ENABLING ASSESSMENT SERVICE LONDON

What ENABLING ASSESSMENT SERVICE LONDON does

Enabling Assessment Service London (EASL) is a UK Community Interest Company (CIC), a non-profit with an asset lock, founded in 2012 and headquartered at Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX. It provides specialist mental health services to homeless people across Greater London and to the organisations that work with them. Its core offerings are four inter-locked professional service lines: Mental Health Assessments by qualified practitioners for people with complex needs; Structured Advice and Supervision to staff of homeless projects (helping them liaise with mental health providers); Training in mental health issues for homelessness organisations and in homelessness issues for health professionals, including the establishment of psychologically informed environments; and Reflective Practice support for staff teams.

The 'technology' of EASL is its multi-disciplinary clinical team, comprising registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, a Clinical Psychologist, Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) and an Organisational Consultant, all with extensive homelessness experience; all staff pay is linked to NHS bandings. There is no software platform, no AI tooling, and no app — service delivery is human-delivered, in-person, and contract-based. EASL also offers a Post Incident Support Service (debrief and reflective practice) commissioned by Look Ahead, and an outreach support function to Islington's rough sleeper team.

EASL makes money through commissioned services and grants. Revenue is generated by partner organisations — including homelessness charities (Single Homeless Project, St Mungo's, Look Ahead, Shelter, Thames Reach, The Passage), local authorities (Westminster, Islington, Hammersmith & Fulham) and the Greater London Authority — paying for defined mental health support packages. A 2018 GLA grant (extended beyond its initial one-year term) funds one full-time Mental Health professional delivering pan-London rough sleeper support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; as a not-for-profit CIC there is no equity funding, and ownership commentary confirms no parent company, no VC/PE investment, and governance by a small board (Executive Director Barney Wells, Business Director Elaine Greer, NEDs Tim Liddell and Susan Harrison). Customer segments are essentially two: homeless people with complex needs (the indirect beneficiary) and the organisations that serve them (the direct paying customer).

Name

ENABLING ASSESSMENT SERVICE LONDON

Legal name

Enabling Assessment Service London

Website

https://easl.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EASL is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company that provides specialist mental health assessments, supervision, training and reflective practice to homeless people and to the charities and councils across Greater London that serve them.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services for Homeless Populations

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Homelessness support
• Occupational therapy
• Community mental health
• Rough sleeper support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Commissioned Services: EASL is commissioned by partner organisations (homeless charities, local authorities, NHS) to provide mental health assessments, advice, training, and support services. All staff pay is linked to NHS bandings. EASL is a non-profit making Community Interest Company.
2. Grant Funding: In 2018, EASL was awarded a grant by the Greater London Authority to provide mental health support to rough sleepers across London. The initial grant was for one year but has been extended. Funding provides for 1 full-time Mental Health professional.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

EASL is a Community Interest Company providing a suite of mental health services to homeless people across Greater London and to the agencies that work with them. Its four core offerings are Mental Health Assessments, Structured Advice and Supervision, Training, and Reflective Practice, all delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of qualified mental health professionals. Services are commissioned by partner organisations including homelessness charities, local authorities, NHS services, and the Greater London Authority.

Product overview

Enabling Assessment Service London (EASL) is a Community Interest Company providing a suite of mental health services to homeless people across Greater London. The organisation operates through commissions with partner organisations and offers four core service offerings: Mental Health Assessments (qualified practitioners assessing complex needs), Structured Advice and Supervision (supporting staff working with homeless people), Training (mental health training for homeless organisations and homelessness training for health professionals), and Reflective Practice (supporting staff teams to explore practice dynamics). All services are delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of registered mental health professionals including social workers, occupational therapists, mental health nurses, psychologists, and Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mental Health Assessments Qualified and registered practitioners assess the needs of homeless people who present with complex needs potentially including mental health or related issues. The goal is to enable the person and the organisation to form a better understanding of their health and social needs and then to facilitate access to appropriate assistance.
• Structured Advice and Supervision Structured advice and support provided to staff of projects working with homeless people, helping them liaise with mental health providers so they can identify and access services for clients with complex needs.
• Training Training for homeless organisations in mental health issues, and for health professionals in issues related to homelessness. Includes establishing reflective practices and psychologically informed environments.
• Reflective Practice Supports staff teams to explore their practice, considering the dynamics of the system they work within, in order to foster a better understanding of how these impact on working with people with complex needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• According to Hammersmith & Fulham Local Authority's own evaluation, EASL support led to more positive outcomes for residents, a fall in the number of evictions, greater staff confidence, and fewer 'inappropriate' referrals to mental health services.

