Funding & Partnerships Positive Steps blends statutory, voluntary, and traded services funded by local authority grants, charitable donations, and a trading arm that funds charitable activity. This suggests a strong appetite for multi-channel partnership proposals, social impact collaborations, and grant-funded program expansions.

Growth & Geography Since 2011 the organization expanded from youth-focused services into employment support for adults and work with troubled families, with recent contract acquisitions in Rochdale and Tameside. Target opportunities include government and local authority tenders for employment services and family support in expanding catchment areas.

Digital & IT Readiness A technology stack featuring iCIMS, Azure AD, Intune, Teams, and cloud hosting indicates mature IT capabilities and potential for scalable, digitally delivered services, data-driven reporting, and secure partner integrations for joint ventures or subcontracting.

Social Impact & Funding Signals Recent news highlights include a £100k grant from Barclays UK Covid-19 Community Funding and partnerships to deliver mentoring programs. This demonstrates active access to philanthropic and community funding channels, presenting upsell opportunities for enhanced program delivery and impact measurement services.

Talent & Engagement With 200 staff and a strong employee engagement reputation as an employer of choice, there is potential to offer workforce development, training, or HR/people analytics solutions to support scalability, wellbeing initiatives, and retention in a growing nonprofit sector segment.