Success4All

What Success4All does

Success4All CIO (Charity Number 1167004, founded September 2006, originally as "Going For Success CIC") is a Newcastle upon Tyne-based charitable incorporated organisation serving children and young people aged 5–19 from disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly in the inner west of Newcastle, Gateshead, and North Tyneside. The organisation operates a dual-beneficiary peer learning model in which older youth are trained as tutor-befrienders to mentor and academically support younger children, with volunteers receiving accredited qualifications (AQA Skills Level 3, ASDAN CoPE Level 3 carrying 16 UCAS points) in return. Founder Caroline Afolabi-Deleu (Chair of Trustees) and current Managing Director Connor Bourne (a former teenage volunteer) lead a small paid team of approximately 11 trustees, operations, and delivery staff, supported by a documented volunteer base of 172+ individuals in 2019 and cumulatively 2,523 since founding.

The service portfolio is organised around five core pillars: (1) Learning Hubs — relaxed community spaces in community centres, churches, and schools where peer tutoring takes place (8 hubs at 2017 peak, multiple currently operating, some temporarily closed); (2) Clubs — Code Club (using Scratch, HTML/CSS, Python, LEGO Mindstorms, BBC micro:bits), STEM Challenge, and Creativity Club; (3) Youth Groups including the award-winning STAND4 activism programme and Tyne Tea'ers heritage project; (4) Holiday Activities including multi-week Summer Schools (£5/day with sibling discounts, partly funded via HAF/Street Games); and (5) the Learning Bus — a converted London double-decker serving as a mobile STEM and coding classroom, featured on Channel 4's George Clarke's Amazing Spaces in 2019. School-facing services include EAL In School, Home Languages GCSE/A-level preparation, and the newly formalised Language Collaboration Project (2024). Technology stack is conventional educational tooling rather than proprietary software; the COVID-19 pivot introduced online 1:1 tutoring delivered via video in 6-week blocks.

Commercially, Success4All is a donation- and grant-dependent charity rather than a market-rate business. Revenue is composed of charitable trust and foundation grants (Recce Foundation, Watson Family Trust, Reece Foundation, NorthStar Ventures, Wallian Charity Trust, Hilden Charitable Trust, Woodward Charitable Trust, William Leech Charity), individual and corporate donations, government/Trust grant funding (HAF summer programme via Street Games), and modest sliding-scale participant contribution fees (£2 per group tutoring session, £18 for a 6-session 1:1 block, £5/day for summer school). No revenue figure is publicly disclosed. Geographic operations are restricted to North East England. Cumulative reach since 2006 is reported as 23,872 children and young people supported and 2,523 volunteers engaged (per s4a.org.uk, May 2026).

Name

Success4All

Legal name

Success4All CIO

Website

https://s4a.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Success4All is a Newcastle upon Tyne-based educational charity that uses trained volunteer tutor-befrienders to deliver peer learning, STEM clubs, and EAL support to disadvantaged children and young people across North East England through community Learning Hubs, schools, and a mobile Learning Bus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable youth education and tutoring services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Newcomer & Refugee Student Support Programs (EDAJAGAH), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Youth education charity
• Peer tutoring services
• Community learning hubs
• STEM coding clubs
• EAL language support

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Success4All relies primarily on donations from individuals, charitable foundations, and corporate sponsors to fund operations. The organization actively runs fundraising campaigns including raffles and community events.
2. Contribution Fees: Modest contribution fees from families for Learning Hub sessions and summer school programs, with a sliding scale to ensure access regardless of financial circumstances.
3. Government/Trust Grants: Funding from government programs (HAF summer programme via Street Games), charitable trusts (NorthStar Ventures, Recce Foundation, Watson Family Trust, Reece Foundation), and corporate funders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Success4All is a children's charity that delivers educational support through community-based Learning Hubs, weekly Clubs (including Code Club, STEM Challenge, Creativity Club and the STAND4 youth activism group), Holiday Activities and Summer Schools, plus a mobile Learning Bus. Services are delivered primarily through trained volunteer tutor-befrienders (older youth supporting younger children) at fixed community locations and via partnerships with schools across the North East of England. The organisation also offers school services including STEM workshops, English as an Additional Language (EAL) support and Home Languages tuition for GCSE/A-level preparation, with the Language Collaboration Project as a formalised language support offering.

