It’s nearly time for Reverse Pitch Day! 🙌🏿📢 📆 Thursday, 5th March ⏰️ 12:30pm - 5pm 📍The Spine Building, 2 Paddington Village, L7 3FA Find out more here, and see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/investment...

FLIPIM is back to flip the conversation on regeneration 🏘 📆 24 Sept, 2026 ⏰️ 9am-6pm 📍Make Hamilton, 69-71 Argyle Street, Birkenhead, CH41 6LQ If you believe that regeneration is most successful when it is built with communities, FLIPIM is for you. More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flipim-202...

Nettle is a café with community at its core. The Port Sunlight-based STO has grown from two staff to 12, developed a network of local suppliers, and is looking to become a new social hub on the east side of the Wirral. Find out more in our latest case study here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/case-studies...

Don’t forget, our first Social Economy Club of 2026 takes place in #StHelens next Thursday! 🙏🙆 📆 Thursday, 26 February ⏰️ 5:30-7:30pm 📍Street and a Half, Haydock Street 🤝 With partner Capacity Find out more and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-helens-...

This coming Tuesday is the third Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up of the academic year 🎓💡 📆 Tuesday, 24 Feb ⏰️ 5pm 📍Central Tech - 31 Russell Street, L3 5LJ Find out more about Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up and RSVP here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/brett-centre...

Do you know what it could mean for your STO – or how how to use it safely? 🤔⁉️ If not, then don’t worry. You’re not alone! Approaching AI can be complex at the best of times, but help is at hand thanks to free courses from the AI Skills Boost programme. More here: aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/

It’s nearly time for our first Open House of the year! 🙌🏡 📆 Thursday, 19 February ⏰️ 1pm 💻 Online Come and meet the team and discover how Kindred can help your STO to grow and make a bigger impact for your communities. RSVP here. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kindred-op...

How can financial systems better serve communities, not just markets? Our executive director, Jennifer Van der Merwe, shares her insights about the introduction of a 'British Community Reinvestment Act' for @powertochange.org.uk Read all about it here: www.powertochange.org.uk/evidence-and...

The Social Economy Club returns to #StHelens in a fortnight! 📆 Thursday, 26th Feb ⏰️ 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. 📍 Street and a Half, Haydock Street 🤝 With partner Capacity RSVP your free place here. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/st-helens-...

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out now! 📬 Our monthly newsletter is the best place to discover everything you need to know about the Liverpool City Region’s thriving social economy.⁠ Read our January newsletter and sign up to join the Kindred mailing list here: mailchi.mp/83dc758dcfe5...

✍️ @kindredlcr.bsky.social's Jennifer Van Der Merwe blogs about the introduction of a 'British Community Reinvestment Act', and how a people‑centred approach to lending can shape a fairer financial system 👉️ buff.ly/fj4BnbF @responsiblefinance.bsky.social @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social

Have you seen our new website yet? 👀⁠ ⁠ We’ve given it a full refresh to make it easier for socially-trading organisations to understand what we do, explore our impact and find out how to get involved. See it here! kindred-lcr.co.uk

Social innovation clusters are thriving across the Liverpool City Region, with STOs showing strong business growth.

The next Make Huyton Open Day is just a fortnight away! 🥳 📆 Sat 14 Feb ⏰️ Multiple tours, from 11 a.m. 📍 47-49 Derby Road, Huyton, L36 9UQ RSVP your free place and find out about tour dates across all of Make’s sites here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/make-81327...

‘Let’s make 2026 the year of bold action.’ Read an open letter from our chair, Jas Bains, about why it’s so important to prioritise inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth. kindred-lcr.co.uk/insights/kin...

Ever wondered what Kindred is all about and how we could help support your STO? 🤔💭 Kindred Open House is the best way to meet the team, find out more about the social economy movement, and more! Find out more about Kindred Open House now and RSVP here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kindred-op...

