The Green House

What The Green House does

The Green House is a registered UK charity (No. 800806) founded in 1975 in Bristol as the Avon Sexual Abuse Centre. Since January 2022 it has operated exclusively as a specialist support service for children and young people aged 4–18 who have experienced sexual abuse, together with their parents, carers and families, across the BNSSG and Bath & North East Somerset footprint. It also delivers professional consultation to teachers, social workers, CAMHS staff, police and health practitioners.

Core services comprise individual therapy (creative arts, talking, CATT, EMDR, transpersonal art therapy and online therapy for ages 14+), family support, a 12-week nature-based creative therapy group for ages 14–18, and the VOICE Project — a structured survivor-leadership programme including Young People's Voice Group, Parent Voice Group, Green House Network, and the annual Beyond Therapy Festival. Service delivery is anchored at St Agnes Lodge in St Pauls, Bristol, with a satellite at Knowle West Healthy Living Centre and outdoor sessions at Grow Wilder in South Gloucestershire.

The organisation is funded through a mix of individual donations, trusts and foundations, Home Office SVSCSA funding, Arts Council England grants, NHS commissioning, and Police and Crime Commissioner contracts. All services are free at the point of delivery. In 2024/25 it supported 362 children, young people and family members, delivered 2,229 individual therapy sessions, and generated £4.17 of social value per £1 invested (independent SROI analysis). It won the GSK/King's Fund IMPACT Awards 2026 Winner of Winners from a record 700+ applicant pool.

Name

The Green House

Legal name

The Green House Bristol

Website

https://the-green-house.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Green House is a Bristol-based registered charity providing free, specialist trauma-focused therapy, family support and survivor-leadership programmes for children aged 4–18 who have experienced sexual abuse, plus consultation for professionals across the South West of England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialist Child Sexual Abuse Therapy Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Child sexual abuse therapy
• Trauma counselling services
• Family support services
• Creative arts therapy
• Specialist youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The organisation is a registered charity (No. 800806) relying on public donations to fund services. The website hosts a donate page and runs fundraising campaigns including the Big Give match-funding appeals.
2. Trusts and Foundations: Funded through trust and foundation grants including the Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (SVSCSA) Fund 2022/25, Home Office's Child Sexual Abuse Support Services Transformation Fund, and Arts Council England.
3. Commissioned Public Sector Services: Services commissioned by local NHS, local authority, and Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, including the Disrupting the Cycle of Harm pilot funded by the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Green House is a specialist UK charity providing free therapeutic support to children and young people (ages 4-18) who have experienced sexual abuse, alongside whole-family support services for parents/carers and trauma-informed consultation for professionals. Its core offering integrates evidence-based modalities (CATT, EMDR, transpersonal art therapy, drama and play therapy) with a distinctive nature-based creative therapy programme and the VOICE survivor-leadership project, delivered through centres in Bristol and outreach across BNSSG/BANES.

Product overview

The Green House is a specialist charity providing therapeutic support services for children, young people and families who have experienced sexual abuse in the Bristol and Avon and Somerset area. The organization offers a portfolio of services centered around therapeutic interventions including individual therapy (creative arts, talking, CATT, online therapy), family support, nature-based therapy groups, survivor voice programs (VOICE Project), and professional consultation. Additional offerings include the annual Beyond Therapy Festival, research initiatives like the Bluestar Project, and resource guides for parents and carers. The service model emphasizes whole-family support with a creative arts focus.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Therapy Services for Children and Young People

