During this financial year, Makespace has continued to operate coworking, studio and maker spaces in formerly empty buildings, providing affordable work and organising space for over 75 charities, workers’ cooperatives, CICs and community organisations each delivering a social and environmental benefit to their community.In 2021-22 Makespace’s our buildings have been a home to organisations offering the following benefits to their community:- Reducing waste and building a culture of sharing and repairing through Share Oxford and the launch of Tribe Zero Waste shop in Faringdon and Orinoco’s scrap store in Banbury- Making space for young people of all backgrounds to make music, poetry and theatre, building a supportive community through the Young Women's Music Project, Inspire Sounds, Oxford Poetry Library and Oxford Playhouse- Successful launch of the Community Works, a new hub space in Oxford’s city centre which is providing affordable space to Lula’s Ethiopian Cuisine, a new start-up restaurant, Lula’s is the first Black woman-led licenced restaurant in Oxford. Also hosted are the Oxford Playhouse, supporting young and emerging performers, the Oxford Poetry Library - a grassroots poetry library linked to a pedal-powered mobile delivery service. The building also hosts artists, makers and offers a free community space. - Support for ethical retail through a series of pop-ups in empty spaces in the Covered market, including YOU Underwear - the highest rated fashion B-Corp in the world, Headington Fairtrade, Ducky Zebra and Woolhound - selling natural and gender-inclusive clothing- Supporting the continuation of a community larder in Chipping Norton with access to free space- Supporting groups with space delivering core services to groups, such as Parents Talking Aspergers, Oxfordshire Youth and Autism Champions All residents have benefited from rents at between 25% and 80% of the local market; some with free space.This has enabled each organisation, many of whom had been priced out of Oxford and surrounding market towns across Oxfordshire, a secure space in which to operate and grow. Many organisations join the community to network and participate in the culture of mutual support, solidarity and collaboration enabled by Makespace. Makespace is now at the midpoint of delivering the Meanwhile in Oxfordshire partnership programme. £1.7m of grant from the government's Getting Building Fund, secured via OxLEP and Oxford City Council, is being invested in bringing empty buildings back to life on high streets across Oxfordshire. We are working to renovate and run spaces in all 5 district councils in Oxfordshire, securing retail, office, and collaborative workspaces for organisations and businesses, prioritising those with a social and environmental mission, using an inclusive economy and placemaking methodology.The KPIs for this programme are to secure up to 30 leases, bringing at least 1,935 sqm back into use and supporting 112 organisations into affordable space and to create or support 300 jobs. The grants must be spent by 30th September 2022 and monitoring will run to March 2025.Progress to date includes: 24 leases agreed, refurbishment of to 5 empty buildings is under way with the plan to transform them into hub spaces in Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage and Chipping Norton and Oxford. Community engagement commenced the forthcoming hub space in Wantage, a zero waste shop has been launched in a previously derelict shop in Faringdon and match funding has been secured to enable community development coordinators to operate in each of the forthcoming hub spaces.Makespace is also a founding partner in the Owned by Oxford (ObO), a grant-funded project led by the Community Action Groups Project (CAG), funded by Friends Provident.Through ObO Makespace has recruited a Community Wealth Building (CWB) Advocate, focused on supporting communities in Blackbird Leys, building awareness, knowledge and support for Coops, social enterprises and CWB locally with the intention to support more community initiatives and to help them access empty and underused spaces for their activities.

There are four key stakeholder groups for Makespace Oxford:1. Our residents - Social enterprises, community businesses, charities, co-operatives, voluntary community groups and makers who occupy our buildings. These stakeholders are involved in the ongoing development of the project and the building via a fortnightly community meeting, regular consultations on proposed changes and improvements.2. Local community - Makespace works hard to engage local residents living around our buildings, attending local residents’ meetings, engaging local councillors and developing plans for community events. The buildings also provide services to local communities via our tenants who offer workshops, classes and in some cases we also offer free space and event hire.3. Landlords to the premises and property owners. Makespace is building a positive reputation with landlords, which includes Oxford colleges, local city, district and county councils supporting a culture and narrative shift towards positive and responsible stewardship.4. Funders and supporters: Makespace has successfully developed a strong supporter base across the county with grants secured from the Oxford City Council, OxLEP, MHCLG, Oxfordshire Community Partnership, Friends Provident and private local donors in this financial year.

There was no direct remuneration to the directors of Makespace Oxford CIC during thefinancial year.However, Andrew Edwards, a co-founder of Makespace, is both a Board Director and a part time member of staff on the Executive of Makespace. He also holds a part time staff position in a key Makespace partner - Transition by Design, Mr Edwards has received remuneration for his duties as a staff member only. Board Director Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani is the head of Young Women’s Music Project who is a resident organisation in one of Makespace’s buildings. Their Charity received a minor rent reduction per month as a gesture to recognise the time Zahra contributes as a Makespace board director.Paul Roberts is also the CEO of a Makespace partner organisation, Aspire Oxfordshire, which received a fit out payment at a comparable level to other similar fit out payments as a part of the Meanwhile in Oxfordshire programme to renovate a new Enterprise Hub in Temple Cowley to support local small businesses.

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