Quilombo UK

What Quilombo UK does

Quilombo UK is a non-profit charitable organisation headquartered in Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom, founded in 2010. It delivers creative engagement services—workshops, training, masterclasses, and community events—designed to challenge unconscious bias, promote tolerance, and build community cohesion across businesses, schools, public sector bodies, and the voluntary sector. The organisation serves the London Borough of Kingston as its primary operating area, with case-study reach extending across London and elsewhere in the UK.

Its core offerings are built around a small set of proprietary creative tools: 'The Diversity Game' (an interactive awareness exercise), 'A Treasure Hunt' (a team-based cross-cultural learning activity), and the 'Changing for Change' (C4C) social-experiment documentary series. These feed into structured training products, most notably the 'Beyond Bias' masterclass, plus bespoke training packages for corporate and public-sector clients, and the Professional Development Programme (PDP), a structured employability pathway for students, career changers, and newcomers to the UK. The technology layer is light: interactive workshops, video/multimedia content production, and a basic web presence, with no evidence of AI/ML or software-platform capabilities.

Commercially, Quilombo UK operates as a professional-services charity. Revenue streams include per-ticket masterclass fees (£100–£200, with charity and group discounts), bespoke training contracts, community event delivery, and grant funding (notably a £20,000+ National Lottery grant in 2016 for the 'Celebrating Freedom' programme). Go-to-market combines an event-driven motion (organisations invite Quilombo UK to deliver sessions) with a sales-led motion targeting corporate clients and public-sector bodies through direct outreach and the Beyond Bias masterclass series. Documented customers include the Royal Borough of Kingston, the Home Office, EDF, and Kingston University. No revenue, ARR, or financial disclosures are publicly available, and the organisation is founder-led with no institutional investment evidenced.

Name

Quilombo UK

Legal name

Quilombo UK

Website

https://quilombouk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quilombo UK is a Kingston Upon Thames-based charity founded in 2010 that delivers creative DEI workshops, training, masterclasses, and community events to businesses, schools, public sector bodies, and VCSE organisations, with a Professional Development Programme supporting employability.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Community Arts, Culture & Creative Placemaking Enterprises (BPAGALAO), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF)

Keywords

• Diversity training services
• Unconscious bias workshops
• Community cohesion programmes
• Inclusion education
• Creative engagement training

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston Upon Thames

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Training & Workshop Services: Revenue from delivering unconscious bias training workshops and masterclasses to businesses, schools, and organisations. Priced per ticket with discounts for groups and charities.
2. Event-Based Engagement: Fees for delivering interactive events, community campaigns, and cultural programmes that promote unity and tolerance.
3. Professional Development Programme Support: Organisations can support the PDP through commissioning projects, mentoring, volunteering time, or advertising paid roles with participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Quilombo UK delivers creative campaigns, workshops, training, community events, and a Professional Development Programme aimed at tackling unconscious bias and building community cohesion. Operating primarily in the London borough of Kingston, the organisation works with businesses, schools, public sector bodies, and VCSE organisations through interactive tools such as the Diversity Game, Treasure Hunt activities, social experiment documentaries (Changing for Change/C4C), and the Beyond Bias Masterclass.

Product overview

Quilombo UK operates as a single unified offering focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) services through creative engagement. The portfolio consists of interactive tools (A Diversity Game, A Treasure Hunt), documentary-based community campaigns (Changing for Change / C4C), training workshops (Think Differently About Bias Training, Beyond Bias Masterclass), a Professional Development Programme for employability, and various community projects. These products work together as an integrated suite—interactive games serve as entry points for workshops, community campaigns produce content used in training sessions, and the PDP extends their community reach while building participant employability skills. The organisation works with businesses, schools, local government, and other organisations in the London borough of Kingston.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• QMC: Capoeira school associated with Marcus, CEO and Founder of Quilombo UK, described as the UK's Most Awarded Capoeira School.

Products and services

• Beyond Bias Masterclass
• Unconscious Bias Workshop (Think Differently About Bias Training)
• Community Campaigns (Changing for Change / C4C)
• Professional Development Programme (PDP)
• A Diversity Game
• A Treasure Hunt
• Community Projects (Cooking Together, Freedom Festival, Podcast)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Borough of KingstoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoyal Borough of Kingston is a key partner, hosting the Beyond Bias masterclass at Guildhall and collaborating on community cohesion initiatives. Quilombo UK operates in the Kingston borough.
• Kingston UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKingston University has collaborated on events including Rio on Thames cultural festival and Celebrating Freedom programme. They sponsor events and provide venue support.
• Home OfficeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHome Office is listed as a previous client and partner. Quilombo UK delivers training programmes under the BSBT programme which is associated with the Home Office.
• EDFminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEDF is listed as a previous client receiving unconscious bias training and diversity engagement services.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pearn Kandola: Commercial DEI consultancy specialising in unconscious bias training, psychological assessment, and inclusive leadership — comparable offering to the Beyond Bias masterclass but operating as a commercial firm rather than charity.
• Cloverleaf: UK DEI consultancy delivering unconscious bias, inclusive leadership, and culture-change training to corporate and public-sector clients — direct overlap with the Beyond Bias masterclass value proposition.
• brap: UK equalities and human rights charity providing training, policy support, and research on discrimination — overlapping training delivery and social-cohesion focus with similar charity/non-profit funding model.
• Race Equality Foundation: UK charity focused on racial justice, community engagement, and training for public services — comparable audience (Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and the agencies serving them) and creative engagement approach.
• The Diversity Trust: UK charitable organisation delivering equality, diversity, and inclusion training, consultancy, and community programmes — directly comparable in mission, target audience, and workshop/training delivery model.

Emerging players

• Leap Confronting Conflict: UK charity using creative, arts-based methodologies to deliver conflict resolution and community cohesion workshops with young people — comparable creative-engagement methodology and youth/community focus.
• Mosaic (Prince's Trust): Prince's Trust initiative mentoring young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into employment — comparable target audience and employability-focused training/mentoring model via the Professional Development Programme.

Broad incumbents

• Stonewall (UK workplace programmes): Major UK LGBTQ+ rights charity operating workplace inclusion training, employer programmes, and consultancy — broader portfolio but overlapping corporate DEI training delivery and public-sector engagement.
• Business in the Community: Established UK charity running workplace inclusion programmes such as Race at Work and disability inclusion — broader portfolio but overlapping DEI training, corporate client base, and public-sector partnership model.
• Catch22: UK social business delivering employability, community, and inclusion programmes including training and social cohesion — comparable Professional Development Programme offering and public-sector contract footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/quilombo_uk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@quilombouk7315
• Facebookfacebook.com/QuilomboUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quilombo-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/quilombouk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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