The Patchwork Project

What The Patchwork Project does

The Patchwork Project is a registered charity (No. 1157186) and Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 8510835) established in 2001 in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. It operates as a neighbourhood youth project providing leisure-time activities, social action projects, Duke of Edinburgh programmes, outdoor activities, and one-to-one support for young people aged 5–25 in the Benwell and Scotswood area, including those involved in or at risk of the criminal justice system. Services are delivered free of charge through two community facilities (Patchwork 1 and Patchwork 2) at 83 Adelaide Terrace via an open-door policy and outreach into local communities, with presence on Facebook and TikTok.

The organisation has roughly 5–10 staff — a Project Manager (Andi Kewley, MA in Community and Youth Development), two Senior Youth Workers (Karl Gilbert, Sarah Warran), an Administrator, Trainee Youth Workers, and a Sessional Worker — supported by a board of trustees chaired since January 2025 by Matt Marshall. All youth work staff are at least NVQ3 qualified, DBS-checked, and operate under annually reviewed safeguarding policies. There is no proprietary technology, no mobile application, and no API; service delivery is entirely in-person and community-embedded.

The Patchwork Project is funded entirely through charitable grants and trust income, with ten named funders visible on its website, including Ballinger Charitable Trust, Community Foundation North East, BBC Children in Need, Duke of Edinburgh Award, High Sheriff Award, LGA Foundation, Lottery Awards for All, Newcastle City Council, North East Combined Authority, and StreetGames. It also maintains a strategic partnership with Northbourne Youth Initiative for traineeships and staff development. The organisation is not publicly traded and has no parent company.

Name

The Patchwork Project

Legal name

The Patchwork Project

Website

https://patchworkproject.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Patchwork Project is a registered charity running a neighbourhood youth project in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, delivering free activities, social action, DofE programmes, and one-to-one support to young people aged 5–25.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Youth work services
• Community youth programmes
• Youth development support
• Social action projects
• Duke of Edinburgh delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle upon Tyne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grants and Trust Funding: Funded entirely through charitable trusts, foundations, government bodies, and local authority grants. Sources include Ballinger Charitable Trust, Community Foundation North East, BBC Children In Need, Duke of Edinburgh Award, High Sheriff Award, LGA Foundation, Lottery Awards for All, Newcastle City Council, North East Combined Authority, and StreetGames.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Patchwork Project is a neighbourhood youth project based in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, delivering free youth work services to young people aged 5-25 in the Benwell and Scotswood area. Its core offer includes open-access evening youth sessions, social action projects, outdoor activities, Duke of Edinburgh award delivery, and one-to-one support covering housing, employment, benefits, mental health, and substance misuse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neighbourhood Youth Project Services A neighbourhood youth project providing leisure-time activities, social action projects, outdoor activities, Duke of Edinburgh programmes, and one-to-one support covering housing, employment, benefits, mental health, and substance misuse, for young people aged 5-25 in the Benwell and Scotswood area of Newcastle upon Tyne, including those involved in or at risk of the criminal justice system. Services are delivered free of charge.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme Delivery A funded programme through which The Patchwork Project delivers Duke of Edinburgh Awards to young people aged 5-25 in the Benwell and Scotswood area, supported by the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Northbourne Youth InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for traineeships and staff development. Worked together to secure employment for Elliott Baird after his youth work training. Joint working on youth development programmes.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PATCHWORK.PROJECT.Newcastle
• TikToktiktok.com/@michaelpatchybell
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-patchwork-project

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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