History

Probe (Hull) Limited is a not for profit organisation that operates as a social enterpirse and was established in 1996 to address issues relating to high unemployment and deprivation in local communiities.

The Probe Board consists of local residents, the private sector, a local councillor and the Princes’ Trust.

Probe’s mission is to work with local people and local businesses to help build prosperous, safe and attractive neighbourhoods. Probe support local people to fulfil their potential by offering a range of opportunities and services relating to advice and guidance, employment, training and enterprise. We continuously develop and promote our services which directly help to improve community safety and attractiveness. We achieve this by helping local people into employment, providing training, creating sustainable jobs, encouraging new business start ups and undertaking extensive home security, environmental and youth inclusion activities (including extensive work with young people classified as NEET).

Probe have successfully delivered community based projects, providing packages of support to local people and employers, tackling barriers to employment from sites within deprived areas, for over 13 years. Probe’s location in the heart of communities has given the company enormous experience in dealing with a wide number of issues of social exclusion and unemployment. On the back of this experience, Probe has earned a strong reputation as an organisation well placed and equipped to engage constructively with unemployed and disadvantaged groups through a well developed network of provision and expertise.

Probe has achieved the Customer First and Matrix national quality standards.