What Imkaan does

Imkaan is a UK-registered charity (charity number 1105976) and the country's only national feminist umbrella organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls (VAWG). Headquartered in London at Longcroft House with a 14-person team, Imkaan operates as a second-tier membership body representing 38 specialist Black and minoritised 'by and for' organisations and 20 informally structured grassroots VAWG organisations. The organisation does not deliver frontline services to survivors directly; instead, it shapes policy, research, and sector coordination on their behalf through an intersectional, anti-racist framework.

Imkaan's core offering consists of evidence-based research publications, policy advocacy, and sector capacity-building. Its publication portfolio includes 'Life or Death?' (46 case studies of domestic abuse-related deaths of Black and minoritised women, co-authored with Centre for Women's Justice), 'Not Safe Here' (asylum accommodation failures, with Rape Crisis England & Wales), 'Why Should Our Rage Be Tidy?' (mental health and VAWG, with Women & Girls Network and University of Warwick), 'The Decriminalisation of Rape' (with EVAW Coalition and others), and the 'In Our Words' manifesto. Beyond research, Imkaan runs the multi-year 'Pathways of Hope' survivor-led housing programme (2024–2027) and the 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind' health-commissioning campaign, and convenes coalitions of 60+ expert VAWG organisations to influence the UK government's VAWG strategy.

Imkaan's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded by competitive grants from charitable foundations and government programmes (notably Comic Relief's 'Supporting and Sustaining Specialism Programme' and the Tampon Tax Fund's 'Margin to Centre' onward grants), supplemented by individual donations via the People's Fundraising platform and individual/organisational membership fees. All research, policy resources, training, and membership services are provided free of charge to the sector and public. Imkaan is not a technology organisation and operates no AI/ML infrastructure, proprietary software, or commercial products.

Name

Imkaan

Legal name

Imkaan

Website

https://imkaan.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Imkaan is the UK's only national feminist umbrella organisation dedicated to ending violence against Black and minoritised women and girls, representing 38 specialist 'by and for' member organisations and 20 grassroots VAWG groups through research, policy advocacy, and sector coordination.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

VAWG Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• VAWG advocacy research
• Feminist policy analysis
• Minority women's rights
• Anti-racism training
• Women's sector 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, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grant funding from trusts and foundations: Imkaan receives funding from grant-making bodies including Comic Relief (Supporting and Sustaining Specialism Programme) and the Tampon Tax Fund (Margin to Centre onward grants programme). These are competitive, project-specific grants.
2. Individual donations and fundraising: Imkaan accepts donations through its People's Fundraising platform, indicating individual donor support as a revenue stream.
3. Membership fees: Imkaan collects membership fees from individual members and member organizations as part of its national network of specialist BME women's organisations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Imkaan is a UK national feminist umbrella organisation that delivers VAWG research and policy publications, training, campaigns, and a national Get Help service directory for Black and minoritised women and girls. It provides membership, convening, and capacity-building services to 38 specialist 'by and for' member organisations and 20 grassroots VAWG groups, and engages directly with UK Parliament and government to influence policy on violence against women and girls. Its work is anchored in an intersectional anti-racist feminist framework and is supported by a long-running evidence base including FOI data, case studies, and survivor testimony.

