Eaves

What Eaves does

Eaves is a UK-registered charity (number 275048) and company limited by guarantee (number 1322750) that delivers specialist frontline services, training, research, and policy advocacy for women affected by violence, exploitation, and homelessness. The organization operates a portfolio of named programmes — Poppy Project (anti-trafficking), Amina (peer-led sexual violence support), ISVA (sexual violence advocacy), Life Skills and Alice Project (housing/homelessness), London Exiting Advocacy (prostitution exit), The Beth Centre (criminal justice, run with Women in Prison), and The Scarlet Centre (general violence support). Service delivery is concentrated in London, with training delivered nationally across England and research partnerships extending to London South Bank University and other institutions.

The business model is multi-stream charitable funding rather than commercial revenue. Income derives from charitable donations (including targeted appeals such as the Poppy Crisis Appeal and Big Give Christmas Challenge), grant funding (Big Lottery Fund, European Integration Fund, Unbound Philanthropy, LankellyChase Foundation, Alcohol Research UK, Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime MOPAC), statutory commissioning (Home Office, Lambeth Council, London councils), and modest training fees (£110–£240 per attendee for OCN/CPD-accredited workshops). Eaves does not operate a software or technology platform — its core technology is its trained specialist workforce, accredited curricula, and accumulated research evidence base. Distribution is community-led via referral from police, hospitals, statutory agencies, and other charities, supplemented by drop-in centres, outreach to prostitution and immigration removal settings, and direct self-referral.

Name

Eaves

Legal name

Eaves

Website

https://eavesforwomen.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eaves is a UK-registered charity (founded 1977) providing specialist frontline services, training, research, and policy advocacy for women affected by violence, trafficking, prostitution, and homelessness, primarily in London with national training reach across England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Support Services (Violence Against Women)

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Violence against women services
• Women's charity support
• Trafficking survivor support
• Sexual violence advocacy
• Prostitution exit services

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Individual donors contribute one-off or regular donations to support Eaves general operations or specific projects like the Poppy Crisis Appeal. The charity relies heavily on voluntary donations given the cuts to the women's sector.
2. National Lottery Funding: Eaves' London Exiting Advocacy (LEA) Project received £491,825 of National Lottery funding for a project helping women exit prostitution and delivering training across England.
3. European Integration Fund: Eaves received funding from the European Integration Fund for the 'Settling In' research project on integration needs of third country national women.
4. Training Fees: Eaves charges fees for professional training courses: Exiting Prostitution Good Practice workshop costs £150 for statutory agencies or £110 for voluntary agencies (later updated to £200/£240). Trafficking training is provided on a bespoke basis. Training is CPD accredited.
5. Statutory Commissioning: Eaves receives funding from Lambeth Council for The Beth Centre and other services. The Poppy Project was commissioned by the Home Office to design trafficking training.
6. Research Grants: Eaves conducts research funded by organizations including Big Lottery Fund, Alcohol Research UK, LankellyChase Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy, and Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eaves is a UK charity providing specialist direct support services to vulnerable women who have experienced violence, including trafficking, prostitution, sexual violence, and homelessness. Core offerings comprise the Poppy Project (anti-trafficking), Amina (sexual violence peer support), ISVA (sexual violence advocacy), Life Skills/Alice Project (violence and homelessness), London Exiting Advocacy (LEA), The Beth Centre (criminal justice), and The Scarlet Centre, supplemented by CPD/OCN-accredited training and consultancy for statutory and voluntary agencies.

Product overview

Eaves is a feminist charity organization providing a portfolio of specialist services for women who have experienced violence, exploitation, and homelessness. The core offering is organized under the Alice Project umbrella, which encompasses the Poppy Project (trafficking support), Amina (sexual violence peer support), ISVA (sexual violence advocacy), Life Skills (homelessness support), The Beth Centre (criminal justice support), London Exiting Advocacy (prostitution exit services), and The Scarlet Centre (general violence support). Additionally, Eaves offers training services (exiting prostitution workshops, trafficking training), consultancy services, a professional network (SVAAN), and conducts research and development to influence policy. The organization does not offer a technology product or SaaS platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poppy Project: Specialist service supporting trafficked women, providing accommodation, advocacy, and support for victims of trafficking.
• Amina
• ISVA (Independent Sexual Violence Advocate)
• Life Skills
• London Exiting Advocacy (LEA)
• Alice Project
• The Beth Centre
• Poppy Crisis Appeal
• SVAAN (Sexual Violence Action and Awareness Network)

