in 1962 in south London, employing 101-250 staff across England and Wales, with regional hubs in London, Wales, Yorkshire, the Midlands and Eastern England. Its core mission is to support people impacted by poverty, violence and exploitation, and the justice system, delivering services through three interconnected pillars: poverty relief (Pantry Network and employment support), violence and exploitation prevention (SOS Programme, Hospital-based Violence Reduction Service at Royal London Hospital, Expect Respect, Trusted Adult Mentoring, and knife crime prevention), and justice system support (Through-the-Gates, Diversion from Custody, custody-based Peer Advisor training). A defining feature is the lived-experience-led model: over 40% of staff have personal experience of the criminal justice system and 66% have experienced complex disadvantages, with the Matrix-accredited Peer Advisor Programme training former clients into qualified advice and guidance roles.

The Trust operates as a non-profit and does not sell products commercially; instead it generates operating income through six revenue streams: voluntary individual donations, trust and foundation grants, corporate partnerships (Charity of the Year, payroll giving, volunteering), commissioned services for public sector bodies (local authorities, NHS, housing providers, schools, HMPPS), legacy gifts, and major donor philanthropy through the St Giles Giving Club. Service delivery is embedded inside partner institutions, with caseworkers operating in hospitals, prisons, schools, police custody suites and community Pantries rather than through a standalone software or platform. Customer segments are end beneficiaries (vulnerable individuals), and the Trust's counterparties are commissioning public sector bodies, trusts and foundations, and corporate donors.

The Trust's differentiation rests on its lived-experience workforce, near-two-decade Matrix accreditation, and quantitative outcomes — including a 7% re-admission rate for its hospital violence reduction programme versus a 30-35% national average, £8.54 in taxpayer savings per £1 invested in peer-led services, and Youth Endowment Fund-cited evidence that its mentoring reduces violence by 21% and reoffending by 19%. In 2025/2026 it supported 12,761 new clients (over 15,875 people helped annually), with 3,045 engaged in violence and exploitation projects and 8,515 in justice projects. The organization holds no patents or AI assets and operates as a service-delivery charity rather than a technology venture.

Name

St Giles Trust

Legal name

St Giles Trust

Website

https://stgilestrust.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Giles Trust is a UK-registered charity (founded 1962, 101-250 staff) supporting people impacted by poverty, violence and exploitation, and the justice system across England and Wales through lived-experience-led services delivered in prisons, hospitals, schools and communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ)

Keywords

• Charity services
• Violence reduction
• Peer support
• Prison resettlement
• Social welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Voluntary Donations: Individual donations through the website, regular giving, and one-time contributions from supporters.
2. Trust and Foundation Grants: Funding from charitable trusts and foundations to pilot pioneering projects, rapidly respond to needs, and evaluate impact.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Charity of the Year partnerships, corporate donations, commercial opportunities, payroll giving, strategic partnerships, and employee volunteering programmes.
4. Commissioned Services: Services commissioned by public sector organizations including local authorities, health providers, housing providers, schools, and training providers. Peer Advisor Programme offered to external organisations.
5. Legacy Gifts: Bequests and gifts left in wills to support the charity's work beyond the donor's lifetime.
6. Philanthropy/Major Donors: Major donor programme through St Giles Giving Club with bespoke recognition including naming of rooms or projects, recognition in publications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Giles Trust is a registered UK charity that helps people impacted by poverty, violence and exploitation, and the justice system to build a positive future. The organisation delivers direct services through three pillars: poverty relief (including a community Pantry Network and employment support), violence and exploitation prevention (SOS Programme, Hospital-based Violence Reduction, Expect Respect, Trusted Adult Mentoring, Knife Crime Prevention), and justice system support (Through the Gates, Diversion from Custody, Custody-based Training, and the Peer Advisor Programme). Its defining feature is a lived-experience delivery model, with over 40% of staff having personal experience of the issues faced by clients.

Product overview

St Giles Trust operates as a single unified service offering focused on social welfare rather than a platform-plus-modules software product. Their portfolio consists of interconnected community services organized around three core pillars: poverty (including the Pantry Network and employment support), violence & exploitation (including SOS Programme, Hospital-based Violence Reduction, Expect Respect, Trusted Adult Mentoring, and Knife Crime Prevention), and justice system support (including Through the Gates, Diversion from Custody, Custody-based Training, and Peer Advisor Programme). Services are delivered across England and Wales through regional operations (London, Eastern England, Wales, Yorkshire, Scotland, Northern Ireland) with a distinctive approach combining lived-experience leadership with professional expertise. The Peer Advisor Programme serves as a cross-cutting model that enables people with lived experience to become qualified advisors supporting others. Additional offerings include commissioned training services for schools, local authorities, health and housing providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• St Giles Cymru: Operations in Wales addressing poverty, violence and exploitation and supporting people impacted by the justice system
• Peer Advisor Programme
• SOS Service
• Pantry Network
• Expect Respect
• Y Pantri
• Boost Hub
• Aspiring Champions Hub

