Agoriad Cyf

What Agoriad Cyf does

Agoriad Cyf is a Wales-based charitable social enterprise, established in 1992, that delivers specialist recruitment, employment and training services for disabled and disadvantaged people across North and Mid Wales. Its employment-support arm operates programmes including JobSense (for adults aged 25+ with sight or hearing loss), Jobs Growth Wales Plus, Supported Shared Apprenticeships, and Pathways 4 Supported Internships, alongside the recently closed seven-year, £10m Big Lottery Fund–backed Engage to Change project, which supported 1,070 young people with learning disabilities and/or autism. Services are delivered free to job seekers and employers and funded primarily through Welsh Government, European Social Fund, and Big Lottery grants.

The organisation's commercial arm, wholly owned subsidiary Môn Social Enterprises Cyf, runs a portfolio of trading businesses whose profits are reinvested into the social mission: Dwr Cerist (natural mineral water bottled in Snowdonia National Park, sold via e-commerce with bespoke B2B labelling), Caffi Coed-y-Brenin (a Bethesda café) and Caffi'r Parc (a café at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park on Anglesey). Agoriad provides tailored recruitment to employers across Gwynedd, Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wrexham, north Powys and north Ceredigion, drawing on a pipeline of pre-screened candidates supported by in-house job coaches, and operates bilingually in Welsh and English. The underlying technology stack is not proprietary; service delivery is human-led and depends on grant-funded programme contracts and statutory referral partnerships with Job Centre Plus, Learning Disability Wales, ELITE, and others.

Name

Agoriad Cyf

Legal name

Agoriad Cyf

Website

https://agoriad.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Agoriad Cyf is a Wales-based charitable social enterprise, established 1992, providing free specialist recruitment, employment, and training services to disabled and disadvantaged people across North and Mid Wales, funded by grants and trading subsidiaries (Dwr Cerist mineral water, two cafés).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Enterprise Business Income: Portfolio of social enterprise businesses including Caffi Coed-y-Brenin (café), Caffi'r Parc (café at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park), and Dŵr Cerist (natural mineral water). Income from selling goods and services reinvested to further the social mission of creating local employment for disabled and disadvantaged people.
2. Grant Funding: European Social Fund and Welsh Government grants for employment support projects. The Engage to Change project received a £10m grant from The Big Lottery Fund's Getting Ahead 2 grant. Multiple projects funded to support employment for people with disabilities, learning difficulties, and sensory loss.
3. Recruitment Services: Free recruitment and employment support service for businesses, providing access to a database of skilled available jobseekers, professional job coaches, and advice on employment grants and supports. Financial support available for supported employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Agoriad Cyf is a Welsh charity and social enterprise that delivers supported employment, vocational training, and specialist recruitment services for disabled and disadvantaged people across North and Mid Wales. Its employment programmes include Jobs Growth Wales Plus, Supported Shared Apprenticeships, and Pathways 4 Supported Internships, complemented by free recruitment services for businesses. Social enterprise trading subsidiaries (Dŵr Cerist mineral water and two cafés) generate revenue and create direct employment opportunities for service users.

