What Tokko Ltd. does

Tokko Ltd. (operating as Tokko Youth Hub) is a UK-registered charity (Charity Number 1156805) that delivers community-based youth services from a purpose-built multi-floor facility at 7 Gordon Street, Luton. Founded in 2013 and led by CEO Aimee Djengiz, the organisation serves young people aged 13-19 (up to 24 for those with SEND or who are young parents) across eight distinct segments, including at-risk boys (Boys2Men), young women at risk of exploitation (Ladies with Positive Attitudes / LWPA), LGBTQ+ youth (OK2B), young people with SEND (Just Like You), young parents (Young Parents' Project / Tokko Totz), and general open-access attendees (Drop-in). Service delivery combines six weekly group programmes, two targeted 1-to-1 support services (Brief Intervention Counselling and the 12-week STEP programme for abuse and exploitation), holiday activities, school-based outreach, and creative projects such as She Speaks and the DUSK film.

The organisation has no proprietary technology product; its "platform" is the physical facility — including a multipurpose training facility, training and conference room, learning hub, meeting rooms, professional kitchen, gaming youth hub, 7-metre climbing wall, gym, child-friendly space, and art room — supported by standard digital channels (website, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, LinkedIn) and an online referral form for professionals and self-referrals. Tokko's economic model is grant-funded rather than commercial: the largest disclosed inflows are a £4.75M Big Lottery MyPlace capital grant (2009) and a £1.3M Youth Investment Fund capital grant (2024) used for the centre build and refurbishment respectively. Recurring operating revenue is generated through ongoing grants (National Lottery Community Fund, Prince's Trust, local authority commissions), commercial facilities hire at hourly/half-day/full-day rates ranging from £20 to £300, and individual donations processed via the Wonderful platform with Gift Aid. The charity reports serving 942 young people with 3,558 attendances and 5,024 hours of youth support in 2024-2025.

Name

Tokko Ltd.

Legal name

Tokko Youth Hub

Website

https://tokko.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tokko Ltd. (trading as Tokko Youth Hub) is a Luton-based registered charity delivering weekly youth groups, counselling, and exploitation-prevention programmes from a purpose-built facility for young people aged 13-19 (up to 24 with SEND or parenthood).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Community Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN)

Keywords

• Youth support services
• Community youth programs
• Youth counseling
• Facility hire venues
• Registered youth charity

Headquarters

HQ city

Luton

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Tokko operates primarily through grant funding from various organizations including the Youth Investment Fund (£1.3M secured in 2024), National Lottery Community Fund, and various local and national funders. Funding supports core youth services, facility operations, and specific programs.
2. Facilities Hire: Commercial venue hire of purpose-built facilities including training rooms, conference spaces, kitchen/hospitality hub, gym, climbing wall, youth hub, art room, and meeting rooms. Generates revenue through hourly, half-day, and full-day rental rates.
3. Donations: Individual donations from supporters, processed through the Wonderful platform, with Gift Aid scheme available to UK taxpayers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tokko Youth Hub is a registered charity operating a purpose-built facility in Luton delivering free weekly youth group services, one-to-one counselling, a 12-week exploitation prevention programme, holiday activities, and community programmes for young people aged 13-19 (up to 24 for SEND or young parents). The charity supplements its mission through paid hire of its training rooms, conference spaces, climbing wall, gym, and other venues to external organisations, generating revenue to support youth services.