Our latest video highlights how LCR's STOs got to where they are today, the amazing work they’re doing to support their communities and what the next five years looks like to them and the wider social economy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzOG... What’s your New Year’s resolution for your STO? 👇

Street and a Half (SnA) has proved a really popular space for social businesses and creatives in St Helens, and we're delighted that it's now full! 🎉 Find out more by joining one of our free monthly tours. See the space for yourself and meet the community! www.eventbrite.com/e/open-day-s...

Melt Dance CIC’s new community dance studio is opening soon and everybody’s invited! 🪩🎵🙅🏿 📆 - Sunday, 18 Jan ⏰️ - 11 am - 4 pm 📍 - 32 Conway St, Birkenhead, CH41 6JD Find out more here: www.meltartscic.co.uk/event-detail...

2025 felt like a real turning point. The social economy is now firmly embedded in the fabric of our regional economy, not something that sits alongside it. We're looking ahead to 2026 with real confidence. Find out why in our latest post: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/looking...

Today is a special day. It’s been 50 years since the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts came into force.⁠ Kindred today likely wouldn’t have existed back then – possibly the only social financial system designed and led by Black and white women in the UK.⁠ kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/fifty-y...

Christmas and New Year are just around the corner and today is our last day for 2025.⁠ ⁠ We’ll close at 4pm today and open again on Monday the 5th of January 2026 at 9am.⁠ We’d like to wish you all the best and a big thank-you for supporting Liverpool City Region’s social economy!⁠

Monday 29 December marks the 50th anniversary since the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts came into force in 1975. Read more of our thoughts on this extremely important landmark, what it means for you, STOs, the history and the future of Kindred here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/fifty-y...

“In 2020, we dreamed together. 150 STOs from across the region imagining what our neighbourhoods could become with the right money and support.” You can hear more of their thoughts and, most importantly, their hopes for the future in our latest video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzOG...

One nurse, with over 35 years’ experience and deep personal insight, set out to change how we approach dementia care. Read Michelle King’s story, her plans for Active Minds, and how support and social investment from Kindred has helped her to open a second centre: kindred-lcr.co.uk/case-studies...

September saw social economy advocates come together to talk about the role of different sectors in the local economy. A crucial first step to build momentum, find out more about how it brought about a shared vision for change through Growth Platform’s blog here: growthplatform.org/news/2025/09...

There’s still time to apply as a Finance and Investment Assistant before tomorrow’s deadline! We’re looking for someone to help keep our financial and investment systems running smoothly, while supporting the social-trading organisations (STOs) we work with. kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/were-hi...

Liverpool City Region’s social economy is thriving: 💷 £35.9m total impact 👥 420k people supported through STOs 💼 70% job growth The movement’s growing – and so is the good it creates. Find out more in our 2024 impact report here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/2024-im...

Wirral’s Festival of Beautiful Ideas in 2017 was one of the earliest pre-Kindred pilots. Since then a dynamic group of social businesses have led the way in bringing investment into the area, helping to establish what’s now known as the Argyle Independent Quarter. kindred-lcr.co.uk/case-studies...

Don’t forget – the deadline to apply to join us as Finance and Investment Assistant is this Friday. We’re looking for someone to help us support the STOs we work with alongside helping to keep our financial and investment systems running smoothly. kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/were-hi...

The social economy in Liverpool City Region is unstoppable.

Want to support us, the social-trading organisations (STOs) we work with and make a real difference to the Liverpool City Region? Our latest job opening could be the perfect role for you! Find out more about the role and how to apply here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/were-hi... Good luck!

Read our final email round-up of 2025 now! Our monthly Kindred newsletter is the best place to discover everything you need to know about the Liverpool City Region’s thriving social economy, the STOs making it happen and the events and opportunities behind it.⁠ mailchi.mp/979f1aa8da5a...