Product overview

Imkaan is the UK's only national feminist umbrella organisation dedicated to addressing violence against Black and minoritised women and girls. The organisation operates as a membership body representing approximately 38 Black and minoritised 'by and for' organisations and 20 grassroots VAWG organisations. Imkaan's core offering consists of policy research and publications (including major reports on mental health, asylum accommodation, domestic homicide, and rape prosecutions), advocacy programmes (such as the Pathways of Hope housing programme and Out of Sight, Out of Mind campaign), and policy documents including manifestos and position papers. The organisation also provides training, membership services, and facilitates parliamentary engagement on VAWG issues affecting Black and minoritised women and girls.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Why Should Our Rage Be Tidy? Mental Health Report
• Not Safe Here - Asylum Accommodation Report
• Life or Death? Report
• The Decriminalisation of Rape Report
• The Impact of the Two Pandemics Position Paper
• Anti-Racism Feministo
• In Our Words Manifesto
• Pathways of Hope Programme
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% of Black and minoritised women who were killed in domestic homicide cases had disclosed abuse to agencies, yet were not receiving 'by and for' specialist support — demonstrating the gap between disclosure and adequate response
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Imkaan joined EVAW and over 60 expert VAWG organisations in setting out five key tests for the government's VAWG strategy. The coalition represents over 100 women's organisations and coordinates the London VAWG consortium of 28 organisations. Both organisations co-hosted the London Mayoral Hustings on VAWG policy.
• London Black Women's Project, Amadudu Women's Refuge, Anah Project, Asha Projects, Ashiana Network, Latin American Women's Aid, PanahgharcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2024Delivering the 'Pathways of Hope' programme (August 2024 – July 2027) — a major national, survivor-led programme tackling the housing crisis for Black and minoritised women fleeing violence and abuse. These Imkaan member organisations form the frontline delivery consortium for the three-year evidence base.
• Centre for Women's JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored the 'Life or Death?' report — the first report of its kind examining domestic homicides and suicides of Black and minoritised women as a result of domestic abuse. The report analyses 46 case studies and calls for systemic change. Centre for Women's Justice and Imkaan intend to explore further legal action to challenge state failures identified in the research.
• Rape Crisis England & WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored the 'Not Safe Here' report exposing failures in UK asylum accommodation that expose women and children to further violence, abuse, and retraumatisation. Both organisations together brought evidence-based policy recommendations to the Home Office and contracted asylum accommodation providers.
• Women & Girls Network (WGN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored 'Why Should Our Rage Be Tidy?' report — a comprehensive study of minoritised survivors' experiences of mental health in the context of violence and abuse, co-authored with Prof. Ravi Thiara (University of Warwick). WGN is a London-based specialist 'by and for' service for women and girls affected by violence.
• University of WarwickcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Prof. Ravi Thiara on 'Why Should Our Rage Be Tidy?' and prior research including 'Reclaiming Voice: Minoritised Women and Sexual Violence'. The University partnership provides academic rigor and research credibility to Imkaan's evidence base.
• Centre for Women's Justice, End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), Rape Crisis England and WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative coalition of leading women's rights organisations that co-authored 'The Decriminalisation of Rape' shadow report — an 80-page analysis finding 'system collapse' in rape prosecutions. The coalition engaged with the Government Rape Review and called for radical reform of police, CPS, and court practices.
• 60+ VAWG organisations across England and WalesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of over 60 expert VAWG organisations that jointly set out five key tests for the government's VAWG strategy (September 2025), and 80+ organisations that co-signed the VAWG Sector Paper on Metrics and Their Limitations. Demonstrates Imkaan's convening power across the specialist and mainstream VAWG sector.
• Anti-Racism Working Group for the Ending VAWG SectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImkaan participates in the Anti-Racism Working Group, which produced the Anti-Racism Charter and Black and Minoritised Women's Anti-Racism Feministo — a collective statement endorsed by staff at over 40 organisations including African Women's Care, Al Hasaniya, ANAH Project, Apna Haq, Ashiana Network, EVAW, LAWA, Standing Together, Surviving Economic Abuse, and many more.
• Women's Resource Centre (WRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted the London Mayoral Hustings alongside EVAW and Imkaan. WRC is a leading national umbrella organisation for the women's sector and coordinating body of the London VAWG consortium of 28 organisations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Refuge (UK): One of the largest UK specialist providers of domestic abuse services and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline operator. Comparable as a major VAWG service and advocacy player, though operating at considerably larger scale and with broader mainstream remit.
• Women's Aid Federation of England: National federation of over 180 domestic abuse service providers in England. Comparable as a much larger and more established umbrella VAWG body; useful reference for sector positioning though not a specialist 'by and for' minority provider.

Direct peers

• Southall Black Sisters: Long-established UK Black feminist organisation providing support to Black and minoritised women facing domestic and sexual violence. Comparable as a pioneering 'by and for' specialist in the same constituency Imkaan represents at a national umbrella level.
• Standing Together Against Domestic Violence: UK charity coordinating community responses to domestic abuse. Comparable as a UK-wide VAWG coordinating body that engages in multi-agency partnerships, ecosystem convening, and policy advocacy within the same sector.
• Centre for Women's Justice: UK charity using strategic litigation and advocacy to advance women's rights. Closely comparable as a co-author of major Imkaan reports (Life or Death?, The Decriminalisation of Rape) and as a specialist legal-advocacy partner in the VAWG sector.
• End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW): UK-wide coalition of organisations and individuals working to end violence against women and girls. Directly comparable to Imkaan as a national VAWG advocacy coalition, frequently co-publishing and co-convening (e.g., London Mayoral Hustings, five key tests for the government's VAWG strategy).
• Women's Resource Centre (WRC): UK national umbrella organisation for the women's sector, coordinating the London VAWG consortium of 28 organisations. Comparable to Imkaan as a membership-based infrastructure body for women's organisations, co-hosting major convenings such as the London Mayoral Hustings.
• Rape Crisis England & Wales: National federation of specialist sexual violence support services. Directly comparable as a VAWG specialist umbrella that Imkaan partners with on flagship reports (Not Safe Here, The Decriminalisation of Rape) and joint parliamentary engagement.
• Latin American Women's Aid (LAWA): UK-based specialist 'by and for' organisation serving Latin American women affected by domestic and sexual violence. Directly comparable as a member of Imkaan's network and a frontline delivery partner in the Pathways of Hope housing programme.
• Women and Girls Network (WGN): London-based specialist 'by and for' service for women and girls affected by violence. Comparable as a specialist member organisation and research partner (co-author of Why Should Our Rage Be Tidy?) operating within the same BME/minoritised VAWG constituency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imkaan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Imkaan