Product overview

Agoriad Cyf is a charitable social enterprise established in 1992 that operates as a specialist provider of recruitment, employment, and training services for disabled and disadvantaged people in North Wales. The organisation offers two main operational arms: (1) employment support services including JobSense (for people with sensory loss), Engage to Change (for young people with learning disabilities/autism), Jobs Growth Wales Plus, Supported Shared Apprenticeships, and Pathways 4 Supported Internships; and (2) a portfolio of social enterprise businesses under Môn Social Enterprises Cyf including Dwr Cerist (natural mineral water), Caffi Coed Y Brennin (café), and Caffi'r Parc (café). The organisation also provides specialist recruitment services for businesses and training/development courses throughout North and Mid Wales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jobs Growth Wales Plus Youth employment programme for people aged 16-18 (and eligible 15-year-olds) who are not in full-time education, employment, or training. Provides vocational profiling, person-centred action planning, employability skills support, work trials, placements, and job coaching until the day before the participant's 20th birthday.
• Supported Shared Apprenticeships Apprenticeship programme designed for disabled individuals, including those with learning disabilities and/or autism, providing work experience, employability skills development, and Level 2 or above qualifications. Includes personalised job coaching and employer support.
• Pathways 4 Supported Internships Internship programme developed as part of the Independent Living Skills (ILS) curriculum to support learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to achieve sustainable paid employment through workplace-based learning combined with personalised study programmes.
• Specialist Recruitment Services Tailored recruitment services for businesses throughout North Wales, providing skilled candidates who are pre-prepared and ready to work. Includes informal needs discussion, job profiling, candidate assessment, and provision of job coaches and support workers for integration, alongside advice on employment grants and supports.
• Training and Development Courses Training courses for disadvantaged people including job-specific training, systematic instruction, and access to equipment to help disabled employees carry out job duties more effectively and safely. Includes City & Guilds, Agored Cymru, and ASDAN accredited qualifications.
• Dŵr Cerist Natural mineral water sourced from springs within Snowdonia National Park, bottled at source in Dinas Mawddwy. Available in 500ml, 2 litre, and 5 litre bottles with screw caps, sports caps, and bespoke labelling services for businesses.
• Caffi Coed Y Brennin Café in Bethesda, Wales offering coffees, snacks, hot meals, homemade cakes, celebration cakes to order, buffet services, and a function room for parties and meetings.
• Caffi'r Parc Café at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park on Anglesey, specialising in food from local produce, hot and cold meals, takeaways, breakfast, daily specials, and a children's menu. Includes an evening meeting room.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2000 people found employment through involvement with Agoriad (2013-2016)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Learning Disability WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed the consortium for the £10m Engage to Change project, working with Agoriad and others to boost employment prospects for young people with learning disability and/or autism in Wales. This was the largest grant ever given by the Big Lottery Fund in Wales.
• ELITE Supported Employment AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for Engage to Change in south and mid Wales, and core partner in JobSense WWV project for people with sensory loss. Provides specialist supported employment services.
• DFN Project SearchmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational internship programme collaborating with the Engage to Change project to provide employment opportunities for young people with learning disabilities and autism.
• All Wales People FirstmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelf-advocacy organization for people with learning disabilities, partners in Engage to Change project. Helps ensure voices of people with learning disabilities are central to the programme.
• Cardiff UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Engage to Change consortium, providing research expertise and contributing to evidence base for supported employment approaches.
• COS (Centre of Sign, Sight and Sound)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner in JobSense WWV project delivering employment support to people with sensory loss across West Wales and the Valleys. Provides expertise in accessibility and communication support.
• Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the BlindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner in JobSense WWV project providing specialist services for people with sight loss. Part of consortium delivering employment support across West Wales and the Valleys.
• Job Centre PlusmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGovernment employment service referral partner providing connections to job seekers with disabilities and sensory loss. Information on vacancies provided through association with Job Centre Plus.
• City and GuildsminorOthersAccredited training courses available through Agoriad's training programmes. Links page partner for verified qualifications.
• Agored CymruminorOthersWelsh-based awarding organization for accredited qualifications. Training and courses available through Agoriad's programmes.
• ASDANminorOthersAward-winning curriculum development organization providing programmes for young people with additional learning needs. Linked through partner resources.
• Estyn WalesminorOthersWelsh education inspectorate. Links page reference to regulatory information and inspection frameworks relevant to training providers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People): UK charity supporting blind and partially sighted people, including employment support services. Directly comparable to Agoriad's JobSense service for beneficiaries with sensory loss (sight loss).
• Sense: UK charity supporting people with sensory impairments, complex disabilities, and communication needs. Directly comparable to Agoriad's JobSense focus on beneficiaries with sensory loss, including deafblind individuals.
• Leonard Cheshire: UK charity supporting disabled people across the lifespan, including employment and skills services. Directly comparable beneficiary focus and supported employment model, though operating at national rather than regional scale.
• Shaw Trust: One of the UK's largest disability employment charities, providing supported employment, vocational rehabilitation, and recruitment services for disabled and disadvantaged people. Directly comparable mission, beneficiary base, and service model to Agoriad's employment support arm.
• United Response: UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs, including employment and supported employment services. Directly comparable beneficiary base and supported employment offering.
• National Autistic Society: UK charity for autistic people with employment programmes (e.g., NAS Employment Consultation Service). Directly comparable to Agoriad's Engage to Change programme focus on young people with autism and learning disability.
• Hft (Home Farm Trust): UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities, including employment and personalisation services. Directly comparable beneficiary focus and supported employment service model.
• The Pluss Organisation: UK social enterprise delivering supported employment for people with disabilities, learning disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions. Closely comparable mission, beneficiary focus, and social-enterprise operating model to Agoriad.
• Mencap: UK's leading charity for people with learning disabilities, with dedicated employment programmes (e.g., Employ Me). Strong mission overlap with Agoriad's Engage to Change programme for young people with learning disabilities.

Broad incumbents

• MAXIMUS (UK): Global employment services provider that acquired Remploy (UK's largest disability employment specialist) in 2011. Overlapping disability employment capability but operates at much larger national and international scale than Agoriad's regional Welsh footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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