Product overview

Success4All is a children and young people's charity providing educational support services primarily in Newcastle upon Tyne. The core offering is a unified model built around Learning Hubs, supplemented by a portfolio of Clubs (Code Club, Creativity Club, STEM Challenge), Youth Groups including the STAND4 activism programme, Holiday Activities and Summer Schools. Services are delivered through both fixed-location community hubs and the mobile Learning Bus. For schools, Success4All offers STEM Services, EAL support, Home Languages programmes, and the Language Collaboration Project. The organisation operates on a dual-beneficiary model where young people learn from each other, with peer tutors receiving training and accreditation while supporting younger learners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STAND4: Award-winning youth activism group, originally established in 2010 as WEYDA (West End Young Digital Artists). Members aged 13-19 are passionate about tackling social issues.
• WEYDA
• Learning Bus
• Tyne Tea'ers
• The Language Collaboration Project

Products and services

• Learning Hubs Relaxed, informal community spaces where older trained youth support, befriend and mentor younger children through peer tutoring and homework help, operating across multiple community centres in Newcastle.
• Youth Groups Groups where young people work on projects that matter to them, developing new skills, giving back to the community and ensuring their voices are heard through leadership and activism.
• Clubs (Code Club, Creativity Club, STEM Challenge, STAND4, Tyne Tea'ers) Weekly activities focused on interests, talents and sport that nurture young people's potential while giving older youth opportunities to develop leadership, confidence and transferable skills.
• Summer Schools Three-week summer programmes combining learning, enrichment and recreation — including sports, STEM, outdoor adventures and academic components — for children aged 5-16, at £5/day with sibling discounts.
• Holiday Activities Indoor and outdoor opportunities including Easter revision sessions, family and youth trips, and multi-week summer programmes combining learning, enrichment and recreation.
• Learning Bus Multi-functional mobile learning space converted from a London double-decker bus that brings STEM and computer coding clubs directly to communities that otherwise couldn't access them.
• STAND4 Award-winning youth activism group for young people aged 13-19 who are passionate about tackling social issues and having their voices heard.
• Code Club Online coding club where children and young people learn to code using Scratch, HTML/CSS, Python, and work with LEGO robots, BBC micro:bits and Picoboards.
• STEM Challenge Practical and team-based experience for KS1 and KS2 primary school classes, inspired by real-life challenges faced by North East science, technology and engineering companies.
• Creativity Club After-school club for children aged 5-12 providing hands-on, practical and explorative STEAM activities including Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics challenges.
• STEM Services for Schools STEM workshops and programmes for Early Years, KS1, KS2, KS3 and KS4 students delivered in schools, including the 6-week STEM Saturday Club and STEM Challenge programme.
• EAL In School Services English as an Additional Language (EAL) support services for pupils with EAL in schools, including in-class interventions and after-school clubs to accelerate language proficiency.
• Home Languages Support for students to gain GCSE or A-level qualifications in their home languages, from in-class interventions to after-school clubs.
• The Language Collaboration Project Formalisation of Success4All's language support services as a bedrock to support the charity's community activities, led by specialist linguist Ülfet Şeahin.
• Online Tutoring One-to-one tutoring delivered online to young learners over 6-week blocks, allowing volunteers to support children remotely (6 sessions for £18, service not available year-round).