Product overview

Tokko Youth Hub is a registered charity (Number 1156805) operating as a multi-service youth support organisation in Luton, England. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of community-facing programmes and hireable facilities. The core offering consists of six weekly youth group services (Boys2Men, Just Like You Inclusion Project, Drop-in, OK2B, Ladies with Positive Attitudes, and Young Parents' Project) plus Holiday & Half-Term Activities, supplemented by two targeted support services (Brief Intervention Counselling and STEP). Supporting the mission are facilities available for public hire (Multipurpose Training Facility, Training & Conference Room, Learning Hub, Small Meeting Rooms, Kitchen & Hospitality Hub, Youth Hub, Climbing Wall, Gym, Child Friendly Space, and Art Room) and community engagement programmes including a Volunteering Programme, Student Placements, the She Speaks creative programme, and the DUSK youth-led film project. The portfolio is unified by a shared purpose of engaging, encouraging, and empowering Luton's young people to aspire, be happy and healthy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boys2Men A dynamic group for young males aged 13-19 years who are at risk of or currently facing criminal exploitation, including gang affiliation, online grooming, county lines involvement, abusive relationships, trafficking, and modern-day slavery. Provides group activities, creative projects, gym access, health and wellbeing activities, and personalised mentoring sessions every Monday.
• Just Like You (Inclusion Project) A weekly inclusion-focused group for young people aged 13-24 years with mild to moderate Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Offers cooking, life skills, creative projects, gardening, awareness campaigns, and a life skills and employability programme in a safe, supportive, neurodiversity-celebrating environment.
• Drop-in Open drop-in sessions on Wednesdays and Saturdays offering fun activities, workshops, gaming consoles, pool, table tennis, foosball, air hockey, gym access, climbing wall, arts and crafts, and special workshops on health, harm reduction, drug and alcohol support, and serious youth violence prevention for young people aged 13-19 years.
• OK2B A youth group for LGBTQ+ young people aged 13-19 years providing a safe, welcoming space for queer and questioning young people. Offers 1-to-1 support, trips and events including Pride In Luton, mental health workshops, campaigning and activism, and representation opportunities for the LGBTQ+ community.
• Ladies with Positive Attitudes (LWPA) A vibrant group for young women and girls aged 13-19 years at risk of or facing exploitation, gang involvement, grooming, trafficking, and abusive relationships. Provides empowerment activities, workshops on body image, mental health, healthy relationships, life skills for independence, gym access, and creative projects every Friday.
• Young Parents' Project A specialised support project for young mothers and fathers aged up to 24 years in Luton, providing guidance on housing, benefits, education, welfare rights, and employment. Includes Young Parents Drop-in, Young Fathers Drop-in, Tokko Totz Stay & Play sessions for children 0-5 years, the Solihull Approach Parenting Programme, and the Synergy Healthy Relationships Programme.
• Holiday and Half-Term Activities Holiday activities programme for young people aged 13-19 years (up to 24 years with SEND), offering exciting activities during school holidays including the Summer Programme with World Cultures Week, World Health & Wellbeing Week, and Global Skills Week, with sessions on career development, wellbeing, and cultural activities.
• Brief Intervention Counselling A free, confidential 1-to-1 counselling service for young people aged 11-18 years registered with a GP in Luton, offering up to six sessions designed to help understand emotions and behaviours, develop coping strategies, and enhance self-esteem in a safe, non-judgmental space.
• STEP (Support to Tackle Exploitation and Peer Abuse) A specialist 12-week one-to-one programme delivered in schools for young people aged 13-16 years experiencing abuse, exploitation, or unhealthy relationships. Delivered by a Domestic Abuse Safeguarding Officer, it offers two pathways: primary intervention for victims and a preventative programme for those showing harmful relationship behaviours, covering healthy relationships, boundaries, consent, emotional awareness, and safety planning.
• Facilities Hire A fully equipped multi-purpose venue in the heart of Luton offering hireable spaces including a Multipurpose Training Facility (up to 60 guests), Training & Conference Room (up to 25), Learning Hub (up to 12), Small Meeting Rooms (2-6 people), Kitchen & Hospitality Hub, Youth Hub, Climbing Wall, Gym, Child Friendly Space, and Art Room, with high-speed Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and full accessibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• 942 young people supported during 2024-2025
