Gay Men's Health

Name

Gay Men's Health

Legal name

Gay Men's Health

Website

https://gmh.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Services - Sexual Health Promotion

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL), Sexual Health & Relationship Wellness Education (EDAAAHAM)

Keywords

• Sexual health services
• HIV prevention programmes
• Community health outreach
• Public health charity
• Peer education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable funding: As a Scottish charity (SCO23479), the organization operates as a non-profit funded through charitable donations, grants, and potentially government/public sector funding for health promotion services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gay Men's Health is a Scottish charity that delivers free health promotion and support services to gay and bisexual men in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Its core offerings include free confidential counselling, free HIV testing through the Testing Barriers Project, comprehensive sexual health information and safer-sex advice, free condom and lubricant distribution, peer education delivered on the gay scene and online, a gay-friendly GP referral list, stop-smoking support, and community development through the CORE Magazine publication and volunteering programmes.

Product overview

Gay Men's Health operates as a community health organization offering a unified service portfolio of health promotion and support services for gay and bisexual men in Edinburgh and the Lothians. The core offerings include sexual health information services covering STIs and HIV, free HIV testing via the Testing Barriers Project, professional counselling, free condoms and lubricant distribution, peer education, the CORE Magazine community publication, a gay-friendly GP referral list, stop smoking support, and volunteering opportunities. These services work together to promote physical, mental, emotional, social, and sexual health within the target community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Core Magazine: A community magazine publication serving the LGBT community in Scotland, produced by Gay Men's Health.

Products and services

• Counselling Services Free, confidential, professional counselling for gay and bisexual men in Edinburgh and the Lothians, addressing mental, emotional, and sexual health concerns.
• HIV Testing (Testing Barriers Project) Free, confidential HIV testing with same-day results, including pre- and post-test counselling to address barriers to HIV testing among gay and bisexual men.
• Sexual Health Information Services Comprehensive sexual health information covering STIs (herpes, syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia, genital warts, hepatitis A/B/C), HIV prevention, testing, and safer-sex guidance for gay and bisexual men.
• Free Condoms and Lubricant Distribution Free condoms and lubricant distribution to gay and bisexual men through gay venues, the GUM Clinic at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, C-card outlets, and online ordering via Healthy Gay Scotland.
• Peer Education Programme Peer education delivered on the gay scene and internet, providing outreach and health education to gay and bisexual men in community settings.
• Gay-Friendly GP List Referral service listing gay-friendly general practitioners to support healthcare access for gay and bisexual men in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
• CORE Magazine Community magazine covering LGBT health, relationships, events, and advocacy, produced as a partnership project representing the LGBT community in Scotland.
• Stop Smoking Programme Resources and support to assist LGBT people in Edinburgh and the Lothians to quit smoking, with service planning informed by community feedback.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GUM Clinic (Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Genito-Urinary Medicine Clinic at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for HIV testing, sexual health screening, and treatment referrals. Images on sexual health pages courtesy of the Steve Retson Project.
• Steve Retson ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSexual health clinic partnership providing images and resources for the sexual health pages on the Gay Men's Health website.
• Healthy Gay ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational HIV prevention program partnership. Free condoms available online through the Healthy Gay Scotland website. Collaborative on campaigns and resources.
• LGBT Centre for Health & WellbeingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdinburgh-based partnership organization for LGBT health and wellbeing. Collaborates on services, events, and health promotion activities for gay and bisexual men.
• Core Magazine partnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership project representing the LGBT community in Scotland through the Core magazine publication.
• Beyond BarriersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScotland-wide project challenging discrimination and prejudice against LGBT people. Collaborates on workshops and resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stonewall: Major UK LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy organization operating at national scale. Comparable by target demographic and advocacy remit, but broader in scope (policy, workplace, education) and not specifically a direct sexual-health service provider.
• National AIDS Trust: UK policy and advocacy charity focused on HIV. Comparable by HIV-specific mission and policy/advocacy function, but operates at national/policy level rather than direct community service delivery.

Direct peers

• Terrence Higgins Trust: UK's leading HIV and sexual health charity, directly comparable to Gay Men's Health in mission (HIV prevention, sexual health support, counselling) but operating at national scale. Both serve MSM communities and provide testing information, peer support, and advocacy.
• Healthy Gay Scotland: National HIV prevention program partnership providing free condom distribution and online resources across Scotland. Directly comparable service (free safer-sex supply via online channel) and explicitly cited as a GMH distribution partner.
• LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing: Edinburgh-based partner organization delivering LGBT health and wellbeing services. Most comparable by both geography and overlapping service portfolio; serves as a collaborator rather than competitor in the Edinburgh ecosystem.
• Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline: UK LGBT+ helpline providing confidential information, support, and referral services. Comparable in delivering peer-supported, confidential emotional and information services to the LGBT community, with a national rather than local footprint.
• GMFA - the gay men's health charity: London-based charity specifically focused on gay men's sexual health and HIV prevention, with peer education, online outreach, and health promotion. Most directly comparable by population focus (gay men), GTM (scene and internet outreach), and service mix.
• LGBT Foundation: Manchester-based charity providing health, wellbeing, and community support services to LGBTQ+ people. Comparable holistic service model (counselling, sexual health info, community development) targeting a similar demographic in a different UK region.

Emerging players

• San Francisco AIDS Foundation: US-based nonprofit delivering HIV prevention, testing, and community support services to gay and bisexual men. Comparable service portfolio (testing, sexual health info, community programs, free condom distribution), but operates in a different regulatory and funding environment.
• Naz Project London: London-based charity providing sexual health and HIV services to minority communities. Comparable in being a community-led sexual health charity with free testing, outreach, and peer education, but focused on a different demographic subset.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gay-men's-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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