Status Employment

Name

Status Employment

Legal name

Status Employment

Website

https://statusemployment.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supported Employment Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supported Employment & Job Coaching (EDAKANAE), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ), Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK), Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE)

Keywords

• Supported employment services
• Mental health employment support
• Individual placement support
• Mental health first aid training
• Disability employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Croydon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government and Public Sector Contracts: Funded primarily through DWP and Lambeth CCG for IAPT employment support services, Lambeth CCG and Croydon Council for complex needs employment support, and NHS partnerships for mental health employment integration.
2. International Grants and Funding: Funding from Iceland Lichtenstein and Norway grants for the LEAD Project; Erasmus+ funding for the EVR (Education in VR) virtual reality training project spanning 3 years.
3. Training and Consultancy Services: Delivers consultancy and training on supported employment, self-employment, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), charity commissioning and fundraising. Revenue generated through public course bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Status Employment is a UK charity that delivers person-to-person supported employment services for adults with mental health challenges, disabilities, learning difficulties and neurodiversity across Lambeth and Croydon. Through dedicated employment advisors embedded in NHS talking-therapies and clinical teams, the organisation helps clients find, sustain and return to competitive employment, supported by programmes such as the Self-Employment Academy, Work Works, Supported Internships and Peer Support. Complementary paid offerings include Mental Health First Aid training and bespoke consultancy for employers and commissioners.

Product overview

Status Employment is a charity offering a portfolio of supported employment services rather than a single unified software product. The core offering consists of multiple employment support services including Complex Needs, Employment Advisors in Talking Therapies (IAPT), Self-Employment Academy, Work Works, Supported Internships, Peer Support, Digital Inclusion, and BSL Support. These are complemented by training and consultancy services (MHFA training, supported employment training, consultancy). The organisation also delivers specialised health and wellbeing programmes including the Status Addicks football team and Drama/Moving On programme. Innovation work includes Virtual Reality employment support through the EVR project. Services are primarily delivered through person-to-person support, partnerships with NHS trusts (SLaM), local authorities, colleges, and employers rather than through a technology platform. The BASE Innovation Award (2024) recognised their work combining technology and people support for employment empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Complex Needs Employment Service Employment support service for people with complex needs, long-term health conditions, disabilities and mental health challenges in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Croydon, helping individuals find, retain or return to employment.
• Employment Advisors in Talking Therapies (IAPT/LTT) Specialist employment support embedded within Lambeth Talking Therapies services, helping individuals undergoing NHS talking-therapies treatment to overcome employment challenges including job finding, retention, career planning and return to work.
• Self-Employment Academy A 10-week programme supporting disabled entrepreneurs and those with long-term health conditions to explore and work towards self-employment ambitions through group training, 1-to-1 support and access to an alumni network.
• Work Works Free employment service for 18-35 year old Lambeth residents with learning difficulties and disabilities, offering combined work experience and training opportunities through 12-week internships with employer partnerships and sustained in-work support.
• Supported Internships Year-long personalised study programme in Croydon delivered in partnership with John Ruskin College, combining formal training, employability support and work placements with local employers to help young people with SEND secure long-term competitive employment.
• Peer Support Designated peer employment advisor service providing expert-by-experience support alongside employment advice, including 1-to-1 and group peer support, travel support and wellness recovery action planning.
• Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training MHFA training courses including half-day awareness (£115 inc. VAT), 1-day champion (£180 inc. VAT) and 2-day comprehensive (£280 inc. VAT) courses qualifying individuals as mental health first aiders, with consultancy available for workplace integration.
• Training and Consultancy Services Bespoke supported employment training and consultancy for organisations including vocational profiling, case management, employer engagement, in-work support, IPS fidelity reviews and reflective practice sessions tailored to each service's needs.
• Digital Inclusion Digital support services including Digital Health Champions, drop-in sessions, 1-to-1 practical support for digital challenges, and access to digital accessibility features and apps to increase employability.
• Croydon Job Club Monthly drop-in job club offering peer support, themed workshops, job searching assistance and 1-to-1 support in a group setting for Status Employment clients and those awaiting support.
• BSL (British Sign Language) Support Service Project helping people with hearing impairments in their employment search and maintenance through partnership with Sign Live, offering paid work placements at a dialogue café for six months.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved mental health outcomes including reductions in medication, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, as well as eating and sleeping better, doing more physical exercise, and socialising more
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sign LivecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Partnership to support people with hearing impairments through BSL signing. Offers young people opportunity to gain work experience through paid work placement at a dialogue café for six months.
• Erasmus+ EVR Project Partners (Czech Republic, Poland, Romania)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20223-year collaborative project between Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, and the UK to develop tools and skills for using Virtual Reality in Supported Employment. Creating VR content and guidance for people with learning disabilities to access virtual work experiences.
• LEAD Project Partners (Health Action Overseas Romania, ReabiliticiJa Lithuania, Consultis Portugal)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Collaboration with 3 European partner organisations funded by Iceland Lichtenstein and Norway grants. Project develops supported employment provision in Romania, Lithuania, and Portugal establishing SEQF quality framework for young people under 25 and their families based on the Supported Employment 5 Step Program.
• South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Ongoing collaboration since 2009 providing employment support embedded within SLaM mental health services. Staff are co-located within South London and Maudsley mental health teams. Jointly supporting people experiencing mental health challenges to achieve their employment goals through close support including vocational profiling.
• Lambeth CCG and Croydon CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Joint funding partners for complex needs employment support services. Lambeth CCG and Croydon Council fund Status Employment to support people with enduring mental health challenges in London boroughs of Lambeth and Croydon.
• Morley CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for drama workshops programme supporting individuals with mental health conditions, especially during pandemic restrictions. Continued partnership for hybrid workshop delivery.
• BASE (British Association for Supported Employment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProactive member organisation. CEO Robert Elston serves as Non-Executive Director of Inclusive Trading (Trading arm of BASE) and Board member of Association of Supported Employment Europe (ASEE).
• European Union of Supported Employment (EUSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProactive member organisation. CEO Robert Elston serves as board member of ASEE (Association of Supported Employment Europe) as a subject matter expert.
• Happy to Health YouminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for comedy-based mental wellbeing programme using humour and comedy to help improve mental health. An 8-week course developing coping, performance and writing skills facilitated by award-winning comedian John Ryan.
• John Ruskin CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for supported internship programme in Croydon. Status Employment works alongside the college to offer combined work experience and training opportunity through a yearlong personalised study programme.
• Start Up CroydoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatus Employment's new premises location as of May 2026. Start Up Croydon is a vibrant collaborative environment bringing together social enterprises, charities, startups, and innovators united by desire to create positive change.
• GleanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the BASE 2024 Innovation Award. Glean is a company that judged and sponsored the innovation category at BASE's annual award ceremony.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/statusemp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@statusemploymentuk5754
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/status-employment
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

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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