Youth Resilience UK CIC

What Youth Resilience UK CIC does

Youth Resilience UK CIC is a Community Interest Company (not-for-profit social enterprise) founded in 2018 and headquartered in Bexley, Kent, with operating geographies spanning Kent and Southeast England. The organisation delivers restorative justice and restorative approaches training combined with Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England accredited programmes to schools, local authorities, housing associations, children centres, and youth organisations. Its core methodology teaches young people to understand the impact of their actions, take responsibility for their choices, and develop tools to repair harm and conflict, while also addressing youth mental health and wellbeing. The portfolio includes a structured Youth MHFA track (2-day, 1-day, half-day), an Adult MHFA track with refresher, plus classroom management modules (Managing Resilience, Mindfulness, Tricky Conversations), crime diversionary programmes (knife crime, drug awareness), and bespoke training tailored to organisational needs.

The business operates a sales-led and event-driven go-to-market model. Direct engagement with schools and local authorities is the primary motion, complemented by self-serve open course bookings via Eventbrite. Pricing is quote-based bespoke rather than publicly listed, with affordability intentionally built into service costs and a stated practice of working alongside national and local funding bodies to create funding pathways for schools. Revenue is supplemented by an extensive multi-funder ecosystem: Kent County Council, Children in Need, National Lottery Community Fund, The Henry Smith Charity, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, Kent VRU, Swale Borough Council, and 15+ additional grant-making bodies. The team is small (~5 employees) led by Managing Director Kelly Walker, supported by Directors Helen Rickards (Scrutiny) and Michael Stocker (Partnerships), plus sessional practitioners and volunteers. The operating model is heavily dependent on continued grant funding and on the founder's practitioner network rather than scalable technology infrastructure.

Name

Youth Resilience UK CIC

Legal name

Youth Resilience UK CIC

Website

https://youthresilience.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Youth Resilience UK CIC is a Kent-based not-for-profit social enterprise delivering restorative justice, restorative approaches, and MHFA England accredited mental health training to schools, local authorities, housing associations, and youth organisations across Southeast England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Mental Health and Restorative Justice Training

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Staff Training, Coaching & Professional Development (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Restorative justice training
• Mental health first aid
• Youth behavior support
• In-school wellbeing services
• Restorative approaches

Headquarters

HQ city

Bexley

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. Training Services: Provides bespoke training and support services to schools, housing associations, children centres, and local authorities. Works alongside national and local funding bodies to create unique funding pathways for schools to access support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Youth Resilience UK CIC provides restorative justice training, mental health first aid courses, and in-school behaviour and wellbeing support services. Their offerings span training for children and young people, professionals, and parents/carers, alongside direct pastoral support delivered within schools and youth settings.

Product overview

Youth Resilience UK CIC is a community interest company offering a comprehensive portfolio of training courses and support services focused on youth mental health, wellbeing, and resilience. The organization provides two primary training tracks: Children and Young Persons Training (including Youth Mental Health First Aid courses at various levels, Sleep Hygiene, Knife Crime Awareness, Drug Awareness, This is Me, Step Up to Secondary, and Mindful Calligraphy) and Adult and Professional Training (including Adult Mental Health First Aid courses, Wellbeing at Work, Mental Health Awareness, Bespoke Training, and classroom management sessions). Direct service offerings include In-School Restorative Justice and Restorative Approaches Support, Crime Diversionary Interventions, and bespoke family/youth support programs. The portfolio is structured around building emotional and behavioural resilience through restorative frameworks, with courses ranging from half-day awareness sessions to comprehensive two-day certification programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Introduction to Restorative Approaches (2 Day Course)
• Introduction to Restorative Approaches (1 Day Course)
• Introduction to Restorative Approaches (Half Day Course)
• Restorative Approaches 4 Day Course
• Restorative Justice Facilitator Training (3 Days)
• Conflict Resolution Training
• Behaviour Management Training
• Anti-Bullying Strategies Training
• Domestic Abuse Awareness Training
• Suicide & Self-Harm Awareness Training
• Drugs & Alcohol Awareness Training
• Mental Health First Aid (2 Day Course)
• Mental Health Aware (Half Day Course)
• Mental Health Champion (1 Day Course)
• Youth Mental Health First Aid (2 Day Course)
• Youth Mental Health First Aid Refresher (Half Day Course)
• Mental Health First Aid Refresher (Half Day Course)
• Understanding Self-Harm (2 Hour Course)
• My Emotions & Me (CYP Course)
• Choices & Consequences (CYP Course)
• My Feelings & My Friends (CYP Course)
• Acceptance & Difference (CYP Course)
• Family Toolkit (CYP & Family Course)
• In-School Behaviour Support Service
• Restorative Justice Service Delivery

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% reduction in lunchtime incidents
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Restorative Justice 4 SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial partner for restorative justice services in schools. RJ4sch and Youth Resilience UK CIC are independent restorative practitioners working together to deliver conferencing, support and training to schools within the UK and Europe.
• Kent Violence Reduction UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership funder through which volunteers helped facilitate virtual forums that influenced key projects developed at both YRUK and Kent VRU.
• RECONNECTmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunder and strategic partner for reconnection programmes
• Herne Bay UmbrellaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organisation partner in Herne Bay area

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The Children's Society: UK national charity supporting disadvantaged children including mental health and youth justice programmes - comparable in mission and commissioning relationships, but operates across the UK rather than regionally.
• Action for Children: Large UK children's charity delivering services including mental health, fostering and family support - broader portfolio but shares the school-based and local-authority commissioning pathway.
• Barnardo's: Largest UK children's charity, running school-based wellbeing, mental health and youth justice programmes nationally - comparable on services to schools and at-risk young people but at vastly greater scale.
• YoungMinds: UK's leading charity for children and young people's mental health, providing training and resources to schools and parents - broader mission but overlapping on youth mental health training delivered to schools.

Direct peers

• Place2Be: UK children's mental health charity providing school-based counselling, training and support services to primary and secondary schools - directly comparable in mission, customer (UK schools) and delivery model (in-school, practitioner-led).
• Kidscape: UK charity focused on preventing bullying and child abuse through school-based training, workshops and resources - overlapping with YRUK's anti-bullying/conflict-resolution training portfolio and school customer base.
• Restorative Solutions: UK specialist in restorative justice training and consultancy for schools, local authorities and the criminal justice sector - directly competes in the same restorative-approaches training niche and customer base.

Emerging players

• MindEd: Free e-learning platform providing mental health training for adults working with children - directly overlaps on training content but operates as a free online resource rather than fee-paying practitioner delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/youthrcic
• Facebookfacebook.com/youthRuk
• Instagraminstagram.com/youthruk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youth-resilience-uk-cic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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