Rathbone Head Office, 4th Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU

Rathbone, the working name of Rathbone Training, is a major provider of education and training to disadvantaged youth in England, Wales and Scotland. Rathbone gives young people who are experiencing significant disadvantages the right opportunities to learn and to achieve. The Rathbone Society was founded in 1969, building on the work in special-needs education of Elfrida Rathbone. The current organisation is the result of the 1995 merger with a similar service-provider, Community Industry. Company no. 01717639, charity no. 287120. Sources: http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk; www.rathboneuk.org; contact with NGO, August 2007

Community Industry; Rathbone Society (1969-1995); Rathbone Community Industry/Rathbone CI (1995-2000); Rathbone Training (2000-)