Café Laziz
This Kindred investee is using food to support refugees and asylum seekers, build connections, and break down barriers with the local community.
North West
Empowering Places
Empowering Places was a unique five-year programme designed by Power to Change to explore ways in which ‘locally rooted’ anchor organisations, operating in areas of high deprivation, could be supported to ‘catalyse’ new community businesses. The programme hypothesised that this, in turn, would contribute to an overarching vision of more prosperous places, with more jobs and opportunities for local people.
Kindred in Liverpool City Region
In 2019, we teamed up with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and local social economy leaders to form Kindred, an independent CIC providing repayable, interest-free money to STOs.
Black and Brown-led Social Trader’s (BlaST) Network
In November 2020, Kindred developed the Black and Brown-led Social Traders (BlaST) Network. Its mission is to increase social impact and help accelerate change to address inequalities in the Liverpool City Region.
Revved Up
A community business for young people, designed by young people. Revved Up provides employment opportunities alongside engaging activities for local young people.
Ridgehill Enterprises
Ridgehill Enterprises are regenerating the local area for the benefit of the community.
Global Grooves
After a devastating fire in 2018, this long-established arts organisation came back stronger than ever to establish the Northern Carnival Centre of Excellence.
Kitty’s Laundrette
Founded on an ethos of radical inclusivity and responsibility, Kitty's Laundrette enables its young co-operative members to take control of both their and their organisation's work.
Odd Arts
Being led by local young people's ideas and experiences is foundational to how Odd Arts uses theatre to transform lives in Moss Side, Manchester, and beyond.
Projekts MCR
Projekts MCR is a community space in Manchester for young people and their families to skate, learn new skills and socialise.
BlueJam Arts
BlueJam Arts is a dynamic hub for intergenerational music and arts in rural Cumbria which puts young people in the lead of its programmes and operations, and their own creative potential.
Future Yard
A brand new community venue in one of the country’s most deprived wards exists as a template for how contemporary music venues can be run while proudly proclaiming: The Future is Birkenhead.
Wigan Warriors Community Foundation
From hosting free rugby camps to thousands of children every year to offering disability teams, this foundation is aiming to serve everyone in its community.
Radcliffe Market Hall
Breathing new life into an old market town.
Stretford Public Hall
Restoring a Victorian grade II listed ballroom for community use.
Station South
An old train station connecting communities once again
Good Things Collective
A seaside hub bringing great ideas to life
Homebaked Bakery
Nurturing the neighbourhood, loaf by loaf.
Huyton Juniors
Having successfully established a community football club for young people on disused parkland, Huyton Juniors then turned its attention to regenerating the space into a permanent community asset.
Wigan & Leigh Community Charity, Wigan
Creating a movement in community organising in Wigan.