The Sophie Hayes Foundation

Name

The Sophie Hayes Foundation

Legal name

Sophie Hayes Foundation

Website

https://sophiehayesfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Survivor Support and Employability Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

Keywords

• Survivor employability programmes
• Modern slavery charity services
• Survivor network support
• Conversational english training
• Charity donation programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and regular donations from individuals supporting the charity's mission. Donations fund specific services such as £10 for one month of Wi-Fi, £100 for a tablet, £1,000 for a survivor's full year-long Employability Programme.
2. Freedom Circle Membership: High-level donors commit to £1,000 per year for three years, providing long-term stability to programmes. Members receive exclusive updates, private events, roundtables with experts, and public recognition in Annual Report.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses that provide work placements, skills training, and programme support. Partners include law firms (Ashurst), museums (Birmingham Museums Trust, National Museums Liverpool), and corporations (Hewlett Packard Enterprise).
4. Liberty Fabric Sales: Partnership with Liberty London to sell Liberty fabric, with 100% of proceeds going directly to supporting survivors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Sophie Hayes Foundation is a UK charity that runs employability, education, and support programmes for women survivors of modern slavery and exploitation. Its core offerings are a 12-month Employability Programme (skills training, coaching, and corporate work placements), a 6-week Conversational English For Independence (CEFI) course, and the CREW (Creative Resilient Empowered Women) survivor network providing ongoing community. Programmes are delivered via Microsoft Teams online and in-person through regional hubs in London, Birmingham, and Manchester.

Product overview

The Sophie Hayes Foundation offers a integrated programme portfolio supporting women survivors of modern slavery toward sustainable freedom. The core offerings include the Employability Programme (a 12-month skills development and employment preparation course), CEFI (Conversational English For Independence - a 6-week English language course), and CREW (Creative Resilient Empowered Women - a survivor network providing ongoing community support). Additional services include volunteer opportunities, fundraising programmes, and the Freedom Circle donor programme. The organisation focuses exclusively on development programmes leading to education, employment, and independence for survivors of human trafficking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of graduates emerged with improved job-search skills
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Nottingham Rights LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Academic research partner for evaluation of Employability Programme. Research project examining access to employment for survivors and its role in preventing re-trafficking and re-exploitation. Report 'Ready to Work' launched at House of Lords.
• King's College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Academic research partner alongside University of Nottingham for Employability Programme evaluation study on re-exploitation prevention.
• Modern Slavery Policy Evidence CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Policy research partner for programme evaluation examining readiness to work as prevention of re-trafficking.
• Hewlett Packard EnterprisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2024Provided cybersecurity glossary, video classes, and resources for programme participants to learn about online safety and protection from scams.
• Ashurst Law FirmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2024Provides training in basic ICT skills including email literacy for programme participants as part of Module 3 IT skills sessions.
• Leeds City College (Aleksandra House)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 August 2024Provides educational sessions on harnessing AI as a tool for employability, such as using AI for letter writing or interview preparation.
• Strength and StemminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Partner for CREW holiday wreath-making workshop, providing creative activity for survivor community.
• Birmingham Museums TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023PartnerUp organization providing work placements for Employability Programme participants. Survivors from the programme completed 4-week placements gaining museum work experience including digital auditing, inventory management, and visitor engagement.
• Liverpool Hope UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partner for CREW Metal Masterclass where survivors learned how to form and roll-print rings.
• Liberty LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership to create Freedom Quilts using Liberty fabrics. 100% of Liberty fabric sales proceeds go directly to supporting survivors. 247 individual squares crafted from iconic Liberty fabrics by survivors.
• International Slavery Museum LiverpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaborated on Freedom Quilts project. Quilts are currently exhibited at the museum in Liverpool, representing the personal histories of survivors as part of collective slavery history.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hestia: London-based charity supporting survivors of modern slavery, domestic abuse, and mental health needs. A named referral partner of Sophie Hayes Foundation and the most operationally comparable peer in the same survivor-support niche.
• Helen Bamber Foundation: UK charity supporting survivors of human trafficking and extreme human rights abuses, with a trauma-informed clinical model. Comparable in mission (survivor support, rehabilitation, rights-based advocacy) but with a stronger clinical/therapeutic emphasis than the employability-led Sophie Hayes model.
• Justice and Care: International NGO fighting modern slavery and supporting survivors through casework, advocacy, and survivor network programmes. Comparable in mission focus on survivor reintegration and rights-based systems change.
• Unseen: UK charity tackling modern slavery through survivor support, the Modern Slavery Helpline, and business engagement. Comparable in scope and geography; complements Sophie Hayes Foundation via a broader helpline and awareness function.
• Snowdrop Project: UK charity providing long-term mentoring and employability support to survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. Most directly comparable peer: similar mission, similar survivor cohort, similar geographic focus on England, and similar reliance on volunteer mentors and referral networks.

Others

• Modern Slavery Policy Evidence Centre: UK research centre producing evidence on modern slavery policy and practice, and a named partner of Sophie Hayes Foundation. Not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem participant and research partner with overlapping survivor-impact agenda.

Regional players

• Women for Refugee Women: UK charity supporting refugee and asylum-seeking women through group support, advocacy, and creative programmes. Comparable in focus on women-only refugee/asylum-seeker cohorts and trauma-informed group work, though not specifically trafficking-focused.

Emerging players

• Bach Ma Foundation: Small UK charity offering holistic support and recovery programmes to survivors of modern slavery. Comparable in niche survivor focus and holistic, trauma-informed methodology; smaller scale than Sophie Hayes Foundation.

Broad incumbents

• Anti-Slavery International: The world's oldest anti-slavery organisation, working on policy, advocacy, and survivor empowerment at international level. Comparable in survivor-rights advocacy mission but operates at a much larger, more international scale than the England-focused Sophie Hayes Foundation.
• Salvation Army (Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery Unit): Large established UK charity operating one of the main statutory referral routes for adult modern slavery survivors through the National Referral Mechanism. Comparable in serving the same survivor cohort but as part of a much broader social services portfolio including housing, addiction, and faith-based programmes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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