Yellow Submarine Charity

What Yellow Submarine Charity does

Yellow Submarine Charity is a registered UK charity (no. 1136735) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Oxford, operating across Oxfordshire with secondary facilities in Witney and Abingdon. The organisation delivers services for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities and autism, segmented across two core service streams: Young People's Services (ages 11–18) including the Sub Squad youth club, holiday activity days, and residential holidays; and Adults Services (18+) comprising the Reach daytime programme at £40/session, Monday and Wednesday Night Clubs (the latter at £5/session and currently with a waiting list), and adult residential holidays. A dedicated Traineeship Programme provides work-experience placements, with trainees operating an in-house social enterprise that includes the Oxford Hub Café, the Witney Café, and a Bakery producing 'Life Changing Bakes' (winner of two Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Food).

Name

Yellow Submarine Charity

Legal name

Yellow Submarine

Website

https://yellowsubmarine.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yellow Submarine Charity is an Oxfordshire-based UK charity that supports people with mild to moderate learning disabilities and autism through social clubs, daytime programmes, residential holidays, and a traineeship, funded by donations, council commissioning, service fees, and social enterprise income from cafés and a bakery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Autism Social Care Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Transition & School-Readiness Support for Special Needs Children (HSAAAIAO)

Keywords

• Learning disability support
• Autism support services
• Social care charity
• Social enterprise catering
• Community day programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations through JustGiving platform, bank transfers, and postal cheques. Regular donations provide reliable support for planning and sustaining activities.
2. Fundraising: Fundraising events throughout the year including walks, quiz nights, marathons, and corporate fundraising. Supporters can set up JustGiving pages.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Work experience placements, accessibility training, lunch and learn sessions, catering services, and corporate gifting. Catering and gifting generates profit that supports the charity.
4. Service Fees: Fees for certain activities: Reach daytime programme sessions at £40 each, Wednesday Night Club at £5 per session.
5. Social Enterprise - Cafes and Bakery: Cafes in Oxford and Witney, online shop, and bakery operations. The cafes support traineeship work experience while generating revenue.
6. Catering and Corporate Gifting: Award-winning bakes and handmade sandwich platters for corporate events and gifts. 100% of profits support the charity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Yellow Submarine Charity provides direct support services and social opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism in Oxfordshire. Offerings include youth clubs (Sub Squad), adult day programmes (Reach), evening clubs, residential holidays, holiday activity days and a traineeship programme, supplemented by social-enterprise trading through two cafés, a bakery and corporate catering/gifting services.

Product overview

Yellow Submarine is an Oxfordshire charity offering a portfolio of services for people with learning disabilities and autism. The organisation operates two main service streams: Young People's Services (for ages 11-18) including Sub Squad youth clubs and holiday activity days; and Adults Services (age 18+) featuring the Reach daytime programme, Monday and Wednesday Night Clubs, and residential holidays. The charity also runs a Traineeship Programme providing real-life work experience. Supporting these services is a social enterprise arm comprising the Oxford Hub Café, Witney Café, and Bakery operation producing 'Life Changing Bakes' (award-winning products). Corporate partnerships include work experience placements, accessibility training, catering, and corporate gifting services. The portfolio functions as an integrated ecosystem where social enterprise revenues fund the charity's life-changing opportunities for members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Reach: Daytime programme for adults designed to help members achieve personal goals and develop new skills
• Sub Squad
• Life Changing Bakes
• Yellow Submarine Shop

Products and services

• Sub Squad Youth Clubs
• Holiday Activity Days
• Residential Holidays (Young People)
• Reach Daytime Programme
• Monday & Wednesday Night Clubs
• Residential Holidays (Adults)
• Traineeship Programme
• Oxford Hub Café
• Witney Café
• Life Changing Bakes Bakery
• Corporate Catering & Corporate Gifting
• Corporate Work Experience & Accessibility Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Staff ratios typically 1 to 3 for young people's activities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Oxfordshire County CouncilminorOthersOxfordshire County Council commissions activities related to young people's services. Contact information provided for reporting concerns about young people's services.
• Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP)minorOthersSafeguarding partner providing guidance and resources for protecting children and young people.
• Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board (OSAB)minorOthersSafeguarding partner providing information and advice on keeping vulnerable adults safe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Mencap: The UK's leading learning-disability charity, providing national advocacy, supported living, day services, and employment programmes. A much larger incumbent with overlapping service categories but operating at national rather than community scale.
• Hft: National charity supporting people with learning disabilities through personalisation, supported living, and day services. Broader incumbent with overlapping community-based care delivery.
• National Autistic Society: UK's leading charity for autistic people, providing information, education, social programmes, and supported living. Overlaps in adult social-club and transition-support functions.
• Sense: National disability charity supporting people with complex disabilities including learning disabilities and autism. Overlaps in day services, social activities, and supported employment.

Direct peers

• MacIntyre: National UK charity providing lifelong learning, residential, and social-enterprise-based support for people with learning disabilities and autism, including cafés and training. Direct overlap in mission, day-service delivery, and social-enterprise funding mechanisms.
• Style Acre: Oxfordshire-based charity supporting people with learning disabilities and autism through day services, supported living, social enterprise (cafés, catering, gardens) and a traineeship programme. Operates in the same geography and replicates the same hybrid charity-plus-social-enterprise model as Yellow Submarine.
• United Response: National charity supporting people with learning disabilities and autism through supported living, day activities, and employment programmes. Comparable operating model with personalisation-focused services and a focus on community-based support.
• Community Integrated Care: One of the UK's largest social care charities, providing supported living, day services, and employability programmes for people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. Overlaps in day-time activity delivery and supported employment.
• Autism Concern: Oxfordshire-based charity specifically serving autistic adults and children, with social groups, day services, and employment support. Most direct local peer, operating in identical geography with overlapping beneficiary groups.

Regional players

• Thornbury Community Services: Regional provider of complex care and learning disability support services across parts of the UK. Comparable in service type (community-based learning disability support) but operating in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ysubcharity
• Facebookfacebook.com/ysubcharity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yellow-submarine-charity
• Instagraminstagram.com/ysubcharity

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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