Catch 22

At Catch22, we operate as a national social business and charity with over 200 years of frontline heritage. Our mission is to design and deliver public services that build resilience and aspiration in people of all ages, transforming social welfare and reforming public service delivery across the UK.

Who We Are

Headquartered in London, UK, we operate as a registered charity and social enterprise partnering with local authorities, government bodies, and commissioners. Combining a charitable mission with a commercial operational mindset, our teams provide vital community-based support and alternative public provisions.

What We Do

We deliver an integrated suite of public welfare, education, and social intervention services:

• Justice & Rehabilitation Services: Operating offender management, violence reduction interventions, and victim support programs both in custody and within the community.
• Alternative Education & Special Provision: Providing specialized schools and learning programs for young people aged 4 to 18 who require alternatives to mainstream education.
• Children's Social Care & Care Leavers: Supporting looked-after children, managing leaving care pathways, and operating national frameworks like the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum.
• Employability & Skills Training: Running targeted apprenticeship programs, vocational schemes, and employment support initiatives for individuals facing barriers to work.
• Child Exploitation & Family Support: Delivering specialized intervention services to protect young people from sexual and criminal exploitation, missing incidents, and family crisis.

Our Approach & Values

• Social Value Over Profit: Operating with the heart of a charity and the efficiency of a business to funnel frontline learnings directly into systemic public service reform.
• Building Resilience: Empowering individuals to overcome complex personal challenges through structured mentoring, consistent relationship-building, and practical intervention.
• Collaborative Reform: Partnering across public, private, and voluntary sectors to design innovative models that permanently improve social welfare outcomes.

Industry Role

We operate as a National Social Business and Public Services Provider. Our role is to act as a primary delivery partner for government and local authorities, supplying essential community welfare, criminal justice, alternative education, and social care infrastructure across England and Wales.