Our Partners

We'd like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all our sponsors and partners...

As one of southern England’s largest housing associations, Southern Housing Group own and manage 25,000 homes for more than 66,000 residents employing more than 900 people and working with more than 70 local authorities.

"Our missions is to unlock the potential of people and places.  We've been doing this since 1901, when our founder Samuel Lewis bequethed £670,000 (equivalent to £30 million today), to provide housing for the poor.  We achieve this by: developing quality affordable housing, improving neighbourhoods where our residents live, developing a range of rent and home ownership opportunities and investing in our staff, residents and our legacy".

Britain's first new High Street bank in over 100 years offers banking focused on the Customer. Metro Bank will be introducing Customers to unparalleled levels of service and convenience. This unique retail banking model, created by Metro Bank's founder Vernon W. Hill, revolutionised banking in the United States.

Now Metro Bank will revolutionise the banking industry in Britain with services and convenience that exceed the expectations of you, our Customer, everyday.

Youth in Action (2007-2013) is the programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU's border, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people regardless of their educational, social and cultural backgrounds. It also helps people working in the youth sector develop skills and establish contacts necessary to enhance their work. The Youth in Action programme is supported by funds from the Joint International Unit,Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)/Department for Education, and the European Commission (DG Education and Culture).

Kensington and Chelsea Social Council (Social Council) works to support locally focused voluntary and community organisations serving local residents.  The K & C Social Council aims to develop a strong local sector voice to influence decision makers and encourage sector campaigning and lobbying to improve the quality of residents of Kensington and Chelsea.  Kensington and Chelsea Social Council is a Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) and acts as an umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations in Kensington and Chelsea.

YMCA England is a national Christian charity and a registered social landlord committed to helping young people in need, no matter what their race, sex, disability, sexuality or religion.  Their housing schemes around the country are managed by local YMCAs and provide safe, secure and affordable accommodation for young people.  Their aim is to help residents get the skills they need to live independently.

L&Q is one of 2,000 housing associations that work in the UK with the main purpose of providing high quality, affordable homes. "All our work is about creating places where people want to live. We also believe in getting best value so that our residents get the best level of service possible from us"

"We provide good quality, affordable homes and housing services to over 45,000 people in communities across London and Essex"

"We have over 20,000 homes for rent, as well as homes for people with extra support needs and temporary housing"

"We are also building over a thousand homes every year and are selling shared ownership properties to people who wouldn’t, otherwise, be able to afford their own home"