The charitable arm of East Kilbride training and recruitment firm LOVE has more than tripled its turnover in a year.
LOVE Learning aims to narrow the attainment gap for children by giving educational awards and employability skills to young people who are outside the education system.
Turnover at LOVE Learning has increased from £198,000 in 2017/18 to £650,000 in 2018/19 and this is projected to rise to £3 million in the current year. When the organisation was founded in 2014/15 its turnover was a mere £43,000.
It has now secured a place on the North Lanarkshire Council framework, providing services aimed at closing the poverty-related attainment gap.
Lynn Bell, CEO of LOVE, said: ““We are delighted to note a tripling of turnover for LOVE Learning from last year, just as we have been awarded a place on the North Lanarkshire Council framework to provide services relating to closing the educational attainment gap.
“We have come along way as an organisation in a very short period of time and our increased turnover allows us to undertake even greater charitable activities.
“By using LOVE for training and recruitment, this also allows companies and organisation to fulfil their corporate social responsibilities by investing money back into the community through using a socially responsible provider."
LOVE provides leadership and health and safety training, as well as recruitment services, to companies and organisations. It uses profits from its recruitment and training business to part fund its charitable arm.
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Its place on the North Lanarkshire Council framework involves it directly with t he Scottish Attainment Challenge, aiming to achieving equity in educational outcomes.
In North Lanarkshire this includes:
- improving parenting skills in targeted families
- increasing attendance and reduced exclusion rates for targeted groups of young people
- ensuring child protection concerns are addressed and young people are safeguarded
- providing age and stage appropriate support for targeted young people out with school hours to reinforce engagement, as well as developing confidence, motivation and ability to participate in school work.
Bell added: “We look forward to continue working with companies and organisations as we endeavour to make Scotland one of the best places in the world for vulnerable children and young people to grow up in.”
