Northamptonshire Community Assets Project (NCAP) is a new project funded by Northamptonshire Enterprise Limited.

The project aims to develop viable and effective asset based community enterprises and 'community anchors'.  A leaflet is attached.

The project is run by

• East Midlands Development Trusts Association
• The Doddridge Centre
• And us, Enterprise Solutions Northamptonshire

It aims to:

• Provide direct support to asset based community organisations
• Create a learning network which can share ideas and learn from established community enterprises
• Work with key partners in the county to develop positive approaches to community asset development
• Build the capacity of local third sector support organisations to provide effective help to organisations running or looking to acquire and manage assets
• Identify and facilitate potential assets transfers from the public sector
• Seek to attract inward investment

We are also working with Northamptonshire County Council, who are a pilot in the national CLG  ‘Advancing Assets for Communities’ project exploring community asset transfer opportunities.

 
For inspiration, please watch the DTA film on community assets

and see the community alliance leaflet about community anchors

 

If you are a voluntary or community organisation looking for support to develop new sources of trading income, better manage a building or piece of land, or start a new community based enterprise, please contact Sarah at Enterprise Solutions Northamptonshire

sarah@enterprise-solutions.org.uk 

If you would like to join an emerging forum for community organisations already managing a building or land asset; would like policy development support or practical support with maintaining, running and renting out a multi-agency building, contact Mary at Doddridge Centre maryclarke@doddridgecentre.org.uk

If you are a local authority or other public sector organisation with surplus land or buildings which could be better used through transfer to the third sector, please contact Naomi at the DTA n.diamond@dta.org.uk