Products and services

• Eaves' Alice Project

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of trafficking training attendees found training useful and felt better equipped
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Women in PrisoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014The Beth Centre is run in partnership with Women in Prison, based at Eaves' centre on Brixton Road. The partnership provides an innovative gender-specific service supporting Lambeth women affected by the criminal justice system, with a team including probation officers, substance misuse worker, and other specialists.
• Lambeth CouncilcoreOthers · 1 January 2014The Beth Centre is funded by Lambeth Council. Eaves was also commissioned by Lambeth Council to conduct research assessing the impact of Lambeth's prostitution strategy.
• Southall Black SisterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2013Eaves and Southall Black Sisters jointly published findings of a one-year monitoring project on the Destitution Domestic Violence (DDV) Concession scheme implementation. Both organizations work together to monitor and advocate for policy improvements.
• Thames ReachcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2013TRIO is a partnership between Thames Reach, Eaves, and another organization, funded by London councils. TRIO provides services to support vulnerable women.
• Home OfficecoreOthers · 1 January 2013In 2013, Eaves Poppy Project was commissioned by the Home Office to design and deliver training on identifying and supporting victims of trafficking, specifically tailored for frontline professionals including law enforcement, prison and probation teams, and health professionals.
• London councilscoreOthersTRIO partnership, funded by London councils, is a collaboration to provide services for vulnerable women.
• Sexual Violence Action and Awareness Network (SVAAN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEaves runs SVAAN, a network of organizations working with women and girls who have experienced sexual violence. Members include rape crisis services, researchers, self defence groups, lobbying groups, and sexual assault referral centres. Holds bi-monthly meetings and provides monthly updates.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ashiana Network: Specialist service supporting Black and minority ethnic women experiencing domestic violence, sexual violence, and trafficking in London. Direct service overlap with Eaves' Poppy Project and Life Skills service, with similar specialist BME women's focus and advocacy work.
• Refuge: UK's largest specialist domestic violence charity providing refuges, community outreach, and policy advocacy. Directly comparable to Eaves as a frontline VAWG service provider operating in London with similar service mix (emergency accommodation, advocacy, resettlement) and policy engagement.
• Southall Black Sisters: Specialist Black and minority ethnic women's charity in West London providing domestic violence, immigration, and trafficking support. Eaves co-publishes research with Southall Black Sisters (DDV Concession monitoring) and shares overlapping service scope, geography, and advocacy stance.
• Hestia: London charity providing domestic abuse refuges, modern slavery response (including the Poppy Project from 2017), and broader support services. Hestia took over a national trafficking contract post-Eaves and serves as both a direct peer and successor in the trafficking specialism.
• Kalayaan: Specialist charity supporting migrant domestic workers, many of whom face trafficking or exploitation. Directly comparable to Eaves' Poppy Project in supporting trafficked women with immigration, housing, and legal advocacy needs.

Broad incumbents

• Women's Aid Federation of England: National federation coordinating domestic violence services across England. Eaves is itself a member; comparable as a sector coordinating body, but operates at significantly larger scale and geographic scope, offering similar member services and policy advocacy.
• Rape Crisis England & Wales: National federation of Rape Crisis Centres. Eaves operates the Amina peer support service and ISVA service that mirror Rape Crisis Centre offerings; the organisations are direct collaborators in the sexual violence sector and serve overlapping client populations.
• The Salvation Army (UK Anti-Trafficking): Operates the largest UK provider of accommodation for adult trafficking victims. Directly comparable as a trafficking victim support provider, though part of a much larger international faith-based organisation with significantly broader service scope.

Emerging players

• Stop The Traffik: International anti-trafficking advocacy and prevention organisation focused on campaigns, training, and supply-chain integrity. Comparable in trafficking subject-matter expertise and training delivery but with a more prevention-oriented and global scope than Eaves' direct service model.

Others

• Respect: UK membership organisation for domestic violence perpetrator programmes and related interventions. Comparable as a coordinating body in the VAWG sector (similar to Eaves' SVAAN role for sexual violence), but focuses on perpetrator intervention rather than survivor support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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