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Single Homeless Project (SHP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL is directly commissioned by SHP to support several of their teams with occupational therapy input. SHP is a homelessness charity providing accommodation and support services.
• Islington CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL provides Mental Health advice and support to the outreach team working with people who sleep rough in the borough of Islington.
• St. Mungo'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL provides Mental Health input to St. Mungo's No Second Night Out, Reconnection Staging Posts, and MAPS (Pan London Migrant Accommodation Pathways Support) projects across London.
• Westminster CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince April 2019, Westminster commissioned EASL to deliver OT input to Rough Sleeper hostels, providing OT assessments, advice, aids and equipment. In January 2023, EASL was also commissioned for STEPS, a multi-disciplinary project.
• Look AheadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL is commissioned to provide Post Incident Support Service to Look Ahead's hostel teams across London, encompassing debrief and reflective practice to support staff managing challenging behaviour.
• London Borough of Hammersmith & FulhamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL has been involved in developing and supporting Local Authority-funded accommodation for single homeless people in Hammersmith and Fulham since 2012, including assessments, structured supervision and training for housing teams.
• The PassagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL supports Passage House Assessment Centre (a rapid-response assessment and resettlement centre) by offering assessment input and providing advice and liaison to staff to enable improved outcomes for people with complex needs.
• Shelter and Thames ReachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEASL supports the STAR project (Sustaining Tenancies Accommodation & Resettlement) and Thames Reach's Tenancy Sustainment Team, providing direct assistance to achieve better outcomes for rough sleepers and those vulnerably housed.
• Homeless.org.ukminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEASL is listed on Homeless.org.uk's knowledge hub, providing bitesize learning on mental health and homelessness.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Groundswell: Charity that supports people with experience of homelessness to access health and mental health services, including peer research and advocacy. Comparable as a specialist homelessness-health/social-services nonprofit targeting the same client base.
• Pathway (UK charity): UK charity that provides specialist healthcare (including mental health) teams within homeless hostels and hospitals. Directly comparable to EASL in serving rough sleepers through embedded clinical input and NHS-aligned staff in the homelessness sector.
• Connection at St Martin's (CSTM): London-based charity running mental health, addiction and homelessness services from St Martin's-in-the-Fields. Overlaps with EASL in delivering specialist mental health and accommodation-related support to rough sleepers in central London.

Broad incumbents

• Crisis UK: National homelessness charity with a wide portfolio of housing, education, and wellbeing services, including mental health support. Comparable to EASL in mission and beneficiary base, but operates at much larger national scale.
• Mind (UK mental health charity): Largest UK mental health charity delivering advice, advocacy, and direct mental health support. Broad incumbent overlap with EASL's mental health mission and training/advising remit, but at a national, general-population scale.
• Single Homeless Project (SHP): London homelessness charity commissioning EASL for OT input across multiple teams. Similar beneficiary base and London footprint but broader housing/accommodation remit rather than specialist mental health focus.
• Thames Reach: London charity delivering outreach and tenancy-sustainment services for rough sleepers; EASL supports its Tenancy Sustainment Team. Large incumbent with adjacent scope rather than specialist mental health provision.
• Look Ahead Care and Support: Major London-based housing and support provider commissioning EASL for Post Incident Support. Overlapping footprint and beneficiary population make it a broadly comparable adjacent provider rather than a head-to-head clinical specialist.
• St Mungo's: Large London homelessness charity housing and supporting rough sleepers, a Core commissioning partner of EASL. Operates broadly across housing, recovery and health services and is a natural broader-incumbent peer rather than a direct specialist mental health competitor.

Others

• Homeless Link: UK national membership body for homelessness charities that also publishes the Knowledge Hub where EASL content appears. Useful comparable as an ecosystem enabler supporting the same sector through training and resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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