IN4 Group delivers £44m in social impact and supports more than 3,000 people in tech careers

By Rob Kelly

09 Jan 2025

IN4 Groups Skills City graduates

IN4 Group has generated more than £44 million in social impact, with £25.3 million delivered in 2024.

It has also supported more than 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds with access to careers in the tech sector.

The commercial enterprise led by Lancashire tech entrepreneur Mo Isap has seen its revenues grow consistently by over 53 per cent and achieve an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) of 20 per cent yearly over the past four years.

The company has expanded and operated across three UK regions and internationally across the Middle East, and it was recently ranked as one of the fastest-scaling businesses in the North West.

 According to the Social Impact Report produced by Social Value Business in partnership with the Social Value Quality Mark CIC (SVQM), for every £1 invested in the Group’s programmes, there is a social return on investment (SROI) of £3.98 with a total of £20.3 million generated on behalf of its stakeholders in 2024.

This is a significant increase of 77 per cent in the value of social impact compared to the previous year’s £14.3 million.

 The social value outcomes are broken down into six key areas: employment and volunteering (£9,637,676), education and skills (£6,457,742), economic (£4,479,195), health and wellbeing (£2,337,353), social and community (£1,722,217), and crime and justice (£708,045).

 The report found that 59 per cent of the participants across all activities in 2023-2024 were female, and 37 per cent were from ethnic minorities, showcasing the diversity of the individuals supported with access to the tech sector.

 This social impact has been created through IN4 Group’s Skills City, one of the country’s largest professional technology training operators; CyberFirst North West and West Midlands, which is an initiative delivered on behalf of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ; and IN4’s range of dynamic, fully funded programmes including the award-winning FreelanceHER 100, Gametech365 @HOST (The Home of Skills & Technology), Stockport Creative Campus and the Creative Solutions Programme delivered on behalf of Saudi Aramco.

 IN4 has created a unique regional blueprint that unlocks the potential of highly skilled local talent through technology, delivering sustainable prosperity in communities.

It has designed and established a portfolio of proven and impactful programmes to empower people, particularly women and those from disadvantaged and underrepresented communities, in launching successful tech careers and enterprises.

Blackburn-born Mo Isap, CEO of IN4 Group, is also the chairman of the Lancashire Business Board. 

He said: “Our mission at IN4 Group is to create profit with a purpose and to make a real difference to people’s lives through technology. We have once again seen incredible social impact results, with over £25 million being invested back into our communities this year.

 “We value the importance of balancing commercial business success with social responsibility, and having achieved a total of £44 million of social value in the last three years means we’re well on track with this mission.

"It only gives us the ambition to do more. With this in mind, we’re continuing to design and develop programmes with our clients, partners, and stakeholders to ensure we’re meeting the demands of the evolving tech ecosystems in the UK and internationally.”

 Richard Dickins, managing director Social Value Business, said: “We congratulate IN4 Group on the significant social value they are driving through Skills City, CyberFirst North West and West Midlands, and its programmes.

"They are outstanding examples of how the tech industry can support young and underrepresented people into digital careers. IN4 Group show a consistent passion and commitment to driving prosperity at a community level. It has been a pleasure to map and measure their impact.”

It comes after Lancashire Business View reported in October that businesses and organisations in Blackburn with Darwen were set to be among the first in the country to benefit from empowering AI training with the IN4 Group, one of the UK’s largest professional technology skills providers.

 

 

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