Beyond the Streets

What Beyond the Streets does

Beyond the Streets is a UK registered charity (no. 1178421), founded in 1999 and headquartered at 302 The Highway, London E1W 3DH, that supports women affected by sexual exploitation and selling sex. Its core service is the Beyond Support national telephone helpline (operated since 2015) offering long-term, trauma-informed, person-centred 1:1 support via Women's Support Workers, complemented by Door of Hope, a Tower Hamlets-based project providing evening street outreach, daytime drop-ins, and the Women's Exploitation and Safety Panel (WESP) multi-agency coordination meeting. Beyond direct service delivery, the charity runs open access and bespoke training for third-sector and statutory professionals on survival sex, exiting the sex industry, and trauma-informed practice; convenes a National Affiliate Network of over 40 UK projects; publishes research and resources (including the 2023 Domestic Homicide Reviews report and 2024 Survival Sex resource); and operates the Whitechapel Women awareness-raising walking tour launched in 2017.

The underlying 'technology' is service delivery infrastructure rather than software: telephone-based support, street outreach rotas, multi-agency coordination meetings, Eventbrite-distributed training, and an online donation portal via Beacon. The organization is women-led, trauma-informed, and explicitly values-aligned, with a senior leadership team including CEO Mari Edwards (appointed January 2024) and Trustee Philippa Bonay OBE. It holds Gold Level Living Wage Employer status, Cyber Essentials certification, and is registered with the Fundraising Regulator.

The business model is a multi-stream nonprofit revenue mix: trust and foundation grants (named funders include the National Lottery Community Fund, Garfield Weston Foundation, City Bridge Foundation, Albert Hunt Trust, Symondson Foundation, J. Leon, Marsh Trust, Clarion Futures, Canary Wharf Group, and East End Community Foundation), individual donations (one-time, monthly, payroll, legacy, in-memory) eligible for Gift Aid, corporate partnerships (monetary, in-kind, and 'charity of the year'), paid training services to professionals and statutory bodies, and fundraising events such as the annual International Women's Day Art Raffle. All direct beneficiary services are free at the point of use.

Name

Beyond the Streets

Legal name

Beyond the Streets

Website

https://beyondthestreets.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beyond the Streets is a UK charity providing trauma-informed support, training, and policy advocacy for women affected by sexual exploitation and selling sex, via a national helpline, regional outreach, and a 40+ project affiliate network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable anti-trafficking support services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Anti-trafficking support
• Trauma-informed outreach
• Sexual exploitation charity
• Professional survivor training
• Women's helpline services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Trust and Foundation Funding: Beyond the Streets relies primarily on funding from trusts and foundations to sustain and grow their work. This income enables them to support women referred or self-referred into their services and continue wider work for systemic change.
2. Public Donations: Individual donations from supporters, including one-time gifts, regular monthly donations, and payroll giving. Donations can be made through their website donation portal and are eligible for Gift Aid for UK taxpayers.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate donations, pro-bono services, and resource donations from businesses. Companies support through monetary donations, gift donations for frontline services and events, and bespoke team activity bookings such as walking tours.
4. Training and Consultancy: Revenue from delivering training sessions to third sector and statutory professionals, including open access training and bespoke training packages for organizations. Training covers understanding survival sex, supporting women leaving the sex industry, and trauma-informed practices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Beyond the Streets is a UK registered charity that delivers direct, trauma-informed support to women affected by sexual exploitation through a national telephone helpline (Beyond Support), in-person outreach and drop-in services in Tower Hamlets (Door of Hope), and a national Affiliate Network of 40+ projects. It also generates income through paid training, consultancy, and bespoke packages for third-sector and statutory professionals, and conducts awareness-raising activities such as the Whitechapel Women walking tour.

Product overview

Beyond the Streets is a UK charity operating as a single unified organization offering multiple interconnected support services, training programs, and awareness initiatives. The core services include Beyond Support (a national telephone support service), Door of Hope (a Tower Hamlets-based specialist service with street outreach and drop-ins), the National Affiliate Network (supporting 40+ affiliated projects across the UK), and the Women's Exploitation and Safety Panel (WESP) for multi-agency coordination. Complementary offerings include professional training programs for third sector and statutory professionals, research and resources informed by lived experience, and the Whitechapel Women awareness-raising tour. Fundraising initiatives include corporate partnerships and art raffles. Together these services form a holistic approach to supporting women affected by sexual exploitation, from direct intervention to systemic change through policy influence and practitioner training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beyond Support: A free, confidential, national remote telephone support service for women involved in the sex industry offering long-term trauma-informed, person-centred holistic support.
• Door of Hope
• Whitechapel Women

