Charity Mentors Oxfordshire

Name

Charity Mentors Oxfordshire

Legal name

Charity Mentors Oxfordshire

Website

https://charitymentors.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Leadership Mentoring

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDABAMAM

Coaching, Feedback & Mentoring Skills

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Soft Skills Development

Keywords

• Pro bono mentoring
• Charity leadership support
• Voluntary sector mentoring
• Nonprofit leadership development
• Strategic mentoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Charity Mentors Oxfordshire operates as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered charity number 1164429. The organization relies on donations to keep its mentoring services free for charity and community group leaders. Donations are collected through the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Giving page.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Charity Mentors Oxfordshire provides free, short-term (typically 4-6 month) pro bono strategic mentoring that matches experienced senior volunteer mentors with CEOs, executive directors, and board chairs of Oxfordshire-based charities and community groups. Each mentoring partnership focuses on a defined strategic challenge and is delivered through 1-2 hour sessions (online, face-to-face, or hybrid). The service is funded entirely by donations and is offered at no cost to mentees.

Product overview

Charity Mentors Oxfordshire offers a single core service: short-term strategic mentoring for charity and community group leaders across Oxfordshire. The primary offering is a 4-6 month pro bono mentoring programme that matches experienced senior mentors with charity CEOs, executive directors, and board chairs to address strategic challenges. Additionally, the organisation partners with OCVA to deliver the 'First Stop' service, a free confidential initial consultation point for charity leaders seeking guidance. Both services are provided at no cost to mentees and are funded through donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Short-Term Strategic Mentoring Pro bono strategic mentoring service for charity and community group leaders in Oxfordshire, typically lasting 4-6 months. Each mentoring partnership focuses on a defined strategic challenge requiring reflection and clear thinking, delivered through 1-2 hour sessions online, face-to-face, or hybrid.
• First Stop Service A free, confidential first point of contact service for charity leaders seeking guidance, support, and information. Offered jointly with Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (OCVA), providing 30-minute appointments with senior representatives from both organisations to discuss current challenges and identify appropriate support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% reported mentoring provided safe, confidential space and sounding board for new ideas
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OCVA (Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity Mentors Oxfordshire and OCVA have partnered to offer the 'First Stop' service - a first and single point of contact for charity and community group leaders in Oxfordshire seeking guidance, support, and information. The service provides free, confidential 30-minute meetings with senior representatives from both organizations. This collaboration combines the expertise of both organizations to help charity leaders access appropriate support without navigating multiple organizations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• NCVO: NCVO is the national council for the UK voluntary sector, providing advice, resources and policy support. Broad incumbent — operates as a sector-wide umbrella with broadly overlapping beneficiary audience but does not deliver the same structured pro bono mentoring service.
• ACEVO: ACEVO is the UK membership body for charity chief executives, providing networking, development and policy voice. Broad incumbent — overlaps in target customer (charity CEOs) but operates as a membership association rather than a direct mentoring provider.

Direct peers

• Pilotlight: Pilotlight pairs senior business professionals with charity leaders for structured mentoring. Direct peer — same pro bono mentoring-to-charity-leaders model, comparable target customer (UK charity CEOs) and similar reliance on experienced volunteer mentors.
• Getting on Board: Getting on Board helps charities recruit trustees and develops charity leaders and board members. Direct peer — overlapping mission around strengthening charity governance and leadership through volunteer expertise.
• Reach Volunteering: Reach Volunteering matches skilled professionals with charity trustee and committee roles across the UK. Direct peer — same volunteer-to-charity matching model and overlapping beneficiary base of charity leaders needing senior-level support.
• Cranfield Trust: Cranfield Trust provides pro bono management advice and mentoring to UK charities. Direct peer — closely comparable offering (pro bono senior advisory to charity leaders) with a national footprint, making it the most established comparator in the same niche.

Emerging players

• School for Social Entrepreneurs: SSE provides training, mentoring and peer support to social entrepreneurs and charity leaders. Emerging player — directly comparable mentoring-plus-training mix aimed at UK social-sector leaders, though delivered as fee-paid courses.
• Small Charities Coalition: Small Charities Coalition provides resources, training and peer support to small UK charities. Emerging player — overlapping beneficiary base (small charity leaders) and a complementary support model, though without a one-to-one senior mentor matching service.
• On Purpose: On Purpose runs a leadership programme placing early-career professionals into social-sector organisations. Emerging player — adjacent leadership-development focus on the UK charity sector but delivered as a paid fellowship programme rather than pro bono mentoring.
• Clore Leadership Programme: Clore Leadership runs leadership development programmes for senior leaders in the cultural and social sectors. Emerging player — comparable leadership-development target audience and cohort-based delivery model, though more specialised on the cultural sector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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