Doceo Development CIC equips young people aged 14 to 18 with the employability skills, professional networks and confidence they need to move into work, apprenticeships or further study. The company opened for business in July 2020. It delivers its work in three ways: In-person corporate partnerships: cohorts of students spend one or two days at the offices of a corporate partner, taking part in workshops, mock interviews and career panels delivered jointly by Doceo staff and employees of the partner. In-person school interventions: Doceo staff visit schools in deprived boroughs in London and elsewhere in England to deliver assemblies, mock interviews and careers fairs, raising aspirations and reducing the risk of students becoming NEET. Digital resources: virtual programmes, coaching and online learning materials that widen access to Doceo's support beyond the schools and offices the team can reach in person. During the financial year ending 31 December 2025, the company's activities benefited the community in the following ways: 2,430 young people aged 14 to 18 were reached, an increase of 145% on 2024. This brings the total reached since 2020 to 5,851. This growth in reach was achieved largely through in-kind support: 76 professional volunteers from partner firms delivered sessions, and corporate partners hosted programmes at their own offices at no cost to the company. 1,940 of those students were reached through direct school outreach. Three flagship programmes ran during the year: Money Matters, a financial literacy programme delivered with Barclays (28 students); EmpowerED, a two-day law and technology programme delivered with White & Case LLP and IBM (57 students); and the Aspiring Leaders Programme, eight hours of small group coaching with one-to-one mentoring (60 students). 30 one-to-one mentoring matches were made through the Aspiring Leaders Programme, and 76 professional volunteers from partner firms gave their time to deliver sessions. A further 120 students were reached through community partnerships with the AKAYA Wellness Foundation and WCAN. The students reached were those least likely to have access to professional networks through family or school: 96% attended state comprehensive schools, 58% were eligible for free school meals, 96% identified as belonging to a minority ethnic group and 76% identified as female. 98% of participants achieved the outcomes set out in the company's theory of change, and 97% said they would recommend a Doceo programme to another student. Every Money Matters participant reported an increase in financial literacy and professional confidence, and 96% of EmpowerED participants demonstrated improvement against core employability benchmarks including mock interviews and professional communication. Doceo published research on employability skills and hosted a roundtable bringing together employers, educators, policymakers and students to address the gap between academic achievement and professional readiness. Our 2025 Annual Impact Report, covering these points in more detail, is attached.

The company's stakeholders are: students aged 14 to 18 who take part in its programmes; the parents and guardians of those students; teachers, careers leads and senior staff at partner schools; the businesses that host programmes and offer apprenticeships and graduate opportunities to school and university leavers; and the professional volunteers who deliver sessions. The directors have lived experience of the problem the company exists to address and have shaped the business model around it. Stakeholders were consulted during the year in four ways. Every student completes a short survey at the end of each programme covering what they gained, how the programme was delivered and what should change. An annual student focus group is held each November. Partner schools give structured feedback after every assembly, careers fair or mock interview session. Corporate partners and volunteers are debriefed after each programme they host. Action taken in response to that feedback during and after the year included: The November 2024 student focus group informed the design of the 2025 programmes, and the November 2025 focus group has informed the 2026 programme plan. Students asked for exposure to a wider range of industries than law, technology and finance. In response, a new programme is being introduced in 2026: Catalyst, covering biomedical sciences. Students consistently valued one-to-one contact with professionals most highly. The Aspiring Leaders Programme was expanded to 30 one-to-one mentoring matches and 60 coaches in 2025. Partner schools asked for continuity rather than one-off visits. The company has set a target of establishing three to five recurring school partnerships in 2026. Employers reported a gap between students' academic attainment and their readiness for professional environments. The curriculum was revised to give more weight to applied skills such as networking, financial literacy and digital fluency. (If applicable, please just state “A social audit report covering these points is attached”).

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