Voluntary and Community

Helping voluntary and community organisations move beyond compliance to build trauma-informed, safe, and inclusive cultures that prioritise safety, respect, and accountability for staff, volunteers, and the communities they serve.

Practical Solutions for Safer, More Inclusive Community Services

We work alongside community organisations that make a real difference in their sectors and in the lives of the people they support. Whether working with youth groups, grassroots clubs, local networks, charities, or religious organisations, these groups play a vital role in strengthening communities, fostering inclusion, and supporting wellbeing.

LimeCulture supports organisations to understand and meet their responsibilities to prevent harassment and create safe, respectful environments for staff, stakeholders, volunteers, and those who access their services. Our experienced team provides tailored advice and support, helping organisations create cultures where people can feel respected, safe, and empowered.

We offer practical, context-specific solutions that reflect each organisation’s unique needs, challenges, and strengths, ensuring that safeguarding, inclusion, and good governance are embedded across all aspects of their work. From developing robust safeguarding and harassment prevention procedures to delivering training for staff and volunteers, we equip organisations with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to protect their communities while promoting safe and inclusive cultures.

By combining sector expertise with a deep understanding of local realities, we support community and religious organisations to deliver services effectively, responsibly, and sustainably, strengthening trust and enhancing the impact they have on the people and communities they serve.

Consultancy customised to your needs

Our services draw on years of experience supporting organisations to achieve effective culture change and put it into practice. We work with voluntary and community organisations, including charities, grassroots groups, and local networks, through leadership and culture reviews, needs assessments, strategic planning, and policy and process development.

We help organisations meet safeguarding and legal obligations while embedding respect, accountability, and inclusion, driving lasting, positive change for staff, volunteers, and the communities they serve.

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Training courses

Our sector-leading training, including leadership development programmes, equips participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to create safe, inclusive, and effective community environments.

We offer a mix of core courses and customised in-house training, all tailored to the realities of the voluntary and community sector, helping participants develop new skills or refresh existing knowledge in ways that are practical, relevant, and impactful.

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Testimonials

Testimonial by Leigh Graham, Counselling Manager

Testimonial by Deborah Hooton, Operations Manager

Testimonial by Imran Manzoor, Head of Service

“The Lime Culture Independent Accreditation Programme and Male Quality Standards have been an invaluable framework for reflecting on and strengthening our practice. The accreditation process was rigorous yet supportive, helping us evidence the quality of our trauma-informed work with men who have experienced domestic and/or sexual violence.

It encouraged meaningful reflection, continuous improvement, and ensured our service remains safe, ethical, and responsive to the needs of the male clients that we support. We found the process constructive, professionally affirming, and highly relevant to frontline practice and cannot thank the team at LimeCulture enough for the guidance to help our service achieve accreditation.”

Kieran Hobbs-Gould, YOU Counselling Service Manager, The YOU Trust

‘Survivors UK feel really passionate about working with male survivors. Having the Quality Standards supporting our organisation gives us the focus to continue to meet our clients’ needs.’

Leigh Graham, Counselling Manager, Survivors UK

‘We wanted to ensure that we reached all survivors, in particular the males who made up 9% of our caseload, so we embarked on the process to achieve the Male Quality Standards to ensure males were aware that our services were quality assured and open to them. LimeCulture were very supportive. Whilst the process involved was intense at times it provided an opportunity to review our services and address any barriers for males. Having the Quality Mark has resulted in the proportion of males accessing our service increasing from 9% at commencement of the process to 14% today.’

Deborah Hooton, Operations Manager, Nottinghamshire Sexual Violence Support Service

‘In achieving the Quality Standards our service saw a thorough and wholesale improvement in the management and delivery of our service. We have received legitimacy from mainstream bodies and a surge in referrals since achieving the Quality Mark.’

Imran Manzoor, Head of Service, Breaking the Silence

‘Pursuing independently accredited best practice quality standards is a strategic priority for Safeline. We are an inclusive organisation and want to ensure any survivor accessing our services gets the support they want and need. The Male Quality Standards (MQS) are critical to delivering that goal.

‘Comparing our service against best practice standards immediately identified numerous opportunities to improve our support for male survivors. External verification that our support for male survivors meets the MQS has led to an increase in males accessing our services: they are confident that the support they will receive is high quality.

‘Having external experts assess your services as meeting best practice standards has created a real sense of professional pride within the charity and has helped us retain and recruit staff. Meeting the standards has also helped us secure additional funds to support more male survivors.’

Neil Henderson, Chief Executive of Safeline and Founding Member of the Male Survivors Partnership

Case Studies

10/12/2025

Developing a Sexual Misconduct Risk and Needs Framework for the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency

31/10/2025

UNICEF – International Training and Development Framework for Safeguarding Leads in Sport

LimeCulture developed the International Training Framework for Safeguarding Leads in Sport, in partnership with UNICEF UK, to enhance global safeguarding practices.

31/10/2025

Jersey Action Against Rape – Independent Service Review

LimeCulture conducted an independent review of JAAR’s support services, providing insights to help shape and improve their future service delivery.

25/09/2025