Community Links Bromley

Name

Community Links Bromley

Legal name

Community Links Bromley

Website

https://communitylinksbromley.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Community Links Bromley is the integrated Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Centre for the London Borough of Bromley, supporting voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations and individual volunteers with funding advice, training, governance support, and volunteer brokerage, funded primarily by Bromley Council and NHS South East London ICB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Voluntary sector support
• Volunteer centre services
• Community infrastructure support
• Funding brokerage services
• VCSE sector representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Funding: Community Links Bromley operates as a registered charity (no: 1045255) funded primarily by Bromley Council and NHS South East London ICB. The organisation secures and distributes funding to local VCSE organisations, having facilitated over £1.8 million in investment for the Borough's charities.
2. Membership Fees: CLB operates as a membership organisation supporting, promoting and facilitating the development of the VCSE sector in Bromley.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Community Links Bromley operates the integrated Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Centre for the London Borough of Bromley. It delivers strategic representation, advice and guidance, volunteer brokerage, funding support (including bid writing training and the Bromley Council & NHS South East London ICB Innovation Fund), events and training, governance support, and a directory of local services to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations and individual volunteers.

Product overview

Community Links Bromley operates as an integrated Council for Voluntary Service and Volunteer Centre for the London Borough of Bromley. The organisation provides a comprehensive suite of services to support the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, including volunteer brokerage through the Volunteer Centre (using the VCConnect database), funding support including bid writing training and the Award Force grants management platform, the Simply Connect Bromley directory for local services, events and training administration (via Eventbrite and Google/Office365 Forms), governance support, strategic representation through networks (VSSN, VCSEP, Bromley VCSE Assembly, South East London VCSE Alliance), membership services, venue hire, and legacy project work such as Mottingham Big Local Refocused. The organisation also maintains the Voice Online platform for its website operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Centre The CLB Volunteer Centre is the borough's designated volunteer brokerage service, providing practical advice and guidance on volunteering, raising awareness of volunteering benefits, monitoring volunteer progress, and connecting individuals with volunteer-involving organisations.
• Simply Connect Bromley Simply Connect Bromley is a directory platform storing information about organisations, services and activities to enable local people to find information about local community services in the borough.
• Help with Funding CLB's funding support service provides VCSE organisations with bid writing training, funder-style events, and access to funding opportunities including the Bromley Council and NHS South East London ICB Innovation Fund.
• Events & Training Events and training programmes for the VCSE sector, administered through Eventbrite, Google Forms and Office365 Forms, covering funding workshops, training sessions, and community events.
• Governance Support High-impact governance support services to help VCSE organisations in Bromley deliver their services effectively, including trustee and governance advice.
• Venue Hire Venue hire service at Community House, South Street, Bromley, available to local organisations and for community events.
• Membership Services CLB's membership programme provides access to the organisation's support services, resources, and representational voice for VCSE organisations in the London Borough of Bromley.
• Strategic Sector Representation CLB's strategic representation service spans the Voluntary Sector Strategic Network (VSSN), the Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Partnership (VCSEP), the Bromley VCSE Assembly and the South East London VCSE Alliance, enabling the sector to actively participate in local and regional policy development and decision-making structures.
• Mottingham Big Local Refocused Community Links Bromley has served since 2013 as the Locally Trusted Organisation for the Mottingham Big Local Refocused project, administering community grant-making and local decision-making in the Mottingham area as part of the national Big Local programme.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured over £1.8 million investment for the Borough's charities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• South East London CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB has partnered with South East London College to expand access and outreach, hosting services at the college location.
• Bromley Job CentresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB partners with Bromley Job Centre as part of its efforts to expand access and outreach services.
• Library ServicesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB partners with the library service as part of its community outreach and access expansion.
• The GladessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLB partners with The Glades shopping centre as part of its outreach and access expansion strategy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Locality: National membership organisation supporting community-led organisations across England with advice, training, and policy advocacy. Operates at greater scale and broader scope than CLB, but overlaps meaningfully on community-sector infrastructure support and VCSE capacity building.

Direct peers

• Greenwich Action for Voluntary Service (GAVS): Direct geographic peer within the same South East London region as CLB. Provides the same CVS/Volunteer Centre infrastructure role for the Royal Borough of Greenwich, with overlapping NHS ICB and council funder relationships via the SEL VCSE Alliance.
• NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations): The national umbrella body for the VCSE sector in England, providing infrastructure support, research, and policy advocacy. CLB operates as a local member of NCVO's network and mirrors its core functions (advice, training, representation) at the borough level.
• Tower Hamlets CVS (THCVS): Integrated Council for Voluntary Service for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Operates the same combined CVS/Volunteer Centre model as CLB, supporting VCSE organisations with funding access, training, governance, and strategic representation.
• NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action): The national membership body specifically for local CVS organisations across England. CLB is a NAVCA member and performs exactly the same core infrastructure role as NAVCA's other local CVS members in their respective boroughs.
• Volunteer Centre UK: National body supporting the network of local Volunteer Centres. CLB operates as a Volunteer Centre for Bromley, directly comparable to the dozens of Volunteer Centres operating under this umbrella across the UK.
• Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (HCVS): London borough CVS providing the same integrated infrastructure support (advice, training, funding support, volunteer brokerage) for Hackney's VCSE sector. Structurally and functionally identical to CLB, operating in a neighbouring London context.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCR_j-MkAlHCZIwzeCsWdP8Q
• Xx.com/CommLinksBrom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-links-bromley

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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