Project

IDINDIGO-POJ-0346
Impact Bond Name - (Value)The Skill Mill (2)
Stage of Development - (Value)Implementation
Stage of Development - (Source ID's)source1
Social Investment Prototype - (Value)NO
Dates - Start date of service provision - (Value)2026-03
Dates - (Source ID's)source1
Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction - (Value)GB
Jurisdiction - (Notes)source1
Overall project finance - Total investment commitment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Overall project finance - Total investment commitment - Amount - Exact - (Value)2000000
Overall project finance - Total investment commitment - Amount USD - Exact - (Value)2707190
Overall project finance - (Notes)The outcome payments for this project are a combination of payments from local authorities, Youth Endowment Fund grant, and commercial sales to employers hiring Skill Mill participants.
Purpose and classifications - Social challenge - (Value)Youth reoffending and labour-market exclusion among young ex-offenders
Purpose and classifications - Intervention - (Value)The Skill Mill provides young ex-offenders with paid employment working on local environmental projects, along with personalised support and training to help them build better, brighter futures.
Purpose and classifications - Policy sector - (Value)Criminal justice
Purpose and classifications - (Source ID's)source1
Service and beneficiaries - Target population - (Value)Young people aged 16-18 involved in the criminal justice system
Service and beneficiaries - Targeted number of unique service users or beneficiaries (total) - (Value)288
Service and beneficiaries - Unit type of targeted service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Service and beneficiaries - (Source ID's)source1
Delivery Locations 1: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation1
Delivery Locations 1: Location - Name - (Value)Barnsley
Delivery Locations 1: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 1: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)53.5526
Delivery Locations 1: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.4797
Delivery Locations 2: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation2
Delivery Locations 2: Location - Name - (Value)Birmingham
Delivery Locations 2: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 2: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)52.4862
Delivery Locations 2: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.8904
Delivery Locations 3: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation3
Delivery Locations 3: Location - Name - (Value)Bradford
Delivery Locations 3: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 3: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)53.795
Delivery Locations 3: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.7594
Delivery Locations 4: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation4
Delivery Locations 4: Location - Name - (Value)Brighton & Hove
Delivery Locations 4: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 4: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)50.8225
Delivery Locations 4: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-0.1372
Delivery Locations 5: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation5
Delivery Locations 5: Location - Name - (Value)Cambridgeshire
Delivery Locations 5: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 5: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)52.3333
Delivery Locations 5: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)0.0833
Delivery Locations 6: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation6
Delivery Locations 6: Location - Name - (Value)Cheshire
Delivery Locations 6: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 6: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)53.1667
Delivery Locations 6: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-2.5833
Delivery Locations 7: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation7
Delivery Locations 7: Location - Name - (Value)Devon
Delivery Locations 7: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 7: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)50.7156
Delivery Locations 7: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-3.5309
Delivery Locations 8: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation8
Delivery Locations 8: Location - Name - (Value)Durham
Delivery Locations 8: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 8: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)54.7753
Delivery Locations 8: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.5849
Delivery Locations 9: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation9
Delivery Locations 9: Location - Name - (Value)Greenwich
Delivery Locations 9: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 9: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)51.4892
Delivery Locations 9: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)0.0648
Delivery Locations 10: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation10
Delivery Locations 10: Location - Name - (Value)Leeds
Delivery Locations 10: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 10: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)53.8008
Delivery Locations 10: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.5491
Delivery Locations 11: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation11
Delivery Locations 11: Location - Name - (Value)Barking & Dagenham
Delivery Locations 11: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 11: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)51.5607
Delivery Locations 11: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)0.1557
Delivery Locations 12: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation12
Delivery Locations 12: Location - Name - (Value)Hackney
Delivery Locations 12: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 12: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)51.545
Delivery Locations 12: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-0.0553
Delivery Locations 13: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation13
Delivery Locations 13: Location - Name - (Value)West Mercia Police (covering multiple Local Authorities)
Delivery Locations 13: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 14: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation14
Delivery Locations 14: Location - Name - (Value)Reading
Delivery Locations 14: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 14: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)51.4543
Delivery Locations 14: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-0.9781
Delivery Locations 15: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation15
Delivery Locations 15: Location - Name - (Value)Rhondda Cynon Taf
Delivery Locations 15: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 15: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)51.585
Delivery Locations 15: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-3.417
Delivery Locations 16: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation16
Delivery Locations 16: Location - Name - (Value)Sheffield
Delivery Locations 16: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 16: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)53.3811
Delivery Locations 16: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.4701
Delivery Locations 17: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation17
Delivery Locations 17: Location - Name - (Value)Sunderland
Delivery Locations 17: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 17: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)54.9069
Delivery Locations 17: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-1.3838
Delivery Locations 18: Service Provision ID - (Value)deliverylocation18
Delivery Locations 18: Location - Name - (Value)Surrey
Delivery Locations 18: Location - Country - (Value)GB
Delivery Locations 18: Lat/Lng - Lat - (Value)51.2362
Delivery Locations 18: Lat/Lng - Lng - (Value)-0.5704
Sources 1: Idsource1
Sources 1: Name - (Value)Press release: 'BOP, The Skill Mill, and partners launch programme to tackle youth reoffending' - Published in April, 2026.
