Networking and Learning event: Community Asset Ownership in Birmingham

BCM invites you to join us for a morning of networking and knowledge sharing with organisations that are managing community assets across the city. Community Asset Transfer (CAT) has been used in Birmingham for several years to transfer ownership of buildings to local organisations. Since the council declared effective bankruptcy in 2023, several more buildings have been transferred into community hands via CAT and other forms of long lease.

This event will bring those organisations together to share their experience of managing buildings, to learn from each other and to explore the following:

● What are your main challenges?

● What has been your greatest success?

● How do you generate revenue from your asset?

● What are your additional sources of funding?

Most importantly, we will explore what the benefits of coming together as a network could be, and what members would like to focus on in the future. This will help BCM to shape a programme of events for the network throughout 2027.

We’ll end the session with a networking lunch and the opportunity to explore Summerfield Community Centre, which has been run by East Birmingham Community Forum (EBCF) since 2025.