We estimate we help more than one million people each year, through an extensive range of high quality services. We are one of the first and largest new public sector mutuals, with shares allocated to managers and staff, as an employee-owned company.

Our services include:

■Careers services for both adults and young people
■Advice and guidance for offenders
■The Work Programme, the government's major initiative to help long term unemployed back to work, in the South West and London.
■Ofsted Early Years Inspection Services contract
■An extensive range of education consultancy and school improvement services

We are also widely recognised for expertise in event management, recruitment, community regeneration and educational resources. Gabbitas, one of the most trusted names in independent education is part of the Prospects Group.

CfA is also part of the Prospects Group. CfA specialise in the recruitment of senior executives and Trustees for charities and not-for-profit organisations in the UK and internationally.

Prospects has recently acquired a 59.4% shareholding in Zero One Data, a software company providing web-based systems and mobile applications for business use.Its major customers include the Royal Air Force, Tesco, B&Q, Jaguar Land Rover and British Gas.

Our offer to business, young people and the unemployed across England has been enhanced following a merger with South London Business. The merger gives us capacity in new areas including an apprenticeship training service and an employment service for businesses wishing to take on an apprentice.