The Jobs Foundation

What The Jobs Foundation does

The Jobs Foundation is a UK registered charity (charity no. 1202928) and private company (company no. 13944207) founded in 2023 by Georgiana Bristol and Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell. It is headquartered at 4th Floor, 33 Cannon Street, London, and operates with a small team of 11-50 staff. Its stated purpose is to champion the role of business as a force for good, focusing on helping people move from worklessness into meaningful employment and addressing structural UK labour-market issues including the NEETs crisis (over one million 16-24 year-olds not in education, employment or training) and the post-COVID rise in long-term sickness.

The Foundation delivers its mission through three core programmes: a Business Council network of over 1,350 senior business leaders across every UK sector and region (including regional councils in North East, South West, and Yorkshire, with a 2027 nationwide rollout goal), an Employer Taskforce of nearly 30 leading enterprises (including AXA, BT, Shell, Marks & Spencer, NatWest, Amazon, Barclays, BP, Greene King, and Pret), and the Jobs Foundation Pledge - an accreditation framework for hiring people from disadvantaged backgrounds built on four pillars (Outreach, Recruitment, Training, Career). Its research output comprises a library of policy reports including Two Million Jobs, Ladders of Opportunity, Cliff Edge: Jobs in Aberdeen (January 2026), Jobs and Investment (May 2026), and Jobs and Education: Building the Bridge to Opportunity (July 2026).

The Foundation is funded primarily through donations starting from £50, processed via Stripe, with one-off or recurring contributions. Business Council membership is free and private. There is no software or technology product, no disclosed revenue figure, no venture funding, and no parent company. The technology footprint is limited to a Ghost CRM, Resend for email, and standard web infrastructure, reflecting the organisation's identity as a policy advocacy and research body rather than a technology company.

Name

The Jobs Foundation

Legal name

The Jobs Foundation

Website

https://thejobsfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Jobs Foundation is a UK registered charity founded in 2023 that champions business as a force for good, helping people move from worklessness into employment through a Business Council of 1,350+ leaders, an Employer Taskforce of nearly 30 enterprises, the Jobs Foundation Pledge accreditation, and policy research reports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Advocacy and Workforce Policy

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Employment advocacy
• Policy research
• Workforce development
• Business network
• Non-profit charity

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization relies on donations from supporters to fund research, events, and advocacy work. Donations start from £50 and can be made as one-off or recurring contributions via Stripe payment processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Jobs Foundation is a UK registered charity that champions business as a force for good by providing business leaders with tools, knowledge and best practice on employing and training people from less privileged backgrounds, while advocating for policy changes that create a more positive business environment. Its deliverables include research reports on employment, the Jobs Foundation Pledge accreditation framework, the Business Council network programme, Regional Business Councils, and the Employer Taskforce coalition.

Product overview

The Jobs Foundation is a registered UK charity (1202928) focused on advocacy and research around employment, not a software product company. Its offerings consist of research publications, network programmes, and accreditation frameworks. Core products include foundational research reports (Jobs and Education, Jobs and Investment, Cliff Edge: Aberdeen), an accreditation programme (The Jobs Foundation Pledge), and network membership programmes (Business Council with over 1,350 members, Regional Business Councils in Yorkshire, North East, and South West, and an Employer Taskforce of nearly 30 businesses). These work together to advance the organization's mission of championing business as a force for good and helping people move from worklessness into employment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Business Council of over 1,350 business leaders from every sector across the UK
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AmazoncoreOthersEmployer Taskforce member contributing to the development of the Jobs Foundation Pledge framework for hiring people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• AXAcoreOthersChief People Officer Amanda Vaughn stated commitment to unlocking opportunities for people of all backgrounds through programmes like the Jobs Foundation Pledge.
• BarclayscoreOthersEmployer Taskforce member contributing to the development of hiring best practices.
• BPcoreOthersEmployer Taskforce member company working on the Jobs Foundation Pledge.
• Marks & SpencercoreOthersChief People Officer Hayley Tatum MBE quoted supporting the initiative, citing their Marks & Start programme as an example of best practice to be shared through the Pledge.
• NatWestcoreOthersEmployer Taskforce member contributing to the Jobs Foundation Pledge development.
• ShellcoreOthersEmployer Taskforce member company participating in the coalition.
• Greene KingcoreOthersEmployer Taskforce member with Supported Internships programme contributing to the Pledge framework.
• Barnardo'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partner working with companies like Amazon and IKEA on the Jobs Project, helping young people from generationally jobless homes find employment.
• Shaw TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity providing employability support to people of all ages, including those in their fifties who have been out of work. Works with individuals facing barriers including age discrimination.
• Better Hiring InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Better Hirer Scheme launch event at the House of Commons, with CEO Georgiana Bristol speaking at the launch.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Shaw Trust: UK charity providing employability support including for older workers, disabled people, and the long-term unemployed. Already a strategic partner of the Jobs Foundation; directly comparable in mission and beneficiary groups.
• Centre for Cities: UK urban-economics think tank producing data-driven research on jobs, productivity, and regional growth. Comparable to the Jobs Foundation on regional economic development, investment policy, and employer engagement, including similar 'left-behind communities' framing.
• Barnardo's: Large UK children's charity running employment and skills programmes for disadvantaged young people. Already a Jobs Foundation partner on the Jobs Project with Amazon and IKEA; comparable on youth-employment programming.
• Social Market Foundation: Centrist UK think tank producing research on employment, education, and social policy. Comparable to the Jobs Foundation as a small-team policy shop publishing flagship reports and convening business and political stakeholders.
• The Work Foundation (Lancaster University): UK think tank focused on the future of work, job quality, and inclusive growth. Comparable to the Jobs Foundation on employment research and policy advocacy targeting employers and government.
• Resolution Foundation: UK think tank focused on living standards and employment, particularly low-paid work, youth employment, and economic inactivity. Closely comparable in subject matter (NEETs, long-term sickness, labour-market policy) to the Jobs Foundation's research and advocacy remit.
• The Prince's Trust: Major UK youth-employment charity supporting 11–30 year-olds into education and work. Closely comparable on the NEETs and disadvantaged-youth mission that anchors the Jobs Foundation's Jobs and Education report.

Broad incumbents

• Make UK: UK manufacturers' organisation advocating for industrial policy, skills, and jobs. Comparable to the Jobs Foundation on employer-side policy advocacy and regional industrial strategy, particularly around energy transition and investment.
• IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research): Large UK progressive think tank with extensive work on jobs, skills, and the labour market. Compares to the Jobs Foundation as a competing voice in employment policy research, though broader in scope and considerably better resourced.
• CBI (Confederation of British Industry): UK's principal business membership and lobbying body. Overlaps with the Jobs Foundation on business-as-a-force-for-good narrative, employer engagement, and policy advocacy, though it represents employers rather than championing inclusion specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheJobsFndn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TheJobsFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thejobsfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/thejobsfoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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