Safer lives
Digital tools and practical learning that support safety online, in public spaces and when people need local help.
London social impact software company
Social impact software,
built with communities.
We work with young people, communities, councils and charities to build technology that supports safer online spaces, safer streets and better local services.
Co-designed with communities. Built for public services. Safeguarding, privacy and accessibility from the start.
- LiveCommunity safety data interface in a pilot with a local authority
- In the roomWorkshops in schools, pupil referral units and youth settings
- Built withYoung people and frontline practitioners from the first session
What social impact software means
Technology shaped by the people it affects and used by the organisations responsible for them. We design it with young people, build it properly and stay honest about what it can and cannot do.
How we workOur vision and mission
Our vision
A world where young people and the communities around them are safe, have real opportunities and help shape the technology and services that affect their lives.
Our mission
To build social impact software with young people and the organisations responsible for them. We help councils, charities and public services tackle complex social challenges, and create paid training and work for young people along the way.
Why this exists
Safety does not stop at the screen.
Safer online. Safer in the streets. Better local services.
What happens on a phone at midnight can shape what happens at school, at home and at the bus stop the next day. Access to help also depends on where someone lives and whether local services understand their experience. We build technology that helps organisations respond to that whole picture, with the young people and practitioners who live it.
What the technology is here to change
Three outcomes shape everything we take on.
Stronger opportunities
Paid participation, training and routes into digital work that help young people build confidence, skills and experience.
Better local services
Ethical community insight that helps councils, charities and public services understand gaps, see patterns and respond earlier.
See what formal data can miss.
We help organisations understand experiences that are often missing from formal datasets, without treating people as data points.
Insight is gathered through trusted local relationships and protects the safety, privacy and dignity of everyone who shares it.
- A clear reason to collect it.
- Only what is needed.
- Findings returned to communities.
- Personal data never sold.
From community experience to local action
Share
A young person or resident contributes through a trusted, accessible route. Taking part is voluntary.
Protect
Only what is needed is collected, with consent. Information is minimised and kept secure.
Check
Reports are checked, labelled by source and placed in context alongside official data.
See
An authorised team sees patterns, gaps and places that need attention, never individuals.
Act
The organisation decides what to do, and communities are told what changed.
Community-reported information supports professional judgement. It does not replace verified crime data, safeguarding procedures or emergency services, and it does not predict individual behaviour.
Built with people, not handed to them.
Young people do more than attend a consultation. They test ideas, challenge assumptions and shape decisions, and they are paid for substantial contributions. Practitioners and communities are involved from the first session, and everyone is told what changed because they took part.
- Clear purpose.
- Paid for substantial work.
- Feedback on what changed.
- Safeguarding throughout.
How this works in practice: how we work. How we keep people safe: safeguarding.
Our work
What we are building
Every piece of work starts with a social challenge, not a technology brief.
Live pilot with a local authority
Community safety intelligence for local authorities
A secure data interface for council safety teams, bringing official data and governed community insight together as maps, patterns and trends.
See the detail
Available for delivery
Online harms workshops and training
In-person workshops and staff training in schools, pupil referral units and youth settings, from grooming and sextortion to deepfakes.
See the detail
Partnership discussions open
Opportunity and support access
Digital services that make local opportunities and support easier to find, understand and use, built for older phones and slower connections.
See the detailThree ways to work together.
Every route starts with the people affected, not the technology.
Use what we have built.
Put an existing YFD tool to work in your borough, service or programme, with training, safeguarding and ongoing support.
Use an existing toolBuild something new together.
Bring us a challenge no existing tool can solve. We shape and build the response with the people it affects.
Start something newPartner with us.
Bring your community relationships and we bring co-design, software, responsible data and training, all working towards a shared outcome.
Explore a partnershipClimate and environment
Climate is part of our social mission.
Young people will live with today’s climate decisions for longest, so responsible technology should reduce waste, not create more of it.
- Halve our emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
- Low-carbon software built to the W3C Web Sustainability Guidelines.
- Renewable-powered hosting for every live service we run.
- Low-carbon travel across London and devices kept in use for longer.
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Built for the organisations doing the work
We specialise in working with young people and communities who are usually left out of the research, data and decisions that shape their lives. We work best with organisations that genuinely care and want to make a real difference.
- Local authorities and councils
- Violence reduction units
- Police and crime bodies
- Transport bodies
- Regional government
- Schools and colleges
- NHS trusts and ICBs
- Housing associations
- Charities and youth services
- Employers with a duty of care
You can’t make a great decision without young people.
Tell us what needs to change. Bring us the challenge, the people affected and the outcome you need. We will help you decide whether an existing tool, something new or a partnership is the right route.
We reply within three working days. You will speak with the people who would shape and build the work.