Rebuild with Hope Foundation

Name

Rebuild with Hope Foundation

Legal name

Rebuild with Hope Foundation

Website

https://rbwhfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charity Employment and Reintegration Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce Reentry Programs (Justice-Involved) (EDAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Charity retail
• Employment training
• Ex-offender support
• Community engagement
• Corporate sponsorship

Headquarters

HQ city

Runcorn

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Operates charity retail stores selling pre-loved clothing, homeware, and other items. Revenue funds employment training programs and community support services.
2. Corporate Sponsorship Packages: Tiered sponsorship program (Bronze £500-£1499, Silver £1500-£2999, Gold £3000+, Platinum £10,000+) offering brand visibility, event access, and co-branding opportunities.
3. Community Sales: Pop-up sales events generating revenue while providing affordable items to low-income communities. Includes school uniform donations.
4. Donations and Gift Aid: Accepts preloved donations from the public, with Gift Aid scheme allowing UK taxpayers to increase donation value by 25% through government reclaim.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rebuild with Hope Foundation is a UK charity that delivers employment training, skills development, and reintegration support for ex-offenders and individuals facing barriers to employment. Its programmes (Rebuilding Your Success, Building Opportunities) and Community Hub are funded through a network of charity retail stores, pop-up community sales, donations, and tiered corporate sponsorship packages.

Product overview

Rebuild with Hope Foundation operates a multi-faceted charitable ecosystem centered on supporting individuals with barriers to employment, particularly ex-offenders. The core offering consists of the Rebuilding Your Success Programme, a structured employment pathway providing training, work experience, and job placement support, supplemented by the Building Opportunities Programme offering free skills courses. Physical retail operations (charity shops across Runcorn, Earlestown, Wigan, Kirkham, and Wrexham) and mobile Community Sales generate funding while providing community access to affordable goods. The Community Hub serves as a central facility combining a Warm Space, Book Cycle library, Cycle Project, Health & Wellbeing Sessions, and a preloved shop. The Remade with Hope partnership provides prison-based rehabilitation workshops and supplies startup resources. The organization is built on a social enterprise model where retail operations fund employment support programmes, creating a sustainable cycle of community impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rebuilding Your Success Programme A core employment support programme that helps ex-offenders and individuals with barriers to employment gain skills, training, and long-term work opportunities through mentorship, CV workshops, interview coaching, and structured work experience placements.
• Building Opportunities Programme A funded skills development initiative offering 76 free personalised sessions across 14 courses covering digital inclusion, sports, nutrition, wellbeing workshops, and creative sessions designed to develop social and employability skills for disadvantaged individuals.
• Charity Retail Stores A network of seven retail locations across the North West of England (Runcorn x2, Earlestown, Wigan flagship, Kirkham, Thorn Cross, Wrexham) selling pre-loved clothing, homeware, and other items to fund charity programmes and provide affordable goods to the community. Locations also serve as retail training environments for programme participants.
• Community Sales (Pop-Up) Mobile pop-up sales events bringing affordable, high-quality pre-loved items and £1.00 school uniforms directly to underserved neighbourhoods where permanent shop locations do not exist. 175 events held, supporting 900 families with school uniform donations.
• Wigan Community Hub A multi-purpose community facility at The Grand Arcade, Wigan offering a warm space, preloved charity shop, Book Cycle library, health and wellbeing sessions, and activity areas for local community support, training, and skill-building.
• Corporate Sponsorship Packages Tiered annual corporate sponsorship programme (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) offering brand visibility, networking events, co-branding opportunities, employee volunteering days, and impact reporting for businesses seeking CSR outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24 ex-offenders placed in long-term work
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Remade with HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial enterprise operating training and rehabilitation workshops inside prisons. Donated startup stock, first van, and first mini-bus. Provides ongoing stock donations and operates on shared ethos of giving people second chances through paid work and ongoing support.
• Wigan CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides digital support and training to RBYS participants, helping them build essential tech skills needed to access modern job markets, apply for roles, and navigate online services.
• Cidon ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmployment partner providing hands-on construction experience through structured site placements. Trainees develop industry-relevant skills, build work discipline, and prove reliability in real-world construction environment.
• Brighter Cleaning SolutionssupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployment partner providing structured, supportive work placements for RBYS programme participants. Delivers commercial cleaning services while opening doors to second chances through meaningful work.
• Rockhold ScaffoldingsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEmployment partner providing high-quality scaffolding and roofing services with structured work experience on active sites. Participants develop trade skills, build confidence at height, and gain insight into fast-paced construction environment.
• Kenny Waste ManagementsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployment partner offering structured work placements in waste management, logistics, and site safety. Aligns with RBWH values around sustainability and social impact.
• The Cycle Project UKsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInternal work placement providing hands-on training in bike repair, maintenance, and workshop operations. Offers technical and transferable skills in supportive setting while promoting sustainability.
• Wigan and Leigh CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing vocational training opportunities for programme participants.
• FCC EnvironmentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnvironmental services partner supporting sustainability initiatives.
• IngeusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployment services provider referring participants to RBWH programmes.
• We Mind The GapminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting employment and skills initiatives.
• Andys Man ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health support partner providing wellbeing resources for programme participants.
• Book CycleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity library initiative at Community Hub providing reading resources.
• Expanse LearningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing learning opportunities.
• TMP CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for training and skills development.
• Adult Learning WalesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult education provider supporting skills development.
• ALRollersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner providing retail/distribution support.
• Real Electrical ServicesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployment partner providing electrical trade experience.
• Catway TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining provider supporting skills development.
• ATPIminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTravel/services partner providing business support.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Only Connect UK: London-based charity supporting people in the criminal justice system with housing, training, and employment pathways — operates a comparable resettlement/employment reintegration model.
• Shannon Trust: UK charity tackling reoffending through prison-based literacy programmes, with comparable mission focus on justice-involved individuals and an inside-prison to community transition model.
• The Clink Charity: UK charity training prisoners and ex-offenders in hospitality skills through restaurant operations, with a similar pre-release to post-release employment pathway model focused on reducing reoffending through vocational training.
• Working Chance: UK charity supporting ex-offenders into sustainable employment through employer partnerships and tailored coaching — directly comparable employment-focused reentry model.
• Together (Working for Inclusion): UK charity supporting people with criminal justice experience to rebuild lives through employment, housing, and wellbeing support — comparable multi-service reentry model.
• Langley House Trust: UK charity providing accommodation, support, and rehabilitation services for ex-offenders — comparable resettlement and rehabilitation focus with regional delivery.

Broad incumbents

• British Heart Foundation Furniture & Electrical Stores: Large UK charity retail chain — directly comparable pre-loved retail model that funds the charity's core programmes, representing both a peer in retail operations and a competitor for donated goods.
• Nacro: Large UK charity providing housing, justice, and education services for people at risk of or affected by crime — a broader incumbent operating across the reentry space with overlapping employment and resettlement support.
• Oxfam Shops: Major UK charity retail chain selling pre-loved clothing and homeware — directly comparable retail channel that competes for donated stock and secondhand consumer spend.

Regional players

• Mind Charity Shops: UK mental health charity with a nationwide chain of charity shops — comparable retail funding model supporting a different but adjacent social cause (mental health).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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