People Arise Now

What People Arise Now does

People Arise Now is a UK-registered charitable incorporated organisation (CIO number 1202650) founded in 2013 by Vanessa McCain and headquartered across two community hubs in London — the Dawes Road Hub in Hammersmith & Fulham and Hill House Community Centre in Sutton (the registered office). It delivers a portfolio of community services to disenfranchised individuals, families of offenders, low-risk prisoners transitioning back into the community, young people aged roughly 12–17, and BAME residents in its two boroughs. Core programmes include Rise Up (advocacy, one-to-one counselling, mentoring, mental health support, casework, signposting and restorative justice), Through & Up (prisoner resettlement support for sentences of six weeks or less), Youth (Together United football with police, Youth Independent Advisory Group, TLE Youth Race Summit, Cisco IT skills training, Duke of Edinburgh Award), Community Connect (monthly borough meetings with residents, councillors, voluntary organisations and police), Healthy Living (Community Food Shop, Social Gardening Club, HarmonyWELL yoga) and venue hire at Hill House.

The underlying technology stack is intentionally lightweight and non-proprietary: community engagement runs through Microsoft Forms referral workflows, donations are processed via a PayPal merchant account (with Gift Aid), and structured skills training is delivered via the Cisco Networking Academy curriculum. People Arise Now does not develop software or hold patents; its operational moat sits in human relationships, physical venues and co-designed programmes rather than technology.

The revenue model is grant-funded charitable income supplemented by two small transactional lines. Core funding comes from multiple institutional and governmental grant-makers, including the National Lottery Community Fund, the Mayor of London / Greater London Authority, Imperial Health Charity, the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, London Community Foundation, HF Giving, Postcode Society Trust, Community Action Sutton and others; individual donations are processed with Gift Aid. Transactional income is generated by the Community Food Shop (£4 per visit for registered beneficiaries, up to 12 items single / 15 items household, run in partnership with Sutton Housing Partnership) and by Hill House hall, meeting room and office hire. Most beneficiary-facing services are free; pricing where applied is nominal. Distribution is community-led via monthly Community Connect meetings, referral forms, partnerships with local authorities and housing providers, and word-of-mouth within marginalised communities.

Name

People Arise Now

Legal name

People Arise Now

Website

https://peoplearisenow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

People Arise Now is a UK charity founded in 2013 that delivers advocacy, youth, prisoner-reintegration, healthy-living and IT-training programmes for marginalised residents and families of offenders in the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Sutton.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Community Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Community support services
• Prisoner reintegration
• Youth empowerment programmes
• Charitable advocacy services
• Community health programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Individual donations processed via PayPal merchant account, including Gift Aid scheme (25p per £1 additional from HMRC).
2. Community Food Shop: Affordable grocery programme at £4 per visit for registered beneficiaries (single: up to 12 items; household: up to 15 items).
3. Venue Hire: Hill House Community Centre hall, meeting room, and office space rentals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

People Arise Now delivers a portfolio of community-based support services for marginalised individuals and families in the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Sutton. Core offerings include the Rise Up advocacy programme (counselling, casework, mental health support), the Through & Up prisoner reintegration programme, Youth Programmes (Together United, Youth IAG, TLE Youth Summit, Duke of Edinburgh Award, IT Skills), Community Connect meetings, Healthy Living initiatives (Community Food Shop, HarmonyWELL yoga, Social Gardening Club), and the CISCO Networking Academy IT training pathway. The charity also manages Hill House Community Centre for venue hire and community activities.

Product overview

People Arise Now is a UK charity offering a portfolio of community support services across Hammersmith & Fulham and Sutton boroughs. The organization operates multiple interconnected programmes: Rise Up provides advocacy and family support including counselling and mental health services; Through & Up offers prisoner reintegration support; Youth Programmes encompass sports initiatives (Together United), police advisory groups (Youth IAG), youth summits (TLE), and the Duke of Edinburgh Award; Community Connect facilitates monthly borough meetings; Healthy Living includes the Community Food Shop, HarmonyWELL yoga, and Social Gardening Club; CISCO Networking Academy delivers IT training. Hill House Community Centre serves as a physical hub for activities and venue hire. These services work holistically to support disadvantaged individuals and communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rise Up: Advocacy programme supporting people navigating complex systems including healthcare, housing, and social services.
• Through & Up
• Youth
• Community Connect
• Healthy Living
• CISCO Networking Academy
• HarmonyWELL

