LOLLIPOP MENTORING CIC

What LOLLIPOP MENTORING CIC does

LOLLIPOP MENTORING CIC is a London-based Community Interest Company (non-profit) founded in 2021 that runs mentorship programmes and events supporting mid-career women in the advertising and related industries, with an explicit focus on centring Black women. Its functional remit is human-capital development and industry networking rather than technology delivery, and the company does not publish details of its programme structure, cohort size, mentor pool, curriculum, or delivery cadence. There is no disclosed technology stack, proprietary platform, or digital product underpinning the offering, and no pricing model is published — consistent with a CIC operating model in which participation is typically subsidised by grants, corporate sponsorships, and partner agencies rather than by fees paid by participants.

Business model mechanics are not disclosed in the available data: there are no funding rounds, no headcount figures, no named corporate sponsors, no partnership announcements, and no revenue figures. The entity's legal form (CIC) indicates that surpluses are reinvested into its community purpose rather than distributed, and its single disclosed locus is London, United Kingdom, suggesting a UK-focused remit within the advertising sector. The company's own website (lollipopmentoring.com) was not accessible at the time of data collection (a loader/verification page only), which materially limits independent verification of programme scale, participant counts, partner relationships, and any operational metrics.

Name

LOLLIPOP MENTORING CIC

Website

https://lollipopmentoring.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LOLLIPOP MENTORING CIC is a London-based Community Interest Company founded in 2021 that delivers mentorship programmes and events for mid-career women in the UK advertising industry, with explicit centering of Black women.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Mentoring Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Mentorship & Coaching (Career, Academic, Industry-Specific) (EDAMAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alumni, Peer & Community Networking Programs (EDAMAKAM), Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN), Peer Support, Mentoring & Student Leadership (SEL) (EDAKAMAO)

Keywords

• Women mentoring programmes
• Advertising industry mentorship
• Black women career support
• Mid-career professional mentoring
• Industry networking events

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Lollipop Mentoring CIC delivers mentorship programmes and events designed to support mid-career women, with explicit centering of Black women, working in the advertising industry and related sectors. Operating as a UK Community Interest Company (non-profit), it focuses on career development, peer support, and networking for women progressing through their careers in advertising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mentorship Programmes

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• D&AD: Established UK/global creative-industry professional body running awards, education, mentorship, and inclusion programmes (e.g., New Blood, Shift). Comparable mentoring/education mission for the advertising and design industry, though as a much larger incumbent body.
• The Prince's Trust: Major UK youth charity running mentoring, training, and employment programmes for underrepresented young people across many sectors including creative industries. Comparable non-profit mentoring model and UK focus, though at vastly greater scale and with broader scope.

Direct peers

• Free The Work: Global platform connecting brands and agencies with underrepresented directors and creative talent, originally Free The Bid. Closely comparable mission around inclusion in the advertising/creative production ecosystem, with both mentoring/advocacy and industry-facing programming.
• Brixton Finishing School: UK-based social enterprise offering free digital advertising training, mentorship, and career support to underrepresented young adults wanting to enter the advertising industry. Directly comparable target audience (underrepresented talent entering advertising) and mentorship/events model.
• Creative Mentor Network: UK-based non-profit providing 1:1 mentoring for underrepresented young people aspiring to work in the creative industries, including advertising. Directly comparable mission (mentorship, diversity in creative/advertising careers) and London footprint.
• Creative Equals: UK-based organisation focused on gender and broader diversity equality in the creative industries, offering training, mentoring, events, and industry advisory programmes. Directly comparable intersection of mentoring, advertising, and diversity outcomes.
• WACL (Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership): UK membership organisation for senior women in advertising, media, and communications, running mentoring, events, and leadership programmes. Comparable focus on women's career progression in advertising via mentoring and industry convenings.

Emerging players

• She Says: Global network running events and mentorship-style programmes for women in the creative, tech, and digital industries. Comparable women-in-creative-industries focus via mentoring and event programming, though broader than advertising alone.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lollipop-mentoring

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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