Products and services

• Beyond Support Free, confidential, national remote telephone support service offering long-term specialist trauma-informed, person-centred, holistic support for women involved in the sex industry, delivered by Women's Support Workers via 45-minute 1:1 support calls.
• Door of Hope Specialist in-person support service for women involved in on-street prostitution in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, combining evening street outreach, daytime drop-ins, and 1:1 trauma-informed specialist support with Women's Support Workers.
• Training Programs Professional training services for third-sector and statutory professionals covering understanding survival sex, supporting women to exit the sex industry, trauma-informed self-care strategies, and expert input for Domestic Homicide Reviews, delivered as open access sessions or bespoke packages.
• National Affiliate Network National network of over 40 affiliate projects across the UK providing drop-ins, on and off-street outreach, prison outreach, refuges, social enterprises, and child sexual exploitation prevention services, with Beyond the Streets providing consultation, training, and practitioner telephone advice.
• Whitechapel Women Tour Alternative history walking tour and online tour through East London challenging the narrative around the 'Jack the Ripper' murders, raising awareness about the women supported by the charity and contemporary sexual exploitation issues.
• Research and Resources Research publications, practitioner resources, and digital safety resources produced collaboratively with lived-experience practitioners and academic research to inform policy and practice around sexual exploitation and survival sex.
• Corporate Engagement Services Corporate partnership offerings including bespoke team walking tours, percentage of sales fundraising via Work for Good, resource and gift donations, and charity-of-the-year partnerships for businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Women report improved access to support and specialist services including housing, finances, physical health
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• JKR GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner providing pro-bono design, branding, and on-the-day volunteering support for fundraising events including the Female Fortitude street art exhibition.
• Lush CosmeticsminorOthersCorporate supporter donating items for Christmas hampers distributed to women supported by Door of Hope project.
• Bohemia DesignminorOthersCorporate supporter donating homeware items to furnish the 1-1 support call meeting room at Beyond the Streets.
• Girls Who Grind CoffeeminorOthersCorporate supporter donating ground coffee and funding live music for the Female Fortitude street art exhibition fundraiser.
• National Ugly MugsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent reporting system for those in the sex industry. Beyond the Streets promotes this service and refers women to access safety alerts, number/email checkers, and ability to submit reports of dangerous clients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hestia: Hestia is a London-based charity providing domestic abuse support, refuge accommodation and recovery services, including programmes specifically for women affected by exploitation. It is a broader VAWG and recovery charity with overlapping client base and policy focus on VAWG.
• Refuge: Refuge is one of the UK's largest specialist domestic abuse charities operating refuges and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline. It is comparable to Beyond the Streets in providing direct support, training and national-level helpline services to women affected by abuse and exploitation.
• Women's Aid Federation of England: Women's Aid is the national federation of domestic abuse services in England, coordinating refuge provision, training and policy advocacy. It shares Beyond the Streets' focus on women affected by violence and abuse and provides comparable training-to-professionals and policy-influence functions.
• NSPCC: NSPCC is a UK children's charity focused on preventing abuse and neglect, including child sexual exploitation. It is a broader incumbent in the child protection space, providing helplines (e.g., NSPCC Helpline), training and policy advocacy that overlap with Beyond the Streets' training and affiliate-network functions.
• The Children's Society: The Children's Society is a national UK charity supporting vulnerable children and young people, including those affected by sexual exploitation, trafficking and exploitation. It provides comparable direct-support, training and policy-influence services to a partially overlapping client base.

Direct peers

• National Ugly Mugs: National Ugly Mugs is a UK charity providing an independent reporting mechanism and safety alert service for people in the sex industry. It is explicitly listed as a Beyond the Streets partner and serves the same client population with overlapping safety, harm-reduction and referral services.
• ECPAT UK: ECPAT UK is part of the ECPAT International network focused on eradicating child sexual exploitation and trafficking. It is a direct peer of Beyond the Streets in the trafficking and sexual exploitation sub-sector, with comparable research, training and affiliate-network functions.
• Ashiana Sheffield / Ashiana Project: Ashiana is a UK charity offering specialist support services for women in the sex industry, including those affected by sexual exploitation, trafficking and exploitation. It operates a similar direct-service-plus-advocacy model in a regional footprint comparable to Beyond the Streets' Door of Hope.

Emerging players

• Brook (Sexual Health Charity): Brook is a UK charity providing sexual health and wellbeing services, including support for young people and those in the sex industry. It overlaps with Beyond the Streets on training to professionals, policy advocacy on exploitation, and harm-reduction service design.
• Agenda (Alliance for Women and Girls at Risk): Agenda is a UK alliance of charities working with women and girls facing multiple disadvantage, including involvement in the sex industry. It is comparable to Beyond the Streets in coordinating cross-sector VAWG advocacy, research and practitioner training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beyondstreets
• Facebookfacebook.com/BeyondtheStreets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beyond-the-streets
• Instagraminstagram.com/beyondthestreets

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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