XLP which stands for "The eXceL Project"; a charity (No. 1101095), is at the cutting edge of urban youth work in London.

XLP was started by Patrick Regan in Peckham, South London, in 1996 after a stabbing in a school playground.

Today XLP serves young people in schools and communities across seven inner-London boroughs (Southwark, Lewisham, Greenwich, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Islington and Camden), working with over 1000 young people each week on a 1-2-1 and small group basis, and engaging with over 12,000 young people per year.

We operate a range of projects such as schools work, after-schools clubs, mentoring, arts and sports, summer camps as weel as the XLP Arts Showcase Project, which is platform to develop young people and through their artistic talents.