imabi Community CIC: Turning Technology into Social Change
Safety is something we talk about constantly - in schools, in workplaces, and across communities. However, access to real safeguarding tools isn’t something that’s always equal.
Some schools can invest in digital reporting systems and wellbeing platforms
Some community groups can allocate budget to safeguarding infrastructure
Others simply can’t, not because they don’t care, but because funding is stretched and priorities compete
imabi Community CIC exists to close that gap, sharing a simple belief:
Cost should never be the reason someone can’t access tools that help them feel safer, raise concerns, or find support
imabi Community CIC exists to widen access to imabi’s safeguarding, safety and wellbeing technology across schools, youth settings and communities, using donations, sponsorship, partnership and investment support to remove barriers and scale impact.
What is imabi Community CIC?
imabi Community CIC is a UK Community Interest Company (CIC) - a social enterprise created to benefit the community. Its role is not to replace imabi, nor to operate separately from it, but to widen access to the imabi ecosystem in places where it’s needed most.
It focuses on:
Supporting local communities through partnerships and digital access (including links to imabi Connect and imabi Travel Guardian)
Empowering young people by helping deliver access to imabi Inspire (safeguarding tools, resources, safe reporting routes)
Building partnerships with charities, local authorities, educators and frontline organisations to widen trusted suppor
Understanding the difference: imabi vs imabi Community CIC
Where imabi develops and operates the technology, the CIC helps ensure that schools, youth settings and community organisations can actually access it.
imabi (the platform/company)
imabi (imabi Ltd) develops and operates the platform and apps, running the technology that supports safety, safeguarding and wellbeing across public spaces, education and workplaces.
The company focuses on product development, security, compliance, partnerships and long-term sustainability. It ensures the platform is robust, secure, and capable of scaling nationally and beyond.
imabi Community CIC (the social enterprise “access engine”)
The CIC exists to ensure that access to these tools is not limited to those with larger budgets. It channels sponsorship, donations and fundraising into real-world delivery, particularly in:
Schools
Youth environments
Community settings
Local initiatives
In short:
imabi builds the infrastructure
imabi Community CIC helps fund access and delivery across the communities
The Purpose behind the CIC
Safeguarding works best when it’s preventative, when people can raise concerns early, when reporting feels safe, and when support is visible and trusted.
The CIC model is important because it:
reduces inequality of access to safeguarding tools (schools/communities with smaller budgets aren’t left behind)
supports schools and communities with limited funding
helps scale early intervention and reporting culture (so issues are seen earlier, not after harm escalates)
creates a legitimate pathway for social-value funding to translate directly into protection and support
strengthens local safety ecosystems
In short:
It turns goodwill into practical action.
Why Sponsors are Essential
Sponsors are not just supporters - they are enablers of access.
Through structured sponsorship models, businesses can directly support schools and communities, often within their own local area. Sponsors’ support funds access to digital safeguarding tools that might otherwise be out of reach.
What sponsors make possible
Sponsors help fund:
school/community access to tools that support reporting, guidance and early intervention
wider roll-out (so coverage isn’t patchy or postcode-dependent)
delivery of measurable impact and long-term sustainability for community safeguarding programmes
Why businesses sponsor (beyond goodwill)
CSR & social value with measurable outcomes
marketing visibility via imabi channels
local matching to nearby schools
workforce benefits via access to imabi Pro
Sponsorship is not charity - it’s a practical mechanism for scaling impact while giving businesses a credible social-value story.
Why Investors Matter Just as Much
Sponsors and donors help widen access now. Investors help make sure the platform (and its ability to serve communities safely) can scale reliably, stay secure, and keep improving.
In practice, investment supports things sponsors typically don’t fund, like:
product development and platform improvements
security, privacy governance, and operational resilience
scaling partnerships and infrastructure nationally
building sustainable delivery models that outlast single campaigns
Why this matters: communities need confidence that the tools they rely on will still be there in five years’ time and not just during a funded pilot phase.
Bringing it All Together: Ecosystem Built Around Balance
Think of imabi as an ecosystem:
imabi (the platform/company) builds and operates the technology that enables anonymous reporting, safety information, and trusted support.
imabi Community CIC exists to ensure that technology reaches the places where it matters most, even when budgets are tight, by converting sponsorship, fundraising and goodwill into access and delivery.
This “balance” model is powerful because it allows:
rapid innovation and scale (supported by investment)
equitable access and social-value delivery (supported by the CIC and sponsors)
A Shared Responsibility
Whether you are:
A business looking to invest in meaningful social value
An organisation wanting to strengthen community safeguarding
An investor who believes technology can drive long-term social good
Or a leader who sees the gaps every day
There is a role for you within this ecosystem!
imabi Community CIC is about funding:
earlier conversations
safer reporting
stronger local networks
future where fewer people feel alone in raising concerns and more people can access tools that help them be safer, feel supported, and be heard.
