Bramber Bakehouse

Name

Bramber Bakehouse

Legal name

Bramber Bakehouse

Website

https://bramberbakehouse.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Wellbeing Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Skills & SEL Camps (Confidence, Executive Function, Social Skills) (EDAMALAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mother’s Helper + Meal Prep & Kitchen Support (HSAAAGAD)

Keywords

• Trauma-informed support
• Charitable wellbeing programmes
• Therapeutic baking services
• Women's empowerment charity
• Community mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Eastbourne

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals supporting the charity's mission. Donation tiers include £5 for meals, £8 for baking ingredients, £20 for travel costs, and £33 per baking lesson.
2. Trust and Foundation Grants: Financial gifts from trusts, foundations and corporations. It costs £630 to support one woman through the programme.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses providing financial gifts, business support, and group volunteering opportunities.
4. Legacy Gifts: Charitable bequests and legacy donations from supporters leaving gifts in their wills.
5. Community Fundraising: Individual and group fundraising activities including marathons, bake sales, and other events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bramber Bakehouse delivers a free eight-week trauma-informed Baking & Wellbeing Programme that combines therapeutic baking sessions, wellbeing techniques, and transferable life skills for women who have experienced abuse, exploitation, or displacement. Two supplementary services extend support after programme completion: the Connections 121 Befriending Service (weekly telephone/video calls) and the Flourish 121 Mentoring Service (one-to-one guidance toward personal goals).

Product overview

Bramber Bakehouse operates as a single unified charitable programme rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the eight-week Baking & Wellbeing Programme, which combines therapeutic baking lessons, wellbeing sessions, and life skills training in a trauma-informed environment. Post-programme support is available through two supplementary services: the Connections 121 Befriending Service for regular social connection, and the Flourish 121 Mentoring Service for goal-oriented guidance. The organisation also maintains a referral system enabling partner organisations to direct eligible women into the programme.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Connections 121 Befriending Service: Weekly telephone or video befriending support for programme graduates providing social connection and wellbeing support.
• Flourish 121 Mentoring Service

Products and services

• Baking & Wellbeing Programme A free eight-week trauma-informed programme combining therapeutic baking sessions, wellbeing support, and transferable life skills for women over 18 who have experienced violence, exploitation, or displacement and live in Sussex.
• Connections 121 Befriending Service A free weekly telephone or video befriending service for women who have completed the Baking & Wellbeing Programme, providing up to 12-16 sessions of regular social connection and wellbeing support from trained volunteers.
• Flourish 121 Mentoring Service A free one-to-one mentoring service for programme graduates, providing regular guidance and support to help women move towards personal goals including volunteering, education, training, and employment, delivered via scheduled telephone or video calls.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of women felt they had learned how to look after their mental wellbeing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Brighton & Hove RefugecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing referral partner that regularly refers women to Bramber Bakehouse. The LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Support Worker at the refuge refers 1-3 participants per cohort. The partnership ensures women affected by trauma and exploitation are connected to appropriate support.
• BreadwinnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation that referred Maria to Bramber Bakehouse. Breadwinners supports refugees and asylum seekers and identified Bramber as appropriate support for their clients.
• Trust for Developing CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganisation supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Brighton and Hove. Referred Afina to Bramber Bakehouse knowing about her passion for baking.
• The Hummingbird ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organisation that referred Ami to Bramber Bakehouse after noticing she was happy when cooking and eating with the group.
• Wellcombe GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation that co-created a CV writing workshop with Bramber Bakehouse for programme graduates.
• IMEXcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent company that generously sponsored Bramber Bakehouse's 10th anniversary celebration at Brighton Dome.
• HNW ArchitectscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerArchitecture firm that generously sponsored Bramber Bakehouse's 10th anniversary celebration at Brighton Dome.
• Vail WilliamscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProperty consultancy that generously sponsored Bramber Bakehouse's 10th anniversary celebration at Brighton Dome.
• Sarah Weal (Photographer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhotographer who collaborated on the TEN: Portraits of Resilience photobook project, capturing portraits of programme graduates.
• Katherine Maxwell-Rose from IMIX (Storyteller)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStoryteller who collaborated on the TEN: Portraits of Resilience photobook project, helping to document and share graduate stories.
• Julia Smith (Floristry Artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFloristry artist who contributed to the TEN: Portraits of Resilience photobook project.
• HOLOS KombuchaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvided drinks for Bramber Bakehouse's 10th anniversary celebration at Brighton Dome.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ashiana Network: London-based charity supporting Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee women affected by domestic and sexual violence, forced marriage, and trafficking. Comparable trauma-informed specialist support for migrant and refugee women survivors.
• Southall Black Sisters: West London charity providing advocacy, counselling, and refuge services for Black and minoritised women facing domestic and sexual violence. Comparable service population and trauma-informed recovery approach, with London regional focus.
• BAWSO: Wales-based charity providing specialist support to BME women and children affected by domestic abuse, trafficking, and exploitation. Comparable target population (women survivors of abuse, exploitation, displacement) and trauma-informed recovery model.
• Together Women: Yorkshire-based charity running women's centres offering trauma-informed support, creative activities, and progression pathways for women in contact with the criminal justice system or affected by abuse. Highly comparable activity-based wellbeing programme model.
• The Maya Centre: Islington-based charity offering free trauma-informed therapeutic services including counselling and group work for women. Shares the trauma-informed, wellbeing-focused methodology that Bramber applies through its baking programme.
• Anawim: Birmingham-based women's centre offering holistic support to women in the criminal justice system, survivors of abuse, and those experiencing multiple disadvantages. Comparable one-stop-shop model combining practical and therapeutic services for vulnerable women.
• Hestia: London charity supporting survivors of domestic abuse, modern slavery, and people with mental health needs. Comparable service stack spanning crisis support, recovery programmes, and progression support for vulnerable women.
• Solace Women's Aid: London-based charity supporting women and children affected by domestic and sexual abuse, offering refuges, advocacy, and recovery programmes. Comparable trauma-informed support services for women survivors, although with a London geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Women's Aid Federation of England: National federation coordinating a network of domestic abuse services. Operates at policy and infrastructure level rather than direct delivery, but its local members overlap with Bramber's referral partner ecosystem.
• Refuge: National domestic abuse charity providing specialist support to women and children. Broader portfolio of services (refuges, helpline, advocacy) but overlaps with Bramber's referral pathways for survivors across Sussex.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bramber-bakehouse

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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