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% of children and young people who received therapy have reduced levels of psychological distress
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• UpFront Survivors Partnership (Viv Gordon Company, SARSAS, Coventry University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Multi-organisational partnership (Viv Gordon Company, SARSAS, Coventry University and The Green House) supported by Support for Victims and Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (SVSCSA) Fund 2022/25, delivering the Beyond Therapy Festival as a visible survivor-led community space for cultural change. The Green House leads on the Festival of Activism strand.
• Foundation for Social ImprovementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership for 'A Light in the Dark' social return on investment analysis of the children and young people's therapy service, funded by the Centre of Expertise for Child Sexual Abuse Evaluation Fund. Found £4.17 social value generated per £1 invested.
• NHS Be Safe ServiceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership for the 'Disrupting the Cycle of Harm' restorative justice pilot (2015-2017), working with children who had harmed sexually within their families. First project of its kind in the UK, funded by the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner.
• Bristol City Council Youth Offending TeamflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership for the 'Disrupting the Cycle of Harm' restorative justice pilot (2015-2017), the first of its kind in the UK, piloting a restorative process for children who had harmed sexually within their families.
• Coventry UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent Service Evaluation 'Choice, Voice and Values: Pathways Beyond Child Sexual Abuse' commissioned by UK government, conducted by Coventry University (Dr Grace Carter). Evaluation includes service data, outcome measures, and feedback from young people, parents/carers, practitioners, trustees, and funders. Launched 2nd July 2026 via online webinar.
• University of Bristol (Bluestar Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research study 'The Bluestar Project' funded by Home Office's Child Sexual Abuse Support Services Transformation Fund, led by University of Bristol in partnership with SafeLives and Sexual Violence Consortium in Bristol. Research aimed to understand how access to pre-trial therapy and online support services for children who have been sexually abused can be improved. Findings influenced CPS guidance update in 2023.
• SafeLives (Bluestar Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SafeLives as part of the Bluestar Project national research study on improving access to pre-trial therapy for child sexual abuse survivors.
• Grow WildercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Grow Wilder providing the green space venue for The Green House's Nature Based Creative Therapy Group sessions, offering outdoor therapeutic activities in nature for young people aged 14-18.
• Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)flagshipOthersThe Bluestar Project's work challenging outdated national policy on pre-trial therapy led to the CPS updating its guidance in 2023. Bluestar now delivers training on pre-trial therapy with standards endorsed by CPS and National Police Chiefs' Council.
• National Police Chiefs' CouncilflagshipOthersThe Bluestar Project developed pre-trial therapy standards endorsed by the National Police Chiefs' Council alongside the Crown Prosecution Service, influencing national policing practice.
• The Flying ChildminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFestival partner for the Beyond Therapy 2024 festival, contributing workshops and panels on professional response to disclosures in education settings.
• Bristol Yoga Roots ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop grounding practice videos for young people who have experienced sexual abuse, categorised by emotional state. Seven videos available on The Green House's YouTube channel.
• AWP CAMHScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to strengthen partnership working, particularly around the suitability and timing of therapy referrals. Includes a two-year Trauma-Pathfinder Referral pilot with five local CAMHS sites.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• SafeLives: UK charity focused on domestic abuse and CSA service innovation. Direct collaborator on the Bluestar Project, so closely aligned on research/policy work for survivors, but primarily a sector infrastructure and training body rather than a therapy provider.
• Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA Centre): Funded the A Light in the Dark SROI evaluation underpinning The Green House's evidence base. A knowledge and research body rather than service provider, but a key sector comparator for policy and best-practice engagement on CSA.

Broad incumbents

• Barnardo's: Major UK children's charity running specialist sexual exploitation and CSA services (e.g. See It, Say It, Sorted). Comparable beneficiary group and trauma-informed practice, but part of a much larger generalist children's portfolio.
• Rape Crisis England & Wales: National federation of specialist sexual violence support centres. Comparable client population and trauma-informed therapy approach, but operates as an umbrella body for adult-focused services across England and Wales rather than as a niche children's provider.
• Victim Support: National charity providing independent support to victims of crime including children affected by sexual abuse. Overlaps in client base and commissioned public-sector delivery, though not a specialist CSA therapy provider.
• NSPCC: UK's largest children's charity, including dedicated Childline and CSA-specific services such as Letting the Future In. Overlaps on child sexual abuse prevention and recovery, but operates nationally across the full child welfare remit rather than specialist therapy.

Direct peers

• Mosaic - Supporting Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse: London-based specialist CSA charity providing therapy, advocacy and recovery work to children, young people and families. Closely comparable service mix (creative therapies, family support, ISVA work) though operating in a different region.
• SARSAS (Somerset & Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support): Specialist sexual violence support charity covering the same South West region. Direct peer because it offers counselling, helpline and ISVA services to adult and young survivors, and is a co-partner in the UpFront Survivors consortium alongside The Green House.
• Marie Collins Foundation: UK charity providing specialist support for children and young people affected by sexual abuse, including online counselling and Click: Path to Protection. Comparable therapeutic remit, target age group and policy-influencing activity.

Regional players

• Off the Record Bristol: Bristol-based mental health charity for young people aged 11-25. Several Green House clinicians previously worked at OTR, and both operate in the same regional mental health ecosystem, though OTR is broader (mental health) rather than CSA-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLGSH3nObVdc7ktONyjTtVbFfiCWxt72Vn
• Facebookfacebook.com/tghbristol
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-gh
• Instagraminstagram.com/the.greenhousebristol
• Xx.com/GreenHseBristol

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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