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 25,000 children and young people supported since 2006
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kids KabinminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Community organization that hosted African Summer School and intercultural holiday clubs in early years of operation.
• UNICEF UKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018Partnered with UNICEF's Child Friendly Cities initiative, with children and young people participating in discovery days and planning events at St James Park alongside Newcastle's child-friendly city board.
• Play in NewcastlecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Delivers Kids Can Cook programme and sports activities at Summer Schools and Learning Hubs. Regular partner for holiday programs providing cooking sessions and physical activities.
• Go Volunteer (Newcastle University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017University volunteer program providing volunteers for Easter and Summer holiday clubs. Enabled coding, robotics, and rocket activities through LEGO and BBC micro:bit projects.
• British Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Delivered first aid and life skills workshops to children during Easter Study Support sessions, teaching skills including how to keep themselves and others safe.
• SamsungminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015Enabled launch of Code Club in Blakelaw Community Centre through technology support.
• Meadow Well ConnectedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Community hub in North Shields hosting Success4All Learning Hub. Partnered to bring the Success4All model to an underserved area, with partner staff describing it as a great resource for families.
• BBCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Worked on BBC animation project in 2011 as part of creative programming.
• Newcastle UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Partnership for 3-day intensive GCSE revision courses and Eurosole European-funded project. Also Career Development Module partnership allowing volunteers to earn 20 UCAS credits. WEYDA group participated in international projects with university support.
• African Community Advice North East (ACANE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2006Initial partner for founding of the organization. ACANE worked with founder Caroline Afolabi-Deleu to deliver the first Homework Club in Byker, launching Language Clubs across the North East under the Going For Success CIC name.
• Walker Technology CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2006Long-term partner since 2006, hosting language clubs (Spanish, Chinese, Italian, Turkish, French, German), Learning Hubs, and WEYDA youth group activities. EAL services credited with helping school achieve best EAL exam results in Newcastle.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IntoUniversity: UK educational charity operating local learning centres that provide after-school academic support, mentoring, and aspiration-raising for disadvantaged young people. Highly comparable in mission, volunteer-driven model, and hub-based delivery to disadvantaged communities.
• Action Tutoring: National charity delivering volunteer-led tutoring programmes to pupils from low-income backgrounds across multiple UK cities. Directly comparable in target beneficiaries (disadvantaged pupils), volunteer-tutor delivery model, and partnership with schools.
• The Access Project: UK charity supporting disadvantaged students through volunteer tutoring and university-aspiration mentoring in schools. Comparable in combining academic tutoring with school partnerships and a structured volunteer programme.
• Tutor Trust: Manchester-based charity recruiting and training university students and community volunteers as tutors for disadvantaged pupils. Comparable volunteer-tutor delivery model and focus on educational inequality in the North of England.
• ReachOut UK: Youth mentoring charity pairing university students as academic mentors with pupils from disadvantaged communities. Closely aligned in using older student volunteers to support younger learners, a near-identical peer model.

Emerging players

• MyBnk: UK charity delivering expert-led education programmes in schools to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Comparable in school-based delivery model and supplementary educational services for at-risk youth.
• Greenhouse Sports: UK charity using sport and mentoring to engage disadvantaged young people in schools, combining enrichment with academic and personal development goals. Comparable in targeting the same beneficiary segment with a multi-activity hub model.

Others

• Street Games: National charity supporting local organisations to deliver sport and physical activity in disadvantaged communities, and Success4All's HAF programme partner. Comparable as a funder/partner for community-based youth services rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Fairbridge (Prince's Trust programme): Established national youth charity offering personal development and education programmes for disadvantaged 13-25 year olds. Comparable beneficiary segment and youth-development orientation, but operates at much larger scale with broader programme portfolio.

Regional players

• Refugee Education UK (Refugee Council programme): Programme supporting refugees and asylum seekers into higher education through mentoring and tutoring. Comparable in serving EAL and refugee populations with educational support, though operating at a different stage of the learner journey.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/S4ALearningHubs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Success4allCIC
• Facebookfacebook.com/S4ALearningHubsandClubs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/success4all
• Instagraminstagram.com/success4allcio/?hl=en

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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