About

Who we are 

We were set up in 2012 to grow the use of vacant property for projects that deliver economic development and social or environmentally led regeneration. Vacant property represents a cost to landlords and developers and can drain the vitality out of our neighbourhoods. We work to capture the costs and turn them into opportunities to create social and economic value. We do this by becoming the tenants of vacant properties and enabling people to make valuable use of them in a way that supports their neighbourhoods. 

Board members

Kevin White (chair) - Partner, Montagu Evans

Alex Hearn - Director Economy of Place, Bristol City Council

David Alcock - Partner, Anthony Collins Solicitors

Emily Berwyn - Director, Meanwhile Space

Jessica Tsang - Programme Manager, Small Sites, GLA

Gabriela Spangenthal - Senior Cultural Strategist, Future City

Pete Baldwin - Operations Director, Meanwhile Space

What we do

As a charity we work to support greater participation in meanwhile use in the following ways.

_space partnerships (holding leases and activation for social value)

_meanwhile practitioner membership for individuals 

_programmes of activities and support for space members and users

_capacity building community organisations repurposing land and buildings

_industry representation and thought leadership