We want a future where more communities in England run businesses that give them the power to change what matters to them.
Community businesses across England are showing what’s possible. They are turning empty buildings into thriving hubs, creating local wealth and delivering services built on what people need.
They offer hope to the many communities who still face hollowed-out high streets, a sense of powerlessness and disillusionment, and public services under strain, where traditional approaches have not always delivered lasting change. What is missing isn’t energy or innovation, it is the conditions that enable community business to thrive.
Our strategy focuses on closing that gap.
We are:
How we’ll achieve this
Thinking and doing
As a think-do tank, Power to Change works alongside community businesses and other partners to test new approaches to some of our biggest societal challenges. We use what we learn to influence policy, shift mindsets and behaviours, unlock finance and collaborate across sectors.
Driven by our principles
We are open, bold, and informed. We collaborate. And we’re authentic.
It’s shows in everything we do. We believe in backing innovative and exciting approaches, and we are committed to learning and reflection. We believe in openness and working with others, and this is demonstrated through our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Grounded in community business.
We will work make community business a common-sense approach to economic development. We’ll do this alongside community businesses and other partners to help grow what works to revive our local spaces and reconnect our communities. We will test and grow community-led models that work alongside public sector partners, showing how trust, local relationships and innovation can improve outcomes for everyone.