Products and services

• Rise Up (Advocacy) Advocacy service providing one-to-one counselling, mentoring, mental health support, casework and advocacy, signposting to local services, and restorative justice for families of offenders and disenfranchised individuals navigating healthcare, housing, and social services.
• Through & Up Prisoner reintegration programme supporting low-risk offenders with 6 weeks or less to serve on their sentence, providing IT skills training, mentoring sessions, and transitional support for release in London.
• Youth Programmes Youth empowerment initiatives encompassing Together United (football with police), Sutton Youth IAG (police advisory group), TLE Youth Summit, Duke of Edinburgh Award, and IT Skills training.
• Community Connect Monthly community meetings in Hammersmith & Fulham (last Tuesday) and Sutton (second Wednesday) connecting residents with local organisations, councillors, and support services over light refreshments.
• Healthy Living Health and wellness umbrella programme including HarmonyWELL women's yoga, the Community Food Shop, the Social Gardening Club, and women's fitness activities.
• CISCO Networking Academy Free IT training partnership with Cisco Networking Academy providing courses leading to professional IT careers, including cybersecurity certifications, for eligible beneficiaries.
• Community Food Shop Affordable grocery shop managed in partnership with Sutton Housing Partnership, offering up to 12 items for singles or 15 items for households for a fixed £4 fee per visit.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Award programme at Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels offering volunteering, physical, skills, and expedition sections for young people.
• HarmonyWELL Women's fitness group offering weekly culturally sensitive yoga sessions during term time for women from diverse backgrounds.
• Social Gardening Club Weekly community gardening programme at Hill House Community Centre offering skills training in growing flowers, herbs, and vegetables.
• Hill House Community Centre Community centre managed by People Arise Now (formerly St Helier District Community Association) offering hall hire, meeting rooms, office space, and community activities.
• Think. Listen. Engage. (TLE) Youth Summit Annual youth summit bringing together students and local authorities for open discussions on race equality and school policy changes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 students attended T.L.E. Youth Race Summit; 761 pre-summit questionnaires completed

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sutton CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2025Co-hosted the T.L.E. Youth Race Summit on 6th March 2025, supporting the borough's race equality work with 40 students attending from various Sutton schools.
• Sutton LSCP (Local Safeguarding Children Partnership)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2025Supported the T.L.E. Youth Race Summit as part of ongoing race equality initiatives in the Sutton borough.
• Sutton Housing PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to manage the St Helier Community Food Shop, providing affordable groceries to SHP and St Helier residents. People Arise Now operates the shop, registered beneficiaries can access up to 12 items (single) or 15 items (household) for £4.
• CISCO Networking AcademycoreTechnology or IntegrationPeople Arise Now is a Cisco Networking Academy partner providing free IT training (funding dependant) for eligible beneficiaries, leading to professional IT careers including cybersecurity certifications.
• Community Action SuttoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal infrastructure organisation supporting community groups in Sutton.
• Mental Health Equity Group (Hammersmith & Fulham)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteering group comprising BAME-led organisations and mental health professionals addressing mental health concerns specifically for Black, Asian, and minority residents in Hammersmith & Fulham.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• St Giles Trust: UK charity supporting offenders and their families through resettlement, peer-led advice, and advocacy. Closely comparable to PAN's Through & Up and Rise Up offerings for families affected by criminal justice involvement.
• Locality: UK network supporting community organisations with resources, advocacy, and training. Comparable to PAN's community-led, neighbourhood-based service model and Hill House Community Centre operations.
• Refuge: UK charity providing specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence. Comparable to PAN's family support, advocacy, and counselling elements of the Rise Up programme.
• User Voice: Charity placing ex-offenders as peer representatives in criminal justice policy and service design. Comparable to PAN's Youth IAG and offender-family advocacy work, especially the co-design approach.
• Community Action Sutton: Local infrastructure body supporting community groups in the Sutton borough. Directly comparable as PAN's named strategic partner, sharing geography and overlapping mission around grassroots community development.

Broad incumbents

• The Prince's Trust: Large UK charity delivering youth employment, education, and skills programmes. Comparable to PAN's CISCO Networking Academy IT skills pathway and Duke of Edinburgh Award programme in targeting young people's career prospects.
• Catch22: Large UK social enterprise delivering prisoner rehabilitation, youth services, and family support. Directly comparable to PAN's Through & Up and Youth programmes but at significantly greater national scale.
• Mind: National UK mental health charity providing counselling, advocacy, and community support. Comparable to PAN's Rise Up advocacy, mental health support, and HarmonyWELL wellbeing offerings, particularly within BAME communities.
• Centrepoint: Major UK youth homelessness charity offering housing, training, and personal development. Comparable to PAN's youth-focused programmes and community-based support model, though at much larger national scale.

Emerging players

• Spark Inside: UK charity running coaching programmes for young people in custody and returning to the community. Comparable niche overlap with PAN's Through & Up prisoner reintegration and Youth IAG work, though focused specifically on coaching.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBRkiX5bLDSxLkMcB8nTiMA
• Facebookfacebook.com/100070833503594
• Instagraminstagram.com/peoplearisenow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/people-arise-now

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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