Provides studios, artist workspaces, and rehearsal rooms for hire, supporting creative practitioners and community arts development.

Hire out well-equipped workspaces — the Machine Studio and Pattern Studio — each featuring industrial sewing machines, overlockers, embroidery machines, mannequins and other professional kit. Hourly and day rates available upon request.

Paid services may include promoting local initiatives and community projects.

Accepting funding for editorially independent “supported by” content, e.g. on housing, land use, and systemic change, while maintaining editorial standards and independence.

A safe indoor hub providing food, showers, clothing, laundry, wellbeing support, computers, and one-to-one guidance.

Funds a wide range of uses: start-up costs, working capital, refurbishments, property/asset purchase, energy-efficiency upgrades (e.g. solar panels), staff expansion, IT upgrades and service scaling.

Free support for tenants (council & housing association) dealing with housing disrepair such as damp, mould, infestations, wiring issues and plumbing faults.

Expert guidance for co-operatives on governance, HR, finance, marketing, membership strategy, community shares and development programmes.

Local economy and inclusive business models (for example the “Be Your Own Boss – Improve Your Health” programme in Salford).

Proceeds and social enterprise activity contribute to a broader mission: providing housing and support to formerly homeless and socially excluded people.