Case studies

Carers First was established in Tonbridge in 1991, by carers who wanted to help others in a similar situation. Today, Carers First works with over 15,000 unpaid carers, providing practical information and support. Making it easier for them to continue living their lives to the fullest. Fastmarkets provides market reflective price data, news and insights for the metals, mining, forest products and agriculture commodity markets. With over 130 years of specialist commodity expertise, it aims to be the world’s leading and most trusted data provider. GPS is the trusted and proven go-to payments processing partner for today’s leading challenger brands, including Revolut, Starling Bank and Curve. Founded in 2007, GPS’ highly flexible and configurable platform places the control firmly in the hands of global fintechs, digital banks and e-wallets, enabling them to deliver rich functionality to the cardholder and accelerating the delivery of better financial experiences for every customer. Afrika Tikkun is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the reduction of youth unemployment in South Africa by tackling the socio-economic drivers that make it difficult for young people to access the economy as productive citizens. Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator is a not-for-profit social enterprise building African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment. Active Luton is a sports and leisure trust operating a variety of sports and leisure facilities in Luton. It is also responsible for developing sport and has a key role helping to improve the health and well-being of residents within the local community. New Start is a family run not-for-profit organisation established in 1997 delivering a diverse range of homelessness projects which are designed to help some of the most complex and disadvantaged groups across Merseyside. Broadway Bradford is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK located in the city of Leeds and boasting 570,000 sq ft of retail space with such big names as: Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Boots, Superdry, Footasylum, schuh, Next, Zizzi, Topshop and River Island. Built in 2015 with a cutting edge interior design and a layout which connects Little Germany to the rest of central Bradford. Chess is one of the UK’s leading independent and trusted technology service providers, employing 300 skilled people across the UK, supporting over 20,000 organisations. By leveraging world-class technology, Chess helps you to connect your people, protect your data, grow your business, reduce your costs and work better together, which means your business, your people and your customers can thrive. Coillte is a commercial forestry business in Ireland, owned by the state, and based in Newtownmountkennedy. Coillte manage approximately 7% of the country’s land, and operates three businesses - their core forestry business, a land solutions business, and a wood panel manufacturing business called `Medite Smartply`.