Community
Shaftesbury Capital has consistently supported its local communities. In 2025, we supported a wide range of charitable and community initiatives across the boroughs of Westminster and Camden, focusing on local employment, community cohesion, and local needs.
We continue to build long-term relationships that maximise the value generated for the local community from our own resources and influence. In addition to financial support, we provide free or subsidised space and employee time to support volunteering activities with local charities, organisations and groups.
In 2025, we introduced the National Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework to measure our social value. The social value delivered through contributions to charities, community groups and organisations during 2025 totalled more than £1.1m. More detail is contained in on our 2025 Community Impact Report, which can be found here.
Community Engagement Highlights
- Partnerships with the Young Westminster and Young Camden Foundations, supporting their Brighter Futures Fund
- Supporting employment events and collaborating with the Department for Work and Pensions to support local people into employment.
- Working with some of our established partners to re-focus on programmes that support employability
- Providing financial assistance to programmes delivered by The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields and Single Homeless Project that support people who are homeless
- Support for our fourth scholar from the University of Westminster, committing to continuing to fund fees and a bursary for an undergraduate student studying the Real Estate BSc (Hons) course
- Support for local community groups and events such as the London Chinese Community Centre, Covent Garden Community Centre and Soho Food Feast
- Local arts support, funding educational programmes at The Donmar Warehouse and Go Live Theatre
- Supporting food insecurity services delivered by the North Paddington Food Bank and The Abbey Centre
- Support for ex-service personnel including through Armistice Day commemoration and Blind Veterans UK
For 2025-2028, our primary strategy focus remains supporting local employment, the area identified as most relevant to our local communities and where, through partnerships and collaboration, we have an opportunity to create the greatest impact.
Our Community Impact Report is available here.