Products and services

• Pantry Network Emergency food relief network providing affordable, nutritious food alongside advice and support to address underlying issues trapping people in poverty. Operates as community hubs offering practical and emotional support, companionship, networking, and training for individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.
• SOS (Save Our Sons) Programme Lived experience-led project addressing child criminal exploitation, providing one-to-one casework support for vulnerable children involved in county lines activity and gang-related violence. Staffed by people who have spent time in prison combined with professional training.
• Peer Advisor Programme Matrix-accredited model that trains and employs people with lived experience to work in advice, guidance and support roles. Offers City & Guilds Level 3 Advice and Guidance qualification through the 'Learning to Advise' 11-session course, enabling former clients to become qualified peer advisors supporting others.
• Through the Gates Support

Quantifiable outcome

• £8.54 saving to the taxpayer for every £1 invested in peer-led services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CranstouncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Charity partner in pioneering programme supporting people in custody, partnered with West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner.
• West Midlands Police and Crime CommissionercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Partner in pioneering programme supporting people in custody, working with Cranstoun and St Giles.
• North Yorkshire Combined AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding body for Flourish Women's Alliance Service, providing nearly £400,000 to support women in York and North Yorkshire.
• Changing LivescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Flourish Women's Alliance Service delivering holistic, trauma-informed support for women in York and North Yorkshire.
• WaythroughcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Flourish Women's Alliance Service bringing trauma-informed and person-centred expertise in substance use and community diversion.
• HMPPS (His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for justice work in prisons and probation services across England and Wales.
• Wise GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner sharing belief in the power of lived experience, relational mentoring and long-term rehabilitation in justice work.
• National Trust CymruminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enabling people with lived experience of disadvantage to train as heritage volunteers at Aberdulais Falls in Neath, supporting employability, wellbeing and community connection.
• AdferiadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for Y Pantri in north Wales, strengthening food security and local support networks.
• Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner for the voluntary sector in Wales. St Giles Cymru attends Gofod3 event organised by WCVA.
• Royal London HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS clinical partner for UKs first hospital-based violence reduction service established in 2015.
• MatrixcoreOthersAccreditation body for Peer Advisor Programme providing Matrix accreditation for advice and guidance services.
• FarewillminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing free will writing service for supporters wishing to leave gifts in their wills to St Giles.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Catch22: UK social business providing justice, education, and employability services to vulnerable young people and adults; highly comparable as a multi-region UK charity blending lived-experience insight with commissioned public services across overlapping client segments.
• NACRO: UK charity focused on reducing offending through resettlement, housing, education and employment support for people in or at risk of contact with the justice system; directly comparable on the justice pillar with overlapping prison-based and Through the Gates delivery models.
• Switchback: UK charity providing one-to-one mentoring for prison leavers by mentors with lived experience of the criminal justice system; near-twin of the Peer Advisor methodology used by St Giles and highly comparable on model and beneficiary base.
• User Voice: User-led charity that places people with lived experience inside prisons and policy forums to design and deliver criminal justice reform; highly comparable for its lived-experience-led operating philosophy, though smaller in service-delivery scale.
• Centrepoint: UK charity supporting homeless and disadvantaged young people into education, training and employment; directly comparable on the youth-at-risk segment and on pathways from crisis to long-term stability.
• Crisis UK: UK national homelessness charity that combines direct support, housing, and policy advocacy to end homelessness; comparable on the poverty-relief pillar (Pantries, employment support) and on multi-channel public-affairs execution.

Broad incumbents

• The Prince's Trust: Large UK charity supporting disadvantaged young people into education, training and employment; adjacent peer because of overlap on youth employment and corporate-partnership fundraising, but operates at considerably larger scale and broader scope.
• Barnardo's: UK's largest children's charity working on child exploitation, county lines and family support; comparable on the violence/exploitation and child-protection segments but with a much broader safeguarding and foster-care remit.
• Mind (UK): UK mental health charity that similarly blends peer-led support with commissioned local services; comparable for the peer-support/advice model and for partnerships with NHS commissioners, but with mental health as its sole focus area.
• Action for Children: UK children's services charity delivering support across fostering, family support and youth justice; comparable on the commissioned-services delivery model and child exploitation/youth-justice work, but with a much broader national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StGilesTrust
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaxWdxRp356LXRsCtKl4avQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/StGilesTrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-giles-trust
• Instagraminstagram.com/st_giles_trust/?hl=en

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about St Giles Trust