Box Up Crime

Name

Box Up Crime

Legal name

Box Up Crime

Website

https://boxupcrime.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Community Services

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (611)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Youth violence prevention
• Community boxing programs
• At-risk mentoring
• Youth development services
• Music education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Dagenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Funding: Box Up Crime is a charitable organization funded primarily through donations, sponsorships, and partnerships. All services are provided completely free to young people.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Box Up Crime is a non-profit organisation that provides free boxing, mentoring, education, music and enterprise programmes for young people aged 4-24 who are at risk of crime and violence. Operating from community gyms and through school partnerships across London, it combines physical training with psychosocial support, accredited qualifications, and creative/enterprise opportunities to divert at-risk youth away from gangs and offending.

Product overview

Box Up Crime is a community organization offering a portfolio of free programs for young people (ages 4-24) focused on boxing, music, mentoring, education, and enterprise development. The core offerings consist of the Boxing Program (affiliated with England Boxing), Music Production facilities, The Real Me mentoring curriculum, NMET+ enterprise programme, and school-based Box Up P.E sessions. The organization operates multiple gym locations across London and has recently expanded into sportswear with the BOXUP Sportswear line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NMET+: Nurturing Misguided Entrepreneurial Talent program supporting young people to set up their own enterprises through mentoring, positive role models, funding, and creative spaces.
• The Real Me
• Box Up Switzerland

Products and services

• Boxing Programme Free boxing training delivered to at-risk young people aged 4-24 at community gym locations, designed to channel aggression into disciplined physical activity and serve as the entry point into mentoring and other support.
• Music Programme Music production, recording and creative training for at-risk young people, offered as part of the integrated programme alongside boxing and mentoring to engage participants through creative enterprise.
• Mentoring and Gang Prevention Programme Mentoring and gang-prevention support for at-risk youth, ex-gang members and ex-offenders, aimed at helping them reintegrate into education, employment and society.
• Box Up P.E. In-school PE curriculum that brings Box Up Crime's boxing-based training into schools to reach at-risk pupils within their educational setting.
• The Real Me Evidence-based mental health and anger management curriculum with accredited qualifications, addressing the underlying psychosocial drivers of offending behaviour among programme participants.
• NMET+ (Nurturing Misguided Entrepreneurial Talent) Enterprise accelerator that supports participants to start and grow their own businesses, extending the diversion pathway into employment and self-employment outcomes.
• BOXUP Sportswear Branded sportswear merchandise line used to support the charity's activities and brand visibility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of young people provided with alternatives to crime and violence through free programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Sierra Leone Boxing AssociationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024BOXUP became official sponsor of the Sierra Leone national boxing team for the 2024 Olympics. The partnership includes providing official sports gear and sportswear for the national team. BOXUP also established a hub in Sierra Leone as a safe space to develop skills and address drug and crime issues. The team travelled to Bangkok, Thailand for the 2024 2nd world Olympic qualification tournament to meet champions John Harding and Josefien Betist.
• England BoxingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2022Box Up Crime officially became affiliated with England Boxing for the 2021-2022 season as an England Boxing Member Club. This affiliation provides young people with quality training, access to experienced coaches, and recognition within the official boxing framework.
• Arsenal and Adidas (No More Red Initiative)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021No More Red is a joint initiative between Arsenal and Adidas to provide safe, positive spaces for young people and prevent knife crime and youth violence. As part of the campaign, BOXUP received one of the ten shirts worn by outfield players in Arsenal's unprecedented white kit match against Nottingham Forest - a symbol of positivity awarded to individuals and organizations making a positive difference in the community. BOXUP volunteers can participate in the Adidas Football No More Red volunteering programme.
• University of Arts LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop 'The Real Me' curriculum - an award-winning mentoring and leadership development toolkit designed to educate young people and address challenging behaviors. The CPD accredited program consists of 18 sessions.
• Box Up SwitzerlandminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational expansion partnership with Box Up Switzerland running weekly sessions. Box Up Crime has gone global with this franchise-style arrangement. Weekly sessions are now running in Switzerland with contact through [email protected] and website boxupcrimeswitzerland.com.
• Redbridge CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Redbridge Council including visits from Councillor Jas Athwal, leader of Redbridge Council. The Violence Reduction Unit also collaborates with Box Up Crime on initiatives to reduce youth violence in the capital.
• Metropolitan Police (Violence Reduction Unit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMet Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley visited Box Up Crime to discuss initiatives working to reduce youth violence in the capital. Lib Peck, Director of the Violence Reduction Unit, also participated in the visit. Met Police Commissioner stated 'We need partners like this to work with who can grab those kids at the right moment in their life and turn it around and give them purpose.'
• Mayor of London (Sadiq Khan)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMayor Sadiq Khan visited Box Up Crime's home in Ilford to discuss initiatives working to reduce youth violence in the capital. The visit demonstrates high-level governmental recognition and support for Box Up Crime's mission.
• Gascoigne Primary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to house a unique state-of-the-art boxing gym in one of the biggest primary schools in the UK. The school hosts sessions for children ages 7-12 and an Amateur Boxing Club for all ages.
• Ok Club (South Kilburn)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Ok Club in South Kilburn providing boxing and youth sessions every Thursday during term time for children aged 7-13 and youth aged 14-19.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• XLP (eXceL Leadership Programme): London-based youth charity working with disadvantaged and disengaged young people through mentoring and educational programmes. Operates in similar East/South London boroughs and overlaps with Box Up Crime's at-risk youth segment and school partnerships.
• StreetGames: National UK charity that brings doorstep sport to disadvantaged young people in underserved communities. Overlaps with Box Up Crime's community-led, free-of-charge sports delivery model for hard-to-reach youth.
• Fight for Peace: London-based nonprofit using boxing and martial arts combined with education and personal development to support young people affected by violence and crime. Closest functional analogue to Box Up Crime, operating from Newham with a similarly multi-product model.
• Fight 4 Change: UK charity using boxing and martial arts to engage disadvantaged young people in education and personal development. Operates a similar sports-plus-mentoring model targeting at-risk youth comparable to Box Up Crime's core programmes.
• Steel Warriors: UK charity that converts confiscated knives into public sculptures and runs sport-based programmes to divert young people away from knife crime. Shares Box Up Crime's London base, sport-for-change methodology, and focus on knife crime and youth violence.
• Active Communities Network: UK charity using sport and physical activity for social change, with programmes focused on youth crime reduction and community safety. Comparable sport-led diversion model targeting similar at-risk demographics.

Broad incumbents

• Catch22: Large UK social charity running a broad portfolio of services including youth justice, violence reduction, and education programmes. Competes for similar government-commissioned contracts but at significantly greater scale across the UK.
• Safer London Foundation: London-focused charity working with young people affected by violence and exploitation, providing mentoring and safety programmes. Shares Box Up Crime's London remit and violence-reduction mission.
• The Prince's Trust: Large UK youth development charity supporting disadvantaged young people into education, training, and employment. While broader than sport-based delivery, it competes for the same young-people funding pool and partnership attention.
• St Giles Trust: UK charity helping disadvantaged young people and ex-offenders break the cycle of offending through mentoring, training, and employment support. Operates in London with overlapping ex-gang member and youth violence prevention work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boxupcrime
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC08DwZ1Ft4mBkH_RI7uHPBg/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/boxupcrime
• Instagraminstagram.com/boxupcrime/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/box-up-crime

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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