We’re looking for a Finance and Investment Assistant to help keep our financial and investment systems running smoothly. Salary: £23,809 per year (full-time) Hours: Up to 35 hours per week Location: Liverpool City Region (flexible working available) Deadline: Friday 12 December (midnight)

This week is Power to Change’s #CommunityBusinessWeek!⁠ ⁠ Community Business Week 2025 is a national celebration of local community-run businesses.⁠ Find out more about the work Power to Change has done for community businesses and more here: www.powertochange.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

Based is the online home of STOs across the Liverpool City Region. Discover more about local businesses in your area, the brilliant work they do every day and how you can help them and the region’s social economy by supporting them. Find out more here: wearebased.co.uk

The numbers tell one story – the people involved tell us something else; something more.⁠ ⁠ Since 2020, Kindred has invested £3m in socially-trading organisations that are transforming our region.⁠

Do you love keeping things organised, enjoy working with numbers and want to make a difference in the @lpoolcityregion.bsky.social? Then our latest job posting could be for you! Find out more and how to apply below or send an email to info[at]kindred-lcr.co.uk: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/were-hi...

Social economy businesses are helping shape Liverpool City Region’s Growth Plan. “Growth must mean something to everyone in the region,” Kindred director Jen Van der Merwe said at launch, “if we are to create opportunities, build an economy that's resilient, compassionate, bold and more inclusive.”

🤗 KINDRED IS HIRING! 🤗⁠ ⁠ We’re looking for a Finance and Investment Assistant – someone to help keep our financial and investment systems running smoothly, while supporting the social-trading organisations (STOs) we work with.⁠

A new kind of economy is taking root across Liverpool City Region – one built on trust, collaboration and care.⁠ ⁠ Kindred’s 2024 impact report shows the scale of it:⁠ ⁠ £35.9 million in total social and economic value⁠ £3m invested⁠ £16m extra leveraged⁠ 70% job growth⁠ 96% repayment rate⁠⁠

Have you heard of Kirkby in the Know? 👀👩 The group recently opened a pop-up shop on St Chad’s Parade in the town, following their involvement in Kindred’s Women in the Know programme. Head to our Kirkby in the Know blog here to find out more about the space: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/kirkby-...

Are you ready for That THiNG? ✊🏿🎊 🗓️ Thursday 27 November 🕕 18:00 – 22:00 📍 District Liverpool, 61 Jordan Street, Liverpool, L1 0BE Find out more about That THiNG and get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thatt...

There are so many things happening across the Liverpool City Region that you can join in with, whether it’s opportunities for STOs, something creative to join in with, open days, and more! 🙌🎊 Here’s a round-up of just some of the things happening over the coming weeks...

STOs want a social economy that continues to grow – not as an alternative system, but as part of how our region works 🌱🙌 They want to see every borough alive with creative energy, every empty space full of possibility – and given the means to do it. More here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/a-city-...

Our 2024 impact report is out now. Five years ago, we set out to grow the impact of a new kind of economy – one led by people, powered by purpose, rooted in place. Our report shows what’s possible when we invest in lived experience. Find it here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/2024-im...

Are you a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic-led business in Liverpool City Region and looking to take the next step in your growth journey? 🌱🙏🏿⁠ ⌛ – Deadline to apply: 5pm, 17 November⁠ ⁠ 📆 – Residential Weekend (23 and 24 November)⁠ More info here and below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

There’s still time to apply for the government’s Common Ground Award… ❓ Open to VCSE organisations with charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes 🌱 Up to £10,000 per successful applicant 📆 Deadline for applications: 21 November 2025 Find out more here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Street and a Half (SnA) is celebrating its first birthday! 🙌🥳🎉 Over a third of the space is now rented by STOs, artists, makers and creatives who’re helping make the space into a vibrant creative community. More here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/celebra...

As we celebrate our fifth anniversary, we’re not just marking a milestone – we’re looking ahead. 🙌 This is a moment to energise the social economy movement, shape the next phase and invite people to join us in a thriving, inclusive future. Read more here: kindred-lcr.co.uk/news/buildin...