Single Parents Wellbeing Cic

What Single Parents Wellbeing Cic does

Single Parents Wellbeing CIC is a Wales-based Community Interest Company founded in 2017 that delivers peer-led mental health and wellbeing support to single parent families across Wales. Its core service is the delivery of community-based programs — notably the 6-week Wellbeing Workshops (Big Lottery Funded, in partnership with Mental Health Foundation), Connecting Creatively (500 families engaged), Thrive Volunteering, and the Mental Health Manifesto Young Person's Project (10-24 year olds, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund) — supplemented by the Compassionate Conversations Podcast, Champions 4 Change Training Portal, in-person events (Big Meet Ups, outdoor meet-ups, Bereavement Meet-ups, Menopause Circles), and the RAISE Van outreach campaign. The organization is co-produced by single parents themselves, with services delivered in both Welsh and English; it has 2,000 signed-up members, a 3,200-member Facebook group, 59 active volunteers contributing 1,000+ volunteer hours, and headcount of 1-10 employees based in Cardiff.

The underlying technology is minimal: a Squarespace-hosted website and standard social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X). There is no proprietary digital platform, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. Service delivery is relationship-driven through trained peer volunteers, Ambassadors, and a small staff team, with research partnerships with Swansea University and Public Health Wales supporting the Mental Health Manifesto project.

The business model is a UK social enterprise funding mix. Revenue is not publicly disclosed and is generated from three streams: grants (Big Lottery Fund, National Lottery Community Fund and other funders), donations and fundraising (including the RAISE Campaign into its Community Pot), and corporate partnerships plus training/consultancy services. All core services to single parent families are provided free of charge. As a CIC, surplus is reinvested into community programs. The organization is operationally dependent on continued grant funding cycles and a small volunteer base, with key partnerships including Mental Health Foundation (Wellbeing Workshops), Swansea University, Public Health Wales, the National Lottery Community Fund, the Big Lottery Fund, and the Youth Action Academy.

Name

Single Parents Wellbeing Cic

Legal name

Single Parents Wellbeing CIC

Website

https://singleparentswellbeing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Single Parents Wellbeing CIC is a Wales-based Community Interest Company, founded 2017, that delivers peer-led mental health workshops, community events, and youth projects to single parent families across Wales, funded primarily through Lottery grants, donations, and corporate partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Parent Mental Health, Stress Management & Wellness Programs (EDACALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG), Co-Parenting, Father Engagement & Caregiver Inclusion Programs (EDACALAI), Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

Keywords

• Peer support services
• Community wellbeing programs
• Single parent support
• Mental health workshops
• Youth mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Wales

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grants and Funded Projects: SPW operates primarily through grant funding from organizations such as the Big Lottery Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund. These grants fund specific projects such as the Wellbeing Workshops (in partnership with Mental Health Foundation) and the Mental Health Manifesto project targeting young people from single parent households.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The organization accepts donations and runs fundraising campaigns (such as the Raise campaign) to support single parent families across Wales. Funds raised go into the Community Pot to expand reach and services.
3. Corporate Partnerships and Training: SPW offers corporate engagement opportunities and training/consultancy services to businesses, generating revenue that supports the organization's mission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Single Parents Wellbeing CIC is a non-profit social enterprise based in Wales that delivers peer-led wellbeing workshops, community events, creative projects, and mental health support services for single parent families. The organization funds these programs through grants, donations, sponsorships, and corporate partnerships, and offers training and volunteering pathways for the communities it serves.

Product overview

Single Parents Wellbeing CIC operates as a peer-led community organization rather than a traditional product company. The organization provides a portfolio of interconnected support services including Wellbeing Workshops (6-week mental health program), Connecting Creatively (artistic community project), Thrive Volunteering, the Mental Health Manifesto youth project for 10-24 year olds, Compassionate Conversations Podcast, Champions 4 Change Training Portal, and regular Events including Big Meet Ups and socials. Services are delivered through membership, workshops, training programs, and community events across Wales, with the RAISE campaign supporting fundraising efforts. All offerings are coproduced with single parent members and designed to reduce isolation, improve wellbeing, and empower single parent families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wellbeing Workshops: A Big Lottery Funded Project in partnership with Mental Health Foundation bringing single parents together for 6-week workshops around mental health.
• Thrive Volunteering
• Connecting Creatively
• Mental Health Manifesto
• Raise Campaign
• Champions 4 Change
• Compassionate Conversations Podcast

Products and services

• Wellbeing Workshops Peer-led wellbeing workshops delivered to single parent families across Wales, covering topics related to mental health, resilience, and family wellbeing.
• Connecting Creatively A creative projects program offering single parent families opportunities for creative expression, social connection, and therapeutic engagement through group activities.
• Thrive Volunteering A volunteering pathway that enables single parents to contribute as peer supporters, community volunteers, and programme helpers within the organization.
• Mental Health Manifesto (Young Person's Project) A youth-focused initiative supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing for children and young people from single parent families, typically aged 10 to 24.
• Compassionate Conversations Podcast An audio podcast that shares lived-experience stories, mental health conversations, and wellbeing content targeted at single parent families and supporters.
• Champions 4 Change Training Portal An online training portal offering peer-led training courses for supporters, practitioners, and single parents who wish to apply the organization's peer-led approach in their own communities or settings.
• SPW Membership A membership offering that connects single parent families with the organization's wider community, providing access to events, updates, and member benefits.
• Steps for Connection A structured support pathway designed to connect single parent families with peer support, resources, and wellbeing activities through a stepped engagement model.

