Community Land Trust Network

What Community Land Trust Network does

The Community Land Trust Network (CLT Network) is a UK-based Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered charity number 1156952) that operates as the national membership body for community land trusts in England and Wales. Founded in 2010, it serves a network of approximately 350 community land trusts that collectively own more than 2,000 community assets, including affordable housing, workspaces, community gardens, and civic buildings. The organisation is headquartered in Shrewsbury with a registered office in London, is led by CEO Tom Chance, and operates with a small staff team of 1–10 employees.

The Network's core service offering centres on a CLT Sector Database built on Salesforce, supported by lifecycle resource packs spanning concept, planning, site, build, finance, engagement, and governance stages. Member services include the Member CLT Training Programme, the CLT Ambassadors Scheme, annual CLT Awards, and the Find a CLT interactive locator; event programming includes the Building with Communities conference and World CLT Day. The Network delivers the Community Led Housing Growth Lab in partnership with the UK Cohousing Network and the Laudes Foundation, and publishes sector-intelligence products such as the State of the Sector Report and the 2024 Community Land Trusts Manifesto.

Revenue is generated through annual membership subscriptions across community-organisation and associate tiers, consultancy services, and grant income from UK Government departments and foundations. Strategic partners include Homes England, UK Cohousing Network, Design Council, Cwmpas, Plunkett Foundation, Locality, Power to Change, and Shared Assets, with the Network engaging in policy advocacy that targets 5% of UK housing development to be community-led by 2029.

Name

Community Land Trust Network

Legal name

National Community Land Trust Network

Website

https://communitylandtrusts.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Community Land Trust Network is a UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation serving as the national membership body for approximately 350 community land trusts across England and Wales, providing policy advocacy, training, resource packs, and sector data infrastructure for the community-led housing sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community-led Housing Advocacy and Membership Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community land trusts
• Affordable housing
• Community-led development
• Membership network
• Housing advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees from CLT organisations and associate members. Membership types include community organisations and individual associates. Members receive access to resources, training, and member services.
2. Consultancy Services: Consultancy work delivered by staff members including Peg Alexander who leads campaigns and business development. Provides advisory services to CLT organisations and partners.
3. Grants and Foundation Funding: Funding from foundations including Laudes Foundation for programmes such as the Community Led Housing Growth Lab. Additional funding from government sources for specific initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Community Land Trust Network is a UK national membership body and registered charity that supports a network of 350+ Community Land Trusts (CLTs) across England and Wales. Its core offering is a paid annual membership programme (for community organisations and individual associates) that delivers training, resource packs, networking and policy advocacy, supplemented by specialist programmes such as the Community Led Housing Growth Lab and consultancy services to local authorities, housing associations and developers.

Product overview

The Community Land Trust Network operates as a membership organization and charity rather than a software product company. Its core offerings include advocacy and policy work for community land trusts, a membership programme providing access to resource packs (including Concept Stage, Plan Stage, Site Stage, Build Stage, Finance and Funding, and other specialized guides), professional training through the Member CLT Training Programme, networking support, and the CLT Ambassadors Scheme which trains sector champions. Additional offerings include the Community Led Housing Growth Lab (a programme supporting development of scalable community-led housing models), CLT Awards, and the CLT Peer Researchers programme. The organization serves as the national coordinating body for community land trusts across England and Wales, with membership options for community organisations and associates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Services Annual subscription membership offering two tiers — Community Organisation Membership for CLT groups and community organisations, and Associate Membership for individuals generally interested in community land trusts. Members receive access to resources, training programmes, member services and the CLT sector database.
• Member CLT Training Programme Professional development and training programme for member community land trust organisations, covering the stages and disciplines required to establish and operate a CLT. Delivered to members as a structured offering within the membership package.
• Community Led Housing Growth Lab A six-month sprint programme for organisations developing replicable products and services for delivering community-led housing at scale. Uses Design Council's double diamond process to move entrepreneurial teams at concept, early stage and tried/tested stages towards scaling community-led housing intermediaries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% of UK housing development by 2029
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK Cohousing NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Partnership with UKCN to develop the Community Led Housing Growth Lab, creating a more effective ecosystem of intermediaries capable of delivering community-led housing at scale. The Growth Lab was developed jointly by CLTN and UKCN to provide enabling organisations with product design, business start-up approach, and growth tools.
• European CLT NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to explore potential scaling of the Growth Lab into Europe. CLTN has presented two sessions to the European CLT Network sharing outcomes and exploring growth opportunities.
• CwmpascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-operative development agency covering Wales that has stepped in to promote CLT concept in Welsh communities. CLTN works with Cwmpas on evidence for Welsh Senedd committees on community asset ownership.
• Plunkett FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing evidence alongside CLTN and Cwmpas to Welsh Senedd committees on community asset ownership barriers.
• Create StreetsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent research institute founded by Nicholas Boys Smith (CLTN Board Member) that encourages creation of more and better homes in mixed-use gentle density places. Many Create Streets ideas are embedded in national and local planning policy.
• LocalityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of community organisations. CLTN and Locality co-author guides on Community Asset development and management.
• Shared AssetsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership to explore role and opportunities for English and Welsh CLTs stewarding land for nature, farming and communities.
• Rural Design CentreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Communities CAN in researching and testing creation of a viability service for communities revitalising failing high streets.
• Durham Community ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Communities CAN in researching and testing viability service for high street revitalisation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cwmpas: Welsh co-operative development agency that supports CLT creation in Wales and partners with CLT Network on policy submissions to the Welsh Senedd. Direct operational peer covering community-led housing on a complementary geography.
• Locality: National network of community-led organisations providing advice, training and resources to community groups in England. Co-author of community-asset guides with CLT Network and a peer membership body serving a closely overlapping member base.
• UK Cohousing Network: UK national membership body for cohousing communities, jointly running the Community Led Housing Growth Lab with CLT Network. Comparable mission around community-led housing and shared resource membership model for grassroots groups.
• Plunkett Foundation: UK charity supporting community-owned businesses, particularly community shops and pubs. Joins with CLT Network and Cwmpas in providing evidence to Welsh Senedd committees and shares a grassroots community-ownership mission.
• Confederation of Co-operative Housing: UK-wide membership body for housing co-operatives and tenant-led housing organisations. Closely adjacent membership model and policy agenda to CLT Network's community-led housing focus, including co-operative stewardship of homes.

Emerging players

• Shared Assets: Research and advisory organisation exploring how land is stewarded for nature, farming and communities. Research partner to CLT Network on English and Welsh land stewardship and a former employer of a current CLT Network trustee.

Broad incumbents

• Power to Change: Independent trust supporting community businesses in England. Co-author of community-asset guides with CLT Network and a significant grantmaker in the community-ownership space, operating with a much larger endowment than the Network itself.
• National Housing Federation: Largest trade body for housing associations in England, representing the mainstream affordable-housing sector. Operates in the same policy and funding ecosystem as CLT Network but at far greater scale and with a broader housing remit.

Regional players

• Groundswell UK: UK-wide alliance supporting community-led housing and neighbourhood planning. Shares a community-led-housing policy agenda with CLT Network and operates a Hyper-Localised Convention model that overlaps with the Network's membership and advocacy work.

Others

• Homes England: UK Government housing and regeneration agency that funds CLT pre-development work and affordable housing finance. Strategic financial partner rather than a peer, but operates in the same policy and funding ecosystem.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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