Sources 1: Type - (Value)Press release
Sources 1: URL - (Value)https://bridgesoutcomespartnerships.org/bop-the-skill-mill-and-partners-launch-programme-to-tackle-youth-reoffending/
Sources 2: Idsource2
Sources 2: Name - (Value)Article: 'Paid work and a second chance: £5.6 million to expand youth employment programme' - Youth Endowment Fund website (2026)
Sources 2: Type - (Value)Website
Sources 2: URL - (Value)https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/news/paid-work-and-a-second-chance-5-6-million-to-expand-youth-employment-programme/
Sources 3: Idsource3
Sources 3: Name - (Value)Email correspondence with Bridges Outcomes Partnership on 1st September 2026
Sources 3: Type - (Value)Email correspondence
Service Provisions 1: Idserviceprovision1
Service Provisions 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1116
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1786
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 1: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 2: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0691
Outcome Payment Commitments 2: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 2: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 3: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1787
Outcome Payment Commitments 3: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 3: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 4: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0770
Outcome Payment Commitments 4: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 4: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 5: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1788
Outcome Payment Commitments 5: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 5: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 6: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1071
Outcome Payment Commitments 6: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 6: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 7: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0677
Outcome Payment Commitments 7: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 7: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 8: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1118
Outcome Payment Commitments 8: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 8: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 9: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0126
Outcome Payment Commitments 9: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 9: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 10: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1119
Outcome Payment Commitments 10: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 10: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 11: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1594
Outcome Payment Commitments 11: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 11: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 12: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1101
Outcome Payment Commitments 12: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 12: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 13: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1789
Outcome Payment Commitments 13: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 13: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 14: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1790
Outcome Payment Commitments 14: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 14: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 15: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1791
Outcome Payment Commitments 15: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 15: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 16: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0006
Outcome Payment Commitments 16: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 16: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 17: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1149
Outcome Payment Commitments 17: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 17: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Outcome Payment Commitments 18: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0552
Outcome Payment Commitments 18: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Government/Public Sector/Public Bank
Outcome Payment Commitments 18: Maximum potential Outcome payment - Currency - (Value)GBP
Intermediary services 1: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-0121
Intermediary services 1: Other Role Description - (Value)Intermediary organisation
Intermediary services 1: NotesFlexible working capital to enable programme delivery is provided to The Skill Mill by social investors coordinated by Bridges Outcomes Partnerships. Local authority payments are made for agreed outcomes, only once they have been achieved. Bridges also provides programme development, coordination support and impact management expertise.
Intermediary services 2: Organisation ID - (Value)INDIGO-ORG-1785
Intermediary services 2: Organisation Role Category - (Value)Other
Intermediary services 2: Other Role Description - (Value)Provided funding for the RCT evaluation and expansion of The Skill Mill programme
Outcome Metrics 1: Idoutcomemetric1
Outcome Metrics 1: Outcome Definition - (Value)Starts in the programme
Outcome Metrics 1: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Outcome Metrics 2: Idoutcomemetric2
Outcome Metrics 2: Outcome Definition - (Value)Completion of programme induction
Outcome Metrics 2: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Outcome Metrics 3: Idoutcomemetric3
Outcome Metrics 3: Outcome Definition - (Value)Level 2 qualification achieved
Outcome Metrics 3: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Outcome Metrics 4: Idoutcomemetric4
Outcome Metrics 4: Outcome Definition - (Value)6-month programme employment completed
Outcome Metrics 4: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Outcome Metrics 5: Idoutcomemetric5
Outcome Metrics 5: Outcome Definition - (Value)Onward Education, Employment, Training attained
Outcome Metrics 5: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Outcome Metrics 6: Idoutcomemetric6
Outcome Metrics 6: Outcome Definition - (Value)No offending for 12 months
Outcome Metrics 6: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual
Outcome Metrics 7: Idoutcomemetric7
Outcome Metrics 7: Outcome Definition - (Value)Improvement in wellbeing
Outcome Metrics 7: Unit type of targeted Service users or beneficiaries - (Value)Individual

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