Presenting Canvas – a co-working space with social purpose

We’ve teamed up with Big Issue’s social investment arm, Big Issue Invest, to launch Canvas – a co-working space with a social purpose.

Canvas is on the whole first floor of our three-storey building in Brixton. It offers creative and social ventures a spacious and aspiring base to grow from for a fair price.

The project supports and complements Connection Crew’s goals, because any profit generated goes toward helping people out of homelessness and into training and employment.

Director of Connection Crew, Charlie Dorman, explained:

“When we moved here in February we thought we’d let our additional space to one commercial tenant. No fuss. Any profit would be used to maintain our crew training facilities.”

“But then we realised we could make a more inspiring contribution to the local economy by accommodating a range of ambitious, creative and socially responsible businesses instead.”

“It’s more fitting with the culture of diversity and collaboration that thrives here in Brixton. With the support of Big Issue Invest we’re in a position to help build on that – and further our mission to to break the cycle of homelessness.”

Alan Tudhope, Regional Investment Manager at Big Issue Invest said:

“A lot of great organisations struggle to access small and medium-sized loans, so we want to provide support for those exciting social enterprises and charities.”

“We are so pleased that we have been able to provide support to Connection Crew in order for them to continue to keep doing the incredible work they do.”

Canvas will open early next year and is currently open for viewings, visit www.canvasbrixton.space for further information.