Royal Philanthropic Society

Catch22 is a social business, a not for profit business with a social mission which operates in the United Kingdom (England and Wales). For over 9 years it has designed and delivered services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities.

The organisation describes itself as “having the heart of a charity and the mind-set of a business”.

Catch22 was formed in 2008 by the merge of UK young people's organisations Rainer and Crime Concern.

Catch22’s 1500 staff and volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting 30,000 individuals from cradle to career. Today the organisation delivers alternative education, apprenticeships and employability programmes, justice and rehabilitation services (in prisons and in the community), gangs intervention work, emotional wellbeing and substance misuse, and children’s social care programmes.

Catch22 is a member of the T2A Alliance, NCVO, CJA and ERSA.

Catch22 Chief Executive is Chris Wright.

HRH Princess Anne is patron of the organisation. The Princess Royal attends regular events organised by Catch22 where she often speaks on social issues such as child sexual exploitation and young people’s mental health.

Inspired by the Joseph Heller novel, the organisation’s name refers to the catch-22 situation faced by many of the people with whom it works. The name change took place in 2008 after the merger of the charities Rainer and Crime Concern.

Catch22 has its origins in the Philanthropic Society formed in 1788. A merger of the Royal Philanthropic Society and The Rainer Foundation took place in 1997 to form RPSRainer. In 2003 it changed its name to Rainer.

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