• +5 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• London Luton AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Tokko Youth Hub is the London Luton Airport Community Charity Partner 2025-2027. The partnership forms LLA's commitment to drive employability and skills development, complementing Luton Borough Council's 2040 vision. London Luton Airport staff organize and participate in fundraising events including bike rides across Europe, football tournaments, golf days, and sponsored skydives. Since 2008, LLA's charity partnership scheme has raised more than £600,000 for local and national causes.
• Next Generation Youth TheatreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-production partnership for DUSK, a youth-led short film confronting Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), misogyny, adolescence, and identity. Supported by Knife Angel Legacy Fund 2025. Next Generation Youth Theatre leads the She Speaks creative programme at Tokko.
• Total Wellbeing LutoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Close collaboration to engage and support young people in health and wellbeing initiatives. Provides educational workshops and treatment programmes promoting physical and mental wellness. Creates hands-on learning experiences empowering youth to develop practical skills while prioritizing wellbeing.
• Luton Youth Partnership Service (Luton Borough Council)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration to enhance support for 'at risk' young people in the community. Together provide resources, guidance, and engaging activities during Tokko's weekly drop-in sessions. Deliver multi-agency approach to supporting young people at risk through detached youth work. Tokko co-founded the Luton Children & Young People's Network in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Bedfordshire PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016First Hate Crime Reporting Centre for young people in partnership with Bedfordshire Police, providing safe reporting mechanism for young victims.
• The Prince's TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015First direct delivery partner of The Prince's Trust in the UK with the Fairbridge Programme, supporting young people's personal development and employment outcomes.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Youthscape: Luton-based Christian youth charity providing direct youth work, training, and community programmes to young people in Bedfordshire. Direct geographic peer with overlapping mission of positive youth development through group sessions and 1-1 support.
• The Prince's Trust: National youth charity focused on employability, skills, and personal development for disadvantaged young people aged 11-30. Tokko is already a direct delivery partner via the Fairbridge Programme (since 2015); both organisations serve overlapping youth segments with personal development and employment outcomes.
• Centrepoint: UK charity supporting young people aged 16-25 facing homelessness and disadvantage through housing, health, and employability services. Comparable wraparound service model addressing exploitation, mental health, and skills development among vulnerable youth.
• Catch22: UK social business delivering services across education, employability, justice, and social care for disadvantaged young people. Operates youth-focused programmes with mixed grant/contract funding model similar to Tokko's.
• St Giles Trust: UK charity helping disadvantaged people including young people into employment, education, and training, with strong focus on those affected by criminal exploitation, gangs, and the justice system. Direct overlap with Tokko's Boys2Men and LWPA groups targeting exploitation.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA England & Wales: Large national network providing youth programmes, accommodation, health and wellbeing, and training through local YMCAs. Much broader scope than Tokko but operates community youth services with venue hire, fitness facilities, and outreach work that overlap with Tokko's model.

Emerging players

• UK Youth: National membership body supporting a network of youth organisations across the UK. Provides training, advocacy, and funding access to grassroots youth charities; comparable in youth development mission but operates as an infrastructure/umbrella body rather than direct service provider.
• Switchback: London-based charity supporting young adult prison leavers (18-30) through mentoring and real-world training. Smaller-scale direct delivery charity working with at-risk young men on personal development — narrower age range and geography than Tokko but comparable beneficiary profile.
• Street League: UK charity using sport and physical activity to engage disadvantaged young people (16-24) into education, training, and employment. Uses gym/sports facility model (akin to Tokko's new youth-dedicated gym) as engagement tool, with comparable youth-empowerment outcomes focus.

Others

• Total Wellbeing Luton: Luton-based health and wellbeing charity that is a strategic partner of Tokko (since 2024) delivering joint health and wellbeing programmes. A close ecosystem collaborator rather than direct competitor — included to illustrate the partnership-driven local youth ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TokkoYouthLuton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/tokko-youth-space-379510114
• Instagraminstagram.com/tokkoyouthluton
• TikToktiktok.com/@tokkoyouthspace

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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