Our “progress report” page became a bit redundant once we opened our premises, but we wanted to save it somewhere for posterity…
Create CIC (Community Interest Company)- January 2022. Our company number is 13858552.
Open bank account- May 2022. We’re with Co-op Bank.
Acquire insurance- Paid for in June 2023 with a grant from the Naturesave Trust.
Find premises- We got the keys on 1st September 2023.
Find funding- We received a grant of £1,500 from the Naturesave Trust in June/July 2023, for buying equipment, hiring a room for open days, buying insurance, etc.
- We raised £1,661 through crowdfunding that ended in August 2023.
- We received a grant of £24,000 from the Social Value Forum Development Fund (PAVO) in August 2023, to cover 1.5 years of running costs.
Acquire equipment- See our equipment list and wishlist.
Find prospective members- Membership is now open; sign up here.
Open Makerspace- Our grand opening was on 20th October 2023, and we inducted our first members the next day.