Quantifiable outcome

• 220 single parents attended Wellbeing Workshops (6-week structured mental health program)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mental Health FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Mental Health Foundation on the Wellbeing Workshops project, which brings single parents together for 6-week structured mental health workshops covering topics such as mental health, relationships, confidence, managing difficult relationships, and self-care.
• Swansea UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partnership in which Dr Michaela James from Swansea University contributed to the rapid review on co-production with children and young people for the Mental Health Manifesto project.
• Public Health WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Public Health Wales (led by Hannah Spacey and Enfys Preece) contributing to the Mental Health Manifesto project, including rapid reviews and evaluation work on co-production with children and young people.
• Youth Action Academy (YAA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Action Academy is a group of young people (10-24 years) from single parent households who co-produce the Mental Health Manifesto project, providing reverse mentoring sessions and helping shape services for their demographic.
• TPAS CymruminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with TPAS Cymru (Tenant Participation Advisory Service) to host events on housing policy, specifically around the Welsh Government's White Paper on Adequate Housing, and to amplify single parent voices in housing advocacy.
• The Wise GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with The Wise Group's HEAT (Home Energy Advice Team) service to provide energy saving support and resources to SPW members, including helping single parents access discounts on energy bills.
• Cardiff Wellbeing Support ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinners of a Mental Health and Wellbeing Award, Cardiff Wellbeing Support Services provides wellbeing support services to single parents in Cardiff and is featured in SPW's spotlight interview series.
• Plan InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlan International's Champions of Wales project builds a network of equality champions in communities. SPW collaborates on initiatives addressing gender-based violence and supporting single parent families.
• PlatfformminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health and social change charity providing the Power Up Project, which delivers frontline wellbeing support to young people experiencing mental health challenges. SPW has conducted spotlight interviews and shares resources.
• Bullies OutminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnti-bullying charity providing workshops, education, training, and support. Young person volunteers from SPW have become Youth Ambassadors for Bullies Out, creating cross-organizational youth engagement.
• Champions for Change (C4C)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChampions for Change training program engages young people from single parent households as volunteers who train other children, building leadership skills and peer support networks. SPW hosts the Champions 4 Change Training Portal.
• If Lost Start HereminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWellbeing company founded by Claire Fitzsimmons and Amanda Sheeren. SPW is featured as one of their recommended resources in their online guidebook to people-friendly places and initiatives. Both organizations share a mission around mental health and community wellbeing.
• Zeus Family LawminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily law firm providing Q&A sessions with SPW on co-parenting apps and legal matters affecting single parents. Zeus Law also partners with Law Works to offer a monthly free clinic for SPW members.
• Law WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw Works provides free legal guidance through a monthly clinic set up in partnership with Zeus Law for SPW members, helping single parents navigate legal challenges.
• Gobaith ClothingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClothing project providing sustainable, suitable clothing to those experiencing financial difficulty in South Wales. Featured in SPW's spotlight interview series as a community resource for members.
• Many Downs Time to Get UpminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuicide prevention service supporting those struggling with mental health, launched by Jaylo. Featured in SPW's spotlight interviews as a resource for single parents.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Home-Start UK: Home-Start UK is a family support charity offering volunteer-led peer support to families with young children. Comparable in its volunteer-driven, peer-led model and parent-focused delivery, though it serves all families rather than single parents specifically.
• Mind: Mind is the UK's largest mental health charity. While SPW partners with the Mental Health Foundation, Mind overlaps thematically given SPW's mental health workshop focus, though Mind is far larger and operates at UK-wide scale.
• The Prince's Trust: Prince's Trust supports young people (including those from disadvantaged backgrounds) through training, mentoring, and wellbeing programmes. Comparable via its youth engagement model, which overlaps with SPW's Youth Action Academy.
• Relate: Relate provides relationship support and counselling across the UK, including co-parenting-relevant services. Comparable in addressing family and parental wellbeing with a partially overlapping beneficiary set among separated parents.
• Mental Health Foundation: Mental Health Foundation is a UK-wide mental health charity and a stated strategic partner of SPW for the Wellbeing Workshops. It is comparable through shared mental health focus but operates at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• One Parent Families Scotland: OPFS supports single parents in Scotland via training, peer support, and helpline services. Highly comparable in mission and peer-led operating model, though confined to Scotland rather than Wales.
• Gingerbread Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland affiliate focused on single parent families through advice and peer support. Comparable mission and target demographic, with regional rather than UK-wide scope.
• Gingerbread: Gingerbread is the UK's leading national charity for single parents, providing advice, support, and advocacy. Like SPW, it targets single parent families but operates UK-wide rather than only in Wales, making it the most direct comparable peer.

Emerging players

• MumsAid: MumsAid is a UK charity focused on maternal mental health via counselling and peer support. Comparable in its mental health support for mothers but with a tighter perinatal focus rather than single-parent parent coverage.

Regional players

• Platfform: Platfform is a Welsh mental health and social change charity that has partnered with SPW on the Power Up Project for young people. Comparable in mission and Welsh geography, but with a broader mental health remit across Wales.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/singleparentswb
• Facebookfacebook.com/singleparentswellbeing
• Instagraminstagram.com/singleparentswellbeing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/single-